• Introduction
• Soil Classification
• Types of Soil
• Task

Soil Classification

If you have already guessed, soils are unique to their environment because of the climate and parent material available in any given area. As you know, our climate in Alabama differs from that of Maine or New Mexico just as Hawaii differs from Alaska. The same is true from one region of the Earth to the next.

As you visit Soils for Schools: Soils of the World, make sure you click on each of the headings listed below.

• Why Do Soils Differ
• Soil Mapping
• Soil Classification