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WorksheetsAGA: Land Capability CLasses
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
If you were to take Earth and cut a slice of it like pizza, the very thin outside layer would be the ____________ , with a very much thinner layer of cultivatable soil on top. This top layer of the Earth is ideally suitable for growing crops.
Land that can be used for agriculture is called__________________ land. It comes from the Latin word 'arare,' which means 'to plow. ' This type of land must have good soil and an appropriate amount of water.
nonarable
Classifications that indicate the suitability of land for agricultural production.
Land capability classes
Number of different land capability classes.
Class I = Best because little to no cultivation required for use
Class II = Good
Class III = Moderate
Class IV = Fair
Class V - Class VII = pastures and grazing not suitable for cultivation
Class VIII = worst for cultvation, but suitable for wildlife
Land capability classifications for cultivation and grazing suitability.
Which land capability classes are arable?
1, 2, 3, 4
Which land class has the least restrictions and is best for cultivation (best land class for agriculture, easiest to farm, plow, and grow)?
Arable land capability class with moderate limitations, requiring some conservation practices and potentially restricting crop choices.
Class IX
Arable land capability class with severe limitations, needing special conservation practices and potentially restricting crop choices.
Class VI
Arable land capability class with very severe limitations, requiring careful management and potentially restricting crop choices.
Suitable for cultivation but has severe limitations that restrict the choice of plants and require very careful management.
Class V
Class VII
Class IV
Class III
What land capability class has severe restrictions but is still suitable for cultivation with careful management?
Land capability class that is subject to little or no erosion but has other limitations, impractical to remove, that restrict their use mainly to pasture, rangeland, forestland, or wildlife habitat.
Class VII
What is the worst land class for cultivation and growing plants (agriculture) and is considered non-arable?
Class VIII land
