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ZIMSEC A-Level Geography

7.5Soil forming factors, soil profiles and soil catena; Measurement of soil characteristics

Soil forming factors, soil profiles and soil catena; Measurement of soil characteristics in ZIMSEC A-Level Geography: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 7.5.1Explain Jenny's formula of soil-forming factors and describe soil profiles and the soil catena.
  2. 7.5.2Sample soils, measure texture, structure, pH, moisture, organic content, colour and depth, and present and analyse the data.

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  • Soil formation, profiles, catenas and soil measurement

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Soil forming factors, soil profiles and soil catena; Measurement of soil characteristics: sample question

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Soil moisture calculated from the fresh mass and from the dry mass gives the same percentage.

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