Question 1

The red areas in the map below are places where

Accepted Answer

A) soil erosion due to wind is a major problem. 
B) soil erosion due to water is a major problem. 
C) soil is being formed faster than it is being eroded away. 
D) salinization is leaving the soil ineffective for agriculture. 
A) soil erosion due to wind is a major problem. 
B) soil erosion due to water is a major problem. 
C) soil is being formed faster than it is being eroded away. 
D) salinization is leaving the soil ineffective for agriculture.

Question 2

This agriculturally productive soil is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) Inceptisol. 
B) Alfisol. 
C) Aridisol. 
D) Gelisol. 
E) Mollisol. 
A) Inceptisol. 
B) Alfisol. 
C) Aridisol. 
D) Gelisol. 
E) Mollisol.

Question 3

What type of climate was this soil formed in?

Accepted Answer

A) Polar 
B) Arid 
C) Tropical 
D) Humid and temperate 
A) Polar 
B) Arid 
C) Tropical 
D) Humid and temperate

Question 4

"No-till" agriculture reduces soil erosion by

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A) increasing sheetwash. 
B) causing soils to dry out faster. 
C) reducing rainsplash. 
D) All of these choices are correct. 
A) increasing sheetwash. 
B) causing soils to dry out faster. 
C) reducing rainsplash. 
D) All of these choices are correct.

Question 5

The bleached,grayish E horizon shown in the diagram here is characteristic of

Accepted Answer

A) Spodosols. 
B) Alfisols. 
C) Gelisols. 
D) Andisols. 
A) Spodosols. 
B) Alfisols. 
C) Gelisols. 
D) Andisols.

Question 6

Areas that experience frequent water budget surpluses are most likely to experience which of these pedogenic regimes?

Accepted Answer

A) Salinization 
B) Calcification 
C) Gleization 
D) Podzolization 
A) Salinization 
B) Calcification 
C) Gleization 
D) Podzolization

Question 7

Which of these features is typical of soils in temperate environments?

Accepted Answer

A) Excessive eluviation 
B) Relatively immobile nutrients 
C) Retention of nutrients within the crop root zone 
D) Excessive splash erosion 
A) Excessive eluviation 
B) Relatively immobile nutrients 
C) Retention of nutrients within the crop root zone 
D) Excessive splash erosion

Question 8

Which of the following is not a common cation that acts as a nutrient for plants?

Accepted Answer

A) Sodium 
B) Magnesium 
C) Potassium 
D) Nitrogen 
A) Sodium 
B) Magnesium 
C) Potassium 
D) Nitrogen

Question 9

In the map below,the pedogenic regime known as podzolization would most likely be a factor at

Accepted Answer

A) A. 
B) B. 
C) C. 
D) D. 
A) A. 
B) B. 
C) C. 
D) D.

Question 10

What does the deep red color in this soil profile suggest?

Accepted Answer

A) Magnesium is present because the area was recently submerged beneath a shallow sea 
B) Glaciers have scoured the landscape 
C) Iron-bearing minerals have been leached downward 
D) The soils are water logged most of the time 
E) There is an extreme amount of organic material throughout the profile 
A) Magnesium is present because the area was recently submerged beneath a shallow sea 
B) Glaciers have scoured the landscape 
C) Iron-bearing minerals have been leached downward 
D) The soils are water logged most of the time 
E) There is an extreme amount of organic material throughout the profile

The red areas in the map below are places where

This agriculturally productive soil is a(n)

What type of climate was this soil formed in?

"No-till" agriculture reduces soil erosion by

The bleached,grayish E horizon shown in the diagram here is characteristic of

Areas that experience frequent water budget surpluses are most likely to experience which of these pedogenic regimes?

Which of these features is typical of soils in temperate environments?

Which of the following is not a common cation that acts as a nutrient for plants?

In the map below,the pedogenic regime known as podzolization would most likely be a factor at

What does the deep red color in this soil profile suggest?

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Exam 16: Soils

The red areas in the map below are places where

This agriculturally productive soil is a(n)

What type of climate was this soil formed in?

"No-till" agriculture reduces soil erosion by

The bleached,grayish E horizon shown in the diagram here is characteristic of

Areas that experience frequent water budget surpluses are most likely to experience which of these pedogenic regimes?

Which of these features is typical of soils in temperate environments?

Which of the following is not a common cation that acts as a nutrient for plants?

In the map below,the pedogenic regime known as podzolization would most likely be a factor at

What does the deep red color in this soil profile suggest?

The Nature of Physical Geography

Energy and Matter in the Atmosphere

Atmospheric Motion

Atmospheric Moisture

Weather Systems and Severe Weather

Atmosphere-Ocean-Cryosphere Interactions

Climates Around the World

Water Resources

Understanding Landscapes

Plate Tectonics and Regional Features

Volcanoes,deformation,and Earthquakes

Weathering and Mass Wasting

Streams and Flooding

Glaciers and Glacial Landforms

Coasts and Changing Sea Levels

Ecosystems and Biogeochemical Cycles

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