GEOG 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Soil, Humus, Aeration
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The variables that influence the horizon of soil. The transport by water and soil of minerals, colloids and nutrients. More water entering the system than leaving the system. Eluviation the downward movement of minerals, materials ions, and colloids. Illuviation the accumulation of minerals, ions, and colloids in the soil. Transporting the nutrients right out of the system. The greater the mean annual temperature, the greater the relative quantity of organic matter produced or. Litter from different kinds of plants have different characteristics. Conifers take a long time to break down as opposed to most deciduous trees. Different plants have different influences on the rate at which water may reach the surface of the earth. Intercepted rain rain that never makes it to the surface. 3 factors that relief will affect in terms of soil development: Granite destroyed until a point where the mean annual temperature exceeds the production of organic material.
