Question

describe the 4 processes of soil formation.

Answer 1

1. The topography: Topographical variation such as mountains, plateaus and plains affect the thickness of a soil cover. In mountainous region, on the steep slopes, the top layer of soil is shallow and thin. Soil cover is always thick in plains.
2. The climate : Climate factor like temperature and rainfall affect the soil formation. In the area of high rainfall and extreme temperature rock are easily weathered.
3. The vegetation Cover : At time, plant grow in the these plant start penetrating in the crack and make them wider. As a result, cracks disintegrate into smaller pieces and help in the soil information.
4. Time: Time gave maturity to the soil. Although, soil is renewable resource, yet it take thousand of years to develop a very thin layer of soil in the earth's surface.

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