Teaching Resources - Soils

Question	Answers and Teaching Resources
What is soil made up of?	Sand, Silt, Clay	Size Distribution Clay Minerals
	Soil Biology	What is soil biology? Importance Regulation Measurement Management Evaluation
	Organic Matter	What is it? Decomposition Forms and Function Management Carbon Cycle
Soil features include?	Colour	What does colour indicate? What determines soil colour? What does it tell us? Measurement
	Texture	Assessment Soil Health Geographic Trends in Surface and Subsoil Texture Across Victoria
	Structure	What is Soil Structure? Importance Types Particles Organic Matter Bond and Aggregation Changing Soil Structure Soil Strength How do I Improve Soil Structure?
	Aggregation	What Causes Aggregation? Water Stable Aggregates Principal Binding Agents Why is Clay so Important? Resilience Evaluation
	Porosity	Water Storage Size Distribution of Pores Storage Pores
What soil features change a plants ability to grow?	Soil Type	Classification Primary Production Landscapes
	Crusting	Waterlogging Trafficability Compaction Cultivation/Tillage
	Dispersion	Principal Binding Agents Texture Slaking
	Nutrient Levels and Deficiencies	Essential Nutrients Toxicity's and Deficiencies pH Soil Sampling
	Phosphorus Cycle in an Agricultural Landscape System
	Phosphorus Cycle in a Grazing System
	Nitrogen Cycle
	Carbon Cycle
	Salinity	History Dryland Irrigation Urban Mapping and Monitoring Indicator Plants Provinces
	Acidification	Measurement Interpretation pH and other Nutrients
	Water Holding Capacity	Porosity
	Soil Biology	What is soil biology? Importance Regulation Measurement Management Evaluation
	Organic Matter	What is it? Decomposition Forms and Function Management Carbon Cycle
	Rainfall	Crop Growth in High Rainfall Zone
	Irrigation	Planning Design Cost Issues Manage Maintenance Installation
	Waterlogging	What is it? Causes Effects Commonly Occur How to fix
What is pH and why is it important to know?	Impact on plant growth	What is it? Measuring pH Significance Geographic Trends Problems Amelioration
How can farmers change pH?	Lime	Amelioration
What is soil structure and why is it important?	Structure	What is Soil Structure? Importance Types Particles Organic Matter Bond and Aggregation Changing Soil Structure Soil Strength How do I Improve Soil Structure?
What can impact soil structure?	Compaction	What does it look like? Causes Effect on Productivity Prevention
What can impact soil structure?	Traffic	What is it? Management Controlled Traffic Benefits of Controlled Traffic Implications
How can farmers/land managers change soil structure?	Gypsum
	Changing Soil Structure	Vegetation Management Traffic Tillage Reforming Soils Subsoil Management
	Cultivation	The Cultivation Dilemma Benefits / Limitations of Minimum Tillage
What is erosion - types of erosion?	Soil Erosion	Mechanics Water Wind Risk Management Management Plans
How do Terraces Develop?	Diagrammatic Representations of Terrace Development
Landscape Visualisation	An Interactive Landscape Visualisation in Tinamba Mapping Unit.
Landscape Visualisation - Longeranong	A Landscape Visualisation of the NAMI Experimental Site at Longerenong.

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