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A snapshot of the summary - Introduction to soil geography
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1 What is soil?
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1.1 Soil defined
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How is the soil covering most of the Earth referred as?Pedosphere
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What is the name of the unconsolidated material and weathered rock resting upon solid bedrock?Regolith
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Which are the 5 most important soil-forming factors of the CLORPT model?Climate, organisms, relief, parent material and time
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1.2 The global significance of soils
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Which ecosystem service provide living spaces for plants or animals?Supporting service
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Which ecosystem service provide the material or energy outputs?Provisioning service
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Which ecosystem service provide ecosystems by acting as regulation?Regulation service
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2 Geological processes, parent materials and landscapes
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2.1.1 The Earth's crust
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Which rock does the 5-10 km oceanic crust consist?Basalt -
Of which rock does the 5-50 km continental crust consist?Granite
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2.1.2 Minerals
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Are the minerals quartz and feldspar light or dark mineral?Light minerals
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2.1.3 Rocks of the Earth
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Rocks originating from solidifying magma are called?Igneous rocks
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