Compare and contrast the state of soil development at the following three locations: mountaintops, foothills, bottomlands
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Soil development in the mountaintops would be thin to nonexistent because of the steepness of the slope. Not only is it difficult for water to soak in for chemical weathering, but erosion rates are high. Bottomlands develop thick, dark soils because of the high amount of vegetation and the fact that they are poorly drained. The waterlogged conditions retard the decay of vegetation. Foothills have slopes that are gentler, allowing for the percolation of water and collection of sediment from the slopes above. Soil development will be thicker than the mountaintops and the better drainage and reduced erosion will result in a better-developed soil.
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