North America — North American. the northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending from Central America to the Arctic Ocean. Highest point, Mt. McKinley, 20,300 ft. (6187 m); lowest, Death Valley, 276 ft. (84 m) below sea level. 400,000,000 including… … Universalium
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Paleopedological record — The paleopedological record is, essentially, the fossil record of soils. The paleopedological record consists chiefly of paleosols buried by flood sediments, or preserved at geological unconformities, especially plateau escarpments or sides of… … Wikipedia
Natchez silt loam — In 1988, the Professional Soil Classifiers Association of Mississippi selected Natchez silt loam soil to represent the soil resources of the State. These soils exist on 171,559 acres (0.56% of state) of landscape in Mississippi. Contents 1… … Wikipedia
Inceptisol — Als Inceptisol bezeichnet man gemäß der USDA Bodenklassifikation junge Böden mit sehr schwach ausgebildetem vertikalen Profil. Sie kommen sowohl in tropischen als auch in gemäßigten Breiten vor und finden sich besonders häufig in Europa und den… … Deutsch Wikipedia
aridisol — /euh rid euh sawl , sol /, n. a soil type common to the world s deserts, poor in organic matter and rich in salts. [1970 75; ARID + I + SOL] * * * ▪ soil one of the 12 soil orders in the U.S. Soil Taxonomy (soil). Aridisols are dry, desertlike… … Universalium
inceptisol — /in sep teuh sawl , sol /, n. a soil so young that horizons have just begun to form: esp. prevalent in tundra areas. [1970 75; INCEPT(ION) + I + SOL] * * * ▪ soil one of the 12 soil orders in the U.S. Soil Taxonomy (soil). Inceptisols are soils… … Universalium
Karnataka — This article is about the Indian state. For the progressive rock music group, see Karnataka (band). Karnataka ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ … Wikipedia
Pedogenesis — or soil evolution (formation) is the process by which soil is created. It is the major topic of the science of pedology, whose other aspects include the soil morphology, classification (taxonomy) of soils, and their distribution in nature,… … Wikipedia
Oxisol — profile Used in: USDA soil taxonomy Profile: OABC … Wikipedia