Title: Describe the soil formation process and components of soil.
Course: Introduction to Natural Resources and Ecology Systems (18504) > Section: Managing Soil Resources

Description should include

- soil-forming factors (e.g., parent material, climate, organisms, topography, time)
- soil origins (e.g., alluvial, marine, loess, glacial, organic deposits)
- soil microbiome research and soil carbon storage dynamics.
- related key terms and concepts (e.g., micronutrients, macronutrients, minerals, pore space, bedrock, humus, topsoil, weathering).

Process/Skill Questions:

- How is the material content of soil determined?
- What natural processes create soil?
- How does glacial activity affect soil formation?
- How does the composition of soil affect crop production?
- What role do living organisms have on soil quality?
- What are the differences among alluvial, marine, loess, glacial, and organic deposits, and its influence on the soil?
- What role does humus play in soil quality?
- How does soil type determine use?

Teacher Resources:

- Soils Judging
- Environmental and Natural Resources Career Development Event (CDE)