For some excellent surfin', dig into these sites :-
To do well in this unit you've got to get
smart about the soil. How is this going to happen? By worming
your way through the following questions!
1. Is soil made through magic?
2. Does soil have parents?
3. What does the weather do to soil?
4. What's on, and in, the horizon?
5. How does soil help me keep my cool?
6. Do soils come in different colors?
7. How does water stay in the soil?
8. How does air get into the soil?
9. Why do plants like soil?
10. Do roots just help plants?
11. Does soil care about time?
12. Can we keep the soil from washing and blowing away?
13. What is soil conservation?
A good soil resource.
A link to Fundamentals of Physical Geography.
Particularly, check out Soil Profiles.
A link to Fundamentals of Physical Geography.
A range of websites about natural environments.
Characteristics
of the Earth's Terrestrial Biomes
Many places on Earth share similar climatic conditions despite being found in geographically different areas. As a result of natural selection, comparable ecosystems have developed in these separated areas. Scientists call these major ecosystem types biomes.
Abandoned Field to Oak Forest and Types of Succession.
Biomes are the major regional groupings of plants and animals discernible at a global scale. Their distribution patterns are strongly correlated with regional climate patterns and identified according to the climax vegetation type.
This Virtual Fieldwork Unit allows you to 'walk' around the sand dunes either as a casual visitor or as a student learning the Geography of the dunes.
Components of dune systems .. A very good site for dune studies.
