Soil genesis and development, lesson 5: Soil classification and geography

Kettler, T. and Zanner, W. and Mamo, M. and Ippolito, J.A. and Reuter, R. and McCallister, D.L. and Morner, P. and Soester, J, (2009) Soil genesis and development, lesson 5: Soil classification and geography. Journal of Natural Resources & Life Sciences Education. 38:240.

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Abstract

The system of soil classification developed by the
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is called
Soil Taxonomy. This lesson focuses on broad descriptions of
soils at the Order level of classification.
At the completion of this lesson, students will be able to do
the following:
1. Describe the structure of the USDA soil taxonomic
system.
2. Describe the defining characteristic(s) of each of the
12 soil Orders.
3. Apply the concept of soil forming factors to the formation
and occurrence of each of the 12 soil Orders.
4. Identify regional scale occurrences of soil orders in
the USA.
The lesson is written to target educational needs of lowerlevel
undergraduate students and is open for use by the
public and educational institutions.

Item Type:	Article
NWISRL Publication Number:	1322
Subjects:	Soil
Depositing User:	Users 6 not found.
Date Deposited:	30 Nov 2009 22:23
Last Modified:	14 Oct 2016 14:58
Item ID:	1345
URI:	https://eprints.nwisrl.ars.usda.gov/id/eprint/1345