Soils Vegetation wildlife and Parks

Which is correct order for soil layers

• ABCD

• ABCO

• OABC

The O layer of a soil is

• Organic matter

• Bedrock

• from weathered parent rock

• Clay

which type of soil would have the least ability to hold water

• Sandy soil

• Call soil

• loamy soil

Which soil is best for growing crops

• Sandy soil

• Loamy soil

• Clay soil

When there is a lot of rainfall which process can occur

• Calcification

• leaching

In dry conditions

• Calcification washes nutrients away

• Calcification bring minerals to the surface

• leaching washes nutrients away

• Leaching bring nutrients to the surface

Boreal Forest is composed mostly of

• Small shrubs

• Coniferous trees

• Deciduous trees

• Grasslands

in the far north the vegetation type is

• Boreal forest

• Grassland

• Tundra

• Deciduous forest

The primary two factors affecting the type of vegetation are

• Latitude and landforms

• Weather and climate

• Temperature and precipitation

• Altitude and latitude

Grasslands are dominant vegetation type in Prairies because

• Dry conditions

• cold temperatures

• Wet conditions

• Hot temperatures