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What is Soil Taxonomy?
What is Soil Taxonomy?
Classification of soil types based on their properties and was developed by the United States Department of Agriculture and the National Cooperative Soil Survey.
What was the original purpose of soil taxonomy?
What was the original purpose of soil taxonomy?
To serve the purposes of soil surveys.
How many levels or hierarchies are there for soil taxonomy?
How many levels or hierarchies are there for soil taxonomy?
Six; Order, Suborder, Great Group, Subgroup, Family, Series.
How many recognized orders are there in soil taxonomy?
How many recognized orders are there in soil taxonomy?
Orders in soil taxonomy are divided into (blank) primarily on the basis of properties that influence soil formation.
Orders in soil taxonomy are divided into (blank) primarily on the basis of properties that influence soil formation.
Each suborder is divided into (blank) determined by close similarities in kind, arrangement, and extent of soil horizon development.
Each suborder is divided into (blank) determined by close similarities in kind, arrangement, and extent of soil horizon development.
What is a subdivision of a great group in soil taxonomy?
What is a subdivision of a great group in soil taxonomy?
What is the division called within a subgroup determined primarily on the basis of physical and chemical properties?
What is the division called within a subgroup determined primarily on the basis of physical and chemical properties?
What does a series consist of in soil taxonomy?
What does a series consist of in soil taxonomy?
Name the recognized soil orders.
Name the recognized soil orders.
What are Alfisols?
What are Alfisols?
What are Andisols?
What are Andisols?
What are Aridsols?
What are Aridsols?
What are Entisols?
What are Entisols?
What are Gelisols?
What are Gelisols?
What are Histosols?
What are Histosols?
What are Inceptisols?
What are Inceptisols?
What are Mollisols?
What are Mollisols?
What are Oxisols?
What are Oxisols?
