Units: 4
Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, normally 3 hours; two 1- day field trips
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Prerequisites: ENSC 100/SWSC 100 or ENSC 100H/SWSC 100H; GEO 001 or GEO 002; or consent of instructor
Description: The study of soils as they occur in the field and their relations to current and past environmental conditions. Use of field and laboratory data to understand soil genesis, causes of soil vari- ability, fundamentals of soil classification, and land use potentials. Laboratory emphasizes the description and interpretation of soils and landscapes in the field.
Cross-listing: Cross-listed with ENSC 138 and SWSC 138.