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Kush MotwaniAIR 11

Question 6GS1GS1

To what extent temperature and precipitation are the most important factors that determine soil properties?

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Temperature and precipitation are the 2 most important factors that determine soil property. Both work together to inspect soil. Their impact is discussed together.

1. Determine vegetation, which determines fertility of soil (N, mineral composition)

2. Determine soil moisture levels - precipitation increases, temperature decreases = inverse relationship; temperature increases = decreases moisture

3. Determine soil microsome - with micro-organisms living and toxins

However, there are other factors too - parent material, etc.

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3. Determine soil microsome with micro-organisms living, which is one of biggest warehouses of greenhouse gas - essential to counter climate change.

4. Determine organic and marginal composition - rainacidic oxides displace and move away; forms iron and aluminium oxides (e.g.) features suitable for iron and aluminium oxides

5. Determine physical properties: (i) organic content, electrical conductivity

6. Determine based of soil erosion - high erosion in tropical rainforest due to heavy/high rainfall; therefore shrubbery adaptation

7. Determine mode of weathering and determine mode of lateralizing

Soil is one of biggest warehouses of greenhouse gas and preventing degradation is essential to counter climate change.

However, there are other factors too - stage parent material, etc.

221 words10 paragraphs
  • Identifies the two key factors affecting soil
  • Discusses mechanism of how temperature and precipitation work
  • Mentions the role of micro-organisms

Topper

Kush Motwani

AIR 11

Subject & Paper

GS1GS1

Topic

Salient features of World's Physical Geography

Important Geophysical Phenomena

Soil formation and properties

Writing Stats

221

Total words

10

Paragraphs

Academic/analytical

Tone