intrazonal soils

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• intrazonal soil — noun 1. : a major soil group classified as a category of the highest rank and including soils with more or less well developed soil characteristics determined by relatively local factors (as the nature of the parent material) that prevail over… …   Useful english dictionary

• intrazonal soil — /ˌɪntrəzoʊnəl ˈsɔɪl/ (say .intruhzohnuhl soyl) noun one of a group of mature soils which have been more affected by some local factor or relief or rock type than by climate and vegetation …  

• 1938 USDA soil taxonomy — The 1938 USDA soil taxonomy was a soil classification system adopted by the United States Department of Agriculture, now obsolete. The classification system used previously was developed and published in 1936 by C.F. Marbut, who was chief of the… …   Wikipedia

• Andes Mountains — Mountain system, western South America. One of the great natural features of the globe, the Andes extend north south about 5,500 mi (8,850 km). They run parallel to the Caribbean Sea coast in Venezuela before turning southwest and entering… …   Universalium

• brown earth — noun Date: 1932 any of a group of intrazonal soils developed in temperate humid regions under deciduous forests and characterized by a dark brown mull horizon that grades through lighter colored soil …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• rendzina — noun Etymology: Polish rędzina rich limy soil Date: 1922 any of a group of dark grayish brown intrazonal soils developed in grassy regions of high to moderate humidity from soft calcareous marl or chalk …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• brown earth — noun : any of a group of intrazonal soils developed in temperate humid regions under deciduous forests from parent material relatively rich in bases and characterized by a dark brown mull horizon that grades through lighter colored soil into… …   Useful english dictionary

• calomorphic — |kalə|mȯrfik adjective Etymology: calo (from calcium, influenced by halo ) + morphic : of or relating to intrazonal soils characterized by a high content of available calcium in the parent material compare halomorphic, hydromorphic …   Useful english dictionary

• bog soil — noun poorly drained soils on top of peat and under marsh or swamp vegetation • Hypernyms: ↑soil, ↑dirt * * * noun : an intrazonal group of poorly drained dark peat or muck soils underlain by peat and developed under swamp or marsh types of… …   Useful english dictionary

• azonal soil — noun 1. : a major soil group often classified as a category of the highest rank and embracing soils that lack well developed horizons because of immaturity or other factors that have prevented their development compare intrazonal soil, zonal soil …   Useful english dictionary

• zonal soil — noun 1. : a major soil group often classified as a category of the highest rank and generally covering a wide geographic region or zone and embracing soils that are well developed from the parent material by the normal soil forming action of… …   Useful english dictionary