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Factors Affecting Soil Formation
- The Parent Rock: The original rock from which Soil is formed by the process of weathering is known as the Parent Rock.
- The Topography: Topographical variation,such as mountains,plains and plateaus affect the thickness of a soil cover.
- The Climate: Climatic factors, like temperature and rainfall, affect the soil formation. In the areas of high rainfall and extreme temperature, rocks are easily weathered.
- The Vegetation Cover: At times, plants grow in the cracks existing in a rock. With time,roots of these plants start penetrating in the cracks and make them wider. As a result, cracks disintegrate into smaller pieces and help in the soil formation. Dead plants and animals convert into humus and enriches the fertility of soil.
- Time: Time give maturity to the soil. Although, soil is a renewable source, yet it takes thousands of years to develop a very thin layer of the soil on the Earth's surface.
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