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Soil Types

Different soil types form in different climatic regions. Prairie soils have a dark surface layer, are nutrient-rich, and form in grasslands. Forest soils have a light gray upper layer, iron- or aluminum-rich sublayers, and form in humid areas with coniferous forests. Tropical soils are reddish, iron-oxide rich but nutrient-depleted, forming in warm, humid regions.

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Soil Types

Different soil types form in different climatic regions. Prairie soils have a dark surface layer, are nutrient-rich, and form in grasslands. Forest soils have a light gray upper layer, iron- or aluminum-rich sublayers, and form in humid areas with coniferous forests. Tropical soils are reddish, iron-oxide rich but nutrient-depleted, forming in warm, humid regions.

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Different soil types develop

in different climates.
Soils-4-1
Image: T. Loynachan
Prairie soils have a dark surface
layer (horizon), are rich in minerals,
and form in grasslands widespread
across Earths middle latitudes.
Soils-4-2
Images: NRCS
Forest soils have a light gray upper
horizon, a horizon rich in aluminum
and/or iron, and form in warm to
cool humid regions where coniferous
forests grow.
Soils-4-3 Image: Bruce Molnia
Image: Soil Classifiers of Michigan
Tropical soils are reddish and iron-
oxide rich, depleted in nutrients, and
form in humid and warm regions.
Soils-4-4 Images: National Cooperative Soil Survey, University of Nebraska
Organic soils are dark colored, rich in
decomposed organic matter, and form
in poorly drained lowlands such as
swamps and wetlands.
Soils-4-5
Images: Bruce Molnia, Soil Classifiers of Michigan
Desert soils form in arid settings and
are commonly rich in calcium
carbonate.
Soils-4-6
Images: Martin Miller, NRCS
Tundra soils form in Arctic
environments, have a dark organic-rich
upper layer, and a mineral rich layer
over frozen ground.
Soils-4-7 Images: Travis Hudson, Alaska/Yukon Society of Professional Soil Scientists
Different soil types develop
in different climates.
Soils-4-8
Image: Image: T. Loynachan

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