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Soil - Coggle Diagram
Soil
Creatures that live in soil
rabbits
moles
spiders
ants
snakes
earthworms
snails
slugs
mouse
centipedes (Depicta n.d.)
beetles
What are soil use for
shelter
food (Soil Science Society of America 2015)
clothing
Medicine (Lisse 2017).
Agriculture
Building
Pottery
Beauty Products
Different soil-textures and colours
clay
wet
sand
dry
loam
not to wet or dry
chalk
dry (Carlson 2018).
silt
dry
peat
wet
Physical caractetistics
Porosity
texture
colour
dept
structure
stone (Osman 2012).
Soil colours
Black
humus
Yellow
moist conditions
Dark brown
high organic matter content
less watering (Queensland Government 2013).
restrictive draining
Grey/ blue
poor draining
waterlogging
Red
Free draining
presence of iron
less available to plant
Role of soil
engineering constructions
living filter
Habitats for animals
Modify the atmosphere (Anon n.d.).
What are soil
air
living organisms
Mix minerals
water (Needelman 2013).
Product that are connected to soil
Computer chips in game controls silicon planet's plentiful sands.
soccer balls leather from cows grazed on grass.
pencils made from wood comes from trees.
facial mask come from clay (Allen 2015).
Important of soil
healthy humans
healthy animals
healthy plants
water filtration (Falmouth Maine n.d.).
Soil for the growth of plants
Compost heap (Department of Basic Education 2011)
The value of growing plants and vegetables (Carlson 2018).
What tipe of soil is best for growing
Cultivating good for plants
penetration of air
nutrients and water deep into soil (Pleasant 2010.)
breaks up crusty soil