Title: (Optional) Classify soils using the soil taxonomy system.
Course: Ecology and Environmental Management (18003-18) > Section: Protecting the Environment – Soil

Classification should include defining and discussing

- horizon
- suborder
- alfisol
- aridisol
- entisol
- gelisol
- histosol
- inceptisol
- mollisol
- oxisol
- spodosol
- ultisol
- vertisol.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Which soil order is most common in Virginia?
- What are the strengths and weaknesses of each of these orders in terms of soil productivity?