logging in or signing up abi - soil in barfbados abi491 Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 16 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: January 26, 2011 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Soil in Barbados : Soil in Barbados From MYP unit – factors affecting the physical Environment of Barbados – Codrington School Piers Tainsh What is soil? : What is soil? Watch the two animations at http://whs.moodledo.co.uk/file.php/1365/Ecosytems%20and%20Soil/What%20is%20Soil.swf http://www.montereyinstitute.org/courses/AP%20Environmental%20Science/course%20files/multimedia/lesson51/animations/4c_soil_profile.html Task: Describe what soil is made from? The Soil Profile : The Soil Profile There are different sections O and A – the organic layers made from broken up dead material to make humus B – the topsoil a mix of humus and minerals broken down by weathering of rock C – weathered parent rock Below this is the rock. Task: Draw a labeled diagram of a Soil Profile How are soils different? : How are soils different? Their texture depends on the mix of clay, silt and sand in them. The structure of the soil : The structure of the soil Other differences : Other differences pH – acid or alkali Water content – Nutrient level Organisms in it Is there a pattern of world Soils? : Is there a pattern of world Soils? Can you see any link to this? : Can you see any link to this? Or to this map of climate zones? : Or to this map of climate zones? Slide 10: Longer Answer Task From looking at the maps of climate, vegetation and soils, describe any patterns that you see and try and explain them So What Should the Soil of Barbados be like if it was a Zonal Soil? : So What Should the Soil of Barbados be like if it was a Zonal Soil? What do you notice about this soil (a tropical latasol) Annotate a copy of this photo to show the A, B and C horizons Soil in Barbados is Intrazonal : Soil in Barbados is Intrazonal In this case it is not climate or vegetation that is so important in creating the type of soil it is the rock - LIMESTONE Task: Take a picture of a profile of Barbados soil. Import it onto a graphics package and annotate it with explanations. Upload it onto your Google map. You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
abi - soil in barfbados abi491 Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 16 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: January 26, 2011 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Soil in Barbados : Soil in Barbados From MYP unit – factors affecting the physical Environment of Barbados – Codrington School Piers Tainsh What is soil? : What is soil? Watch the two animations at http://whs.moodledo.co.uk/file.php/1365/Ecosytems%20and%20Soil/What%20is%20Soil.swf http://www.montereyinstitute.org/courses/AP%20Environmental%20Science/course%20files/multimedia/lesson51/animations/4c_soil_profile.html Task: Describe what soil is made from? The Soil Profile : The Soil Profile There are different sections O and A – the organic layers made from broken up dead material to make humus B – the topsoil a mix of humus and minerals broken down by weathering of rock C – weathered parent rock Below this is the rock. Task: Draw a labeled diagram of a Soil Profile How are soils different? : How are soils different? Their texture depends on the mix of clay, silt and sand in them. The structure of the soil : The structure of the soil Other differences : Other differences pH – acid or alkali Water content – Nutrient level Organisms in it Is there a pattern of world Soils? : Is there a pattern of world Soils? Can you see any link to this? : Can you see any link to this? Or to this map of climate zones? : Or to this map of climate zones? Slide 10: Longer Answer Task From looking at the maps of climate, vegetation and soils, describe any patterns that you see and try and explain them So What Should the Soil of Barbados be like if it was a Zonal Soil? : So What Should the Soil of Barbados be like if it was a Zonal Soil? What do you notice about this soil (a tropical latasol) Annotate a copy of this photo to show the A, B and C horizons Soil in Barbados is Intrazonal : Soil in Barbados is Intrazonal In this case it is not climate or vegetation that is so important in creating the type of soil it is the rock - LIMESTONE Task: Take a picture of a profile of Barbados soil. Import it onto a graphics package and annotate it with explanations. Upload it onto your Google map.