Reading to be done before Class: CES pp. 168-171
Come to class with a basic familiarity with the following concepts and ideas: Soil formation (pedogenisis) soil composition, soil erosion and formation, soil husbandry.

Soil Formation, Erosion, and Conservation

Soil Content and Structure

• Solum
• Subsoil
• Parent Material

Weathering and Transport

• Alluvium
• Glacial Drift
• Loess
• Tropical Soil Traits

Human Impacts on Soil

• Changing Plant Cover
• Building
• Exposure
  

Erosion (Map)

• Environmental impacts of Erosion

Mississippi River Sediment Plume