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    Which of the following factors controls the soil formation?

    1. Climate

    2. Parent material

    3. Topography

    4. Biological factors

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    1,2&3 only

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    2,3&4 only

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    2&4 only

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    All the above

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    FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR SOIL FORMATION
    Soil formation is the combined effect of physical, chemical, biological, and anthropogenic processes on soil parent material.
    Parent material:This is the material from which the soil has developed.The parent material can influence the soil in a number of ways: colour; texture; structure; mineral composition and permeability/drainage.
    Climate:The absorption of the solar radiation at the soil surface is affected by many variables such as soil color, vegetation cover, and aspect. In general, the darker the soil color, the more radiation is absorbed and the lower the albedo. The absorption differs in areas with deciduous trees (soil surface is shaded by trees most of the year) and arable land (soil surface is not shaded throughout the year).Biological processes are intensified by rising temperatures. Reaction rates are roughly doubled for each 10°C rise in temperature, although enzyme-catalyzed reactions are sensitive to high temperatures and usually attain a maximum between 30 and 35°C.
    Biological Factors:The soil and the organisms living on and in it comprise an ecosystem. The active components of the soil ecosystem are the vegetation, fauna, including microorganisms, and man.Earthworms are the most important of the soil forming fauna in temperate regions, being supported to a variable extent by the small arthropods and the larger burrowing animals (rabbits, moles).


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