Soil Formation Process
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
WHAT IT IS.....
THE PROCESS IN WHICH SOIL IS FORMED
5 PROCESSES
LEACHING
AS WATER WASHES THROUGH THE SOIL IT CARRIES AWAY CHEMICALS
ELUVIATION
LARGE PIECES OF DIRT OR CLAY ARE WASHED AWAY WITH WATER
ILLUVIATION
DIRT AND CLAY ARE DEPOSITED
PODZOLIZATION
ACID IN SOIL BREAKS DOWN MINERALS
GLEYING
WHEN IRON COMPOUNDS ARE REDUCED OR REMOVED
WHERE THEY ARE MOST...
- Gleying---> marshy areas
- Illuviation---> near rivers or lakes
- Eluviation---> near rivers or lakes
- Podsolisation---> near upland heaths & moors
- Leaching---> anywhere where water is accessible
CITED SOURCES
- http://absolutepestco.com/category/grass/green-grass/
- http://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/Flooded_soils
- http://rashidfaridi.com/2011/11/30/podzolization-of-soil/
- https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=illuviation&source=images&cd=&docid...
- https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=leaching+process&source=images&cd=&...
