Soil
Getting the Dirt on Soil
Land in Southern Ontario is mainly
used for farming and mining.
What is soil?
Dirt that gets on your clothes.
Any area that is not covered by water.
A layer of organic matter and weathered rock
that supports plants.
Waste and organic matter from ecosystems.
None of the above.
What are the three components of
soil?
What types of soil are best for
farming?
Wetland and grassland
Forest and tundra
Grassland and desert
Forest and grassland
None of the above
What type of soil has the least
topsoil (A horizon)?
Desert
Forest
Grassland
Wetland
None of the above
What are the organisms that break
down dead matter in soils?
Give an example of a detritivore in
soil.
Slugs, millipedes,
nematodes, ants,
fungi, beetles, and
worms
Animal burrows are bad for soil.
What is a process that carries
away soil?
precipitation
sediment
weathering
erosion
decomposing
What three factors determine
where populations of people
can live?
Where is the largest area of
farmland in Canada?
What is found in the A horizon
(topsoil)?
Only dissolved minerals
Mainly weathered rock and dissolved mineral
Some organic matter and dissolved minerals
Mainly organic matter
Bedrock, some weathered rock and minerals