Contrast the processes of laterization and podzolization. What are the characteristics of soils produced by each process?

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Q: The superposition principle states that a)in layers of rocks, the youngest are always at bottom. ...

A: Introduction Law of superposition, a significant standard of stratigraphy expressing that inside a g...

Q: Describe how atmospheric pressure changes with increasing altitude

A: The air exerts a pressure that is called atmospheric pressure which is calculated in 1031.25 Mb or m...

Q: What is the ozone layer, and where is it located?

A: OZONE LAYER: Ozone is present in the atmosphere near the earth's surface also, its highest concentra...

Q: Which process is a type of biophysical weathering? frost wedging oxidation salt wedging root...

A: BIOPHYSICAL WEATHERING: Biophysical weathering or Biological weathering caused by biological element...

Q: Most of the carbon at or near Earth’s surface is not involved in any short-term cycling. Explain.

A: The short term cycling of carbon is cyclic of carbon dioxide by plants by the process of photosynthe...

Q: What is meant by the scale of a map, and what are the different ways that map scale is described?

A: Introduction In simple words, Map is an interpretation of the whole Earth surface or a part of it on...

Q: Examples: 1) Calculate the azimuth of the Sun in London on June 21 at 17:00 BST given the latitude o...

A: Azimuth, as well as elevation, are indeed the two coordinations that determine, at a certain point i...

Q: Why are upper-atmosphere winds usually faster than surface winds?

A: ATMOSPHERE: Our Earth is surrounded by a blanket of air. This layer of air is called the Earth's atm...

Q: Why are dry climates much more extensive in North Africa than in any other subtropical location?

A: Nearly 30 percent of the land area of the world is covered by dry climates. The vast stretches of dr...

Q: Explain why the winds in the middle and upper troposphere tend to blow from west to east in both the...

A: CORIOLIS FORCE: The Coriolis force acts of moving winds and changes its direction. In the southern h...

Q: In this post discuss how climate change is affecting glaciers today and the resulting effects and in...

A: Glaciers are a clear indicator of climate change. Glacier mass balance, length, and snowmelt runoff ...

Q: say whether the following statement about latitudes is true or false.    latitudes are invisible ho...

A: Latitude is an invisible continuous line that extends from East to West across the planet. It starts...

Q: Describe both the vertical distribution of water vapor in the atmosphere and its horizontal (geograp...

A: Atmosphere is a multilayered gaseous envelope surrounding the earth. There are three major constitue...

Q: Distinguish between Earth’s rotation and its revolution.

A: EARTH'S ROTATION: The earth spins on its own imaginary axis (6612° Inclined to its orbital plane) fr...

Q: Distinguish between GPS and GIS (geographic information systems).

A: A GIS is a geographic positioning system and a GPS is a global positioning system a GIS is used to r...

Q: Briefly describe the differences among the P waves, S waves, and surface waves of an earthquake.

A: The shock waves produce vibrations within the interior of the world that displaces along a fault lea...

Q: Why is it impossible for a map of the world to portray Earth as accurately as can be done with a glo...

A: The representation of Earth in the form of drawing in two dimensional pattern is a map. Only selecte...

Q: A second‐order stream merging with a third‐order stream results in a second‐order stream. a thir...

A: Stream order is a number used to denotes the number of streams and is used in hydrology to determine...

Q: North Pacific and North American Plate Boundaries a. Continental- continental divergent b. Continent...

A: The pacific plate is the largest oceanic plate and the American Plate form a continental plate bound...