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May 15, 2024
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GEOL 4320 - Origin and Classification of Soils
Consideration of concept of soil and factors of soil formation, introduction to soil morphology and systems of soil classification, discussion of major soil groups of world and soils of Ohio.
Requisites: GEOL 3300
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture, 2.0 laboratory
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes: - Be able to define and recognize all Group-level soils.
- Be familiar with the common field methods for soil description and classification.
- Know the basic physical, chemical, and biological processes that occur in soils.
- Know the major types of organisms in soils and understand how organisms contribute to soil development and evolution.
- Understand soils from a geomorphic perspective, wherein soils are simultaneously active participants in landscape evolution and historical records of the system’s evolution.
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