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Geography 261
soils
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Aridisols | soils in very dry regions; deserts- mojave desert |
| Utilsols | acid, forest soils, in humid temperate regions where lots of weathering has occurred |
| gelisols | cold area contains permafrost |
| entisols | young soils usually found in steep and rocky area, rocky mountains |
| molliosols | grassland soils, thick and dark adn very fertile |
| alfisols | formed under trees generally found in temperate humid regions, good for agriculture |
| inceptisols | found in mountainous areas, used for forestry and recreation |
| spodosols | not fertile occur under coniferous forest |