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• soil — soil1 soilless, adj. /soyl/, n. 1. the portion of the earth s surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus. 2. a particular kind of earth: sandy soil. 3. the ground as producing vegetation or as cultivated for its crops: fertile soil. 4. a… …   Universalium

• Humid subtropical climate — or cyclone. Humid subtropical climates lie on the southeast side of all continents except Antarctica, roughly between latitudes 25° and 40° north and south. One of the only exceptions where this climate zone reaches up to latitude 46° North, are… …   Wikipedia

• Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests — Trinidad and Tobago dry forest on Chacachacare showing the dry season deciduous nature of the vegetation The tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forest biome, also known as tropical dry forest, is located at tropical and subtropical latitudes …   Wikipedia

• FAO Soil Classification System — ▪ Table Soil classification system of the Food and Agriculture Organization   soil group  abbrevi ation defining  characteristics name derivation percent of Earth s land area See as table: Soils defined by parent material   Andosol AN volcanic… …   Universalium

• Mesotrophic soil — Mesotrophic soils are soils with a moderate inherent fertility. An indicator of soil fertility is its base status, which is expressed as a ratio relating the major nutrient cations (calcium, magnesium, potassium and sodium) found there to the… …   Wikipedia

• List of air-filtering soil and plants — This list of air filtering plants was compiled by NASA as part of the NASA Clean Air Study cite web|url=http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/ssctrs.ssc.nasa.gov/foliage air/foliage air.pdf|title=Foliage Plants for Removing Indoor Air Pollutants from …   Wikipedia

• climate — /kluy mit/, n. 1. the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years. 2. a region or… …   Universalium

• Asia — /ay zheuh, ay sheuh/, n. a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. 2,896,700,000; ab. 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km). * * * I Largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean …   Universalium

• Deforestation — For other uses, see Deforestation (disambiguation). Jungle burned for agriculture in southern Mexico …   Wikipedia

• Africa — /af ri keuh/, n. 1. a continent S of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian oceans. 551,000,000; ab. 11,700,000 sq. mi. (30,303,000 sq. km). adj. 2. African. * * * I Second largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea,… …   Universalium

• North America — North American. the northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending from Central America to the Arctic Ocean. Highest point, Mt. McKinley, 20,300 ft. (6187 m); lowest, Death Valley, 276 ft. (84 m) below sea level. 400,000,000 including… …   Universalium