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Sentence Examples The ocean biome, for example, is made up of all the oceans on Earth. The climate, type of soil, and animals are all part of a biome. The plant grows best in direct sunlight and with rich, moist soil. Even a small amount of rain can leach the toxic material from the soil. Certain kinds of treated wood can leach chemicals into the soil. It is an axiom of agricolation that the soil must be made suitable for the crop. An agrosystem consists of plant roots, the soil microflora, the soil fauna and the abiotic geochemical soil matrix. The amount and intensity of precipitation is the main climatic factor governing soil erosion by water. The goat corpses were left where they were killed to rot and restore important nutrients to the soil. The leftovers the bears leave behind are considered important nutrients for the Canadian forest, such as the soil, trees, and plants. There are probably similarities between morphology and development with the Sagrinae, but the nymphosis here occurs within the soil. Wren's challenge was to construct a large cathedral on the relatively weak clay soil of London. The bulb lies dormant after the leaves and flower stem die back and has contractile roots that pull it down further into the soil. The hatching larvae then burrow through the soil towards the bulbs and consume their interiors. Welsh warmed up for the bout with a win over Jack Daniels, before facing McFarland for the third time, now on British soil at Covent Garden. Because of different climate and soil conditions, cultivars of green beans, peas, and mushrooms can be found in a rich variety. As a result, more fresh water is stored in the soil which benefits agriculture. The grasses add nitrogen to the soil, meaning other, less hardy plants can then colonize the dunes. These too are adapted to the low soil water content and have small, prickly leaves which reduce transpiration. They usually indicate desertification or soil erosion, and serve as nesting and burrow sites for animals. The geological composition of rock and soil dictates the type of shore which is created. Show More Sentences Examples of contact soil layers include sand bottoms, rocky outcrops, coral, and bay mud. In locales where gravelly soil is predominant, plant life is generally more sparse. Engineers may describe a soil as peat which has a relatively high percentage of organic material. Diatoms inhabit not only oceans, seas, lakes, and streams, but also soil and wetlands. The majority of species eat small invertebrates picked out of mud or exposed soil. Many waders have sensitive nerve endings at the end of their bills which enable them to detect prey items hidden in mud or soft soil. Elements like uranium and thorium, and their decay products, are present in rock and soil. Bulk vitrification uses electrodes to melt soil and wastes, which are then buried underground. By comparison plutonium, uranium, and caesium tend to bind to soil particles. It is a ready marker of the movement of soil and sediment from those times. Anthropogenic hydrocarbon contamination of soil is a serious global issue due to contaminant persistence and the negative impact on human health. It can linger in soil for thousands of years and its toxic breakdown products inhibit decay of other substances. A river is continually picking up and dropping solid particles of rock and soil from its bed throughout its length. Volcanic eruptions also provide the benefit of adding nutrients to soil through the weathering process of volcanic rocks. Ideally, the soil should be such as to allow the pipe to settle into it to some extent, thereby providing it with some lateral stability. Alternatively, the soil excavated from the seabed during trenching can be used as backfill. The infiltration capacity, the maximum rate at which the soil can absorb water, depends on several factors. Water movement is a significant means by which other material, such as soil, gravel, boulders or pollutants, are transported from place to place. The actual roof was probably made of animal skins that were covered with soil and moss. Sicily has long been noted for its fertile soil due to the volcanic eruptions in the past and present. Show More Sentences Other important trees in this zone include hornbeam, winding, maple, ash, alder along creeks, and in sandy soil birch compete with pine. When the soil is saturated and the depression storage filled, and rain continues to fall, the rainfall will immediately produce surface runoff. The level of antecedent soil moisture is one factor affecting the time until soil becomes saturated. During the next rainfall event, the infiltration capacity will cause the soil to be saturated at a different rate. The higher the level of antecedent soil moisture, the more quickly the soil becomes saturated. Reduced crop productivity usually results from erosion, and these effects are studied in the field of soil conservation. Erosion causes loss of the fertile top soil and reduces its fertility and quality of the agricultural produce. Regarding soil contamination, runoff waters can have two important pathways of concern. Firstly, runoff water can extract soil contaminants and carry them in the form of water pollution to even more sensitive aquatic habitats. Erosion controls have appeared since medieval times when farmers realized the importance of contour farming to protect soil resources. Due to the relatively great depth of the Cleaver Bank, the soil is only seldom, in very heavy weather, moved by wave action. The soil generally is a sandy loam or a strong but friable clay, and very fertile. Similar slight overall increase in global river runoff and in average soil moisture has been perceived. Those fungi, always found in soil, may decrease the vigour on the stabilized sand. Most soil consists of moraine, a grayish yellow mixture of sand and rocks, with a thin layer of humus on top. The scouring by the ancient glaciers and the acidity of the soil have destroyed all palaeontologically interesting materials, such as fossils. Many of the small islands are bare rock, but the larger islands have a layer of clay subsoil and peat soil supporting vegetation. Used as a soil conditioner, it is dredged from the sea floor and crushed to a powder. This species has become invasive in Australia, where it threatens native rare plants and causes erosion and soil slumping around river banks. Many terrestrial plant species are endangered as a result of soil eutrophication, such as the majority of orchid species in Europe. Show More Sentences Nitrogen is not readily available in soil because N2, a gaseous form of nitrogen, is very stable and unavailable directly to higher plants. However, because phosphorus is generally much less soluble than nitrogen, it is leached from the soil at a much slower rate than nitrogen. It has been shown that the amount of phosphorus lost to surface waters increases linearly with the amount of phosphorus in the soil. Thus much of the nutrient loading in soil eventually makes its way to water. By testing the soil and modeling the bare minimum amount of fertilizer are needed, farmers reap economic benefits while reducing pollution. The ship was crushed by the weight of soil when buried but most details have been reconstructed. Under the effect of soil and external loads, the buried pipe will tend to ovalize, causing through-wall bending stresses. The strips can be in the form of soil ridges, crop strips, crops rows, or trees which act as wind breaks. The soil consists of several metres of alluvium or silt deposited by the Seine. Don't overlime acid soil, because availability of some nutrients may be decreased when the soil pH is too high. Once they landed, they believed they would easily overpower the small army Britain retained on home soil and end the war. About one third of them were to be deployed on English soil by the end of Sea Lion's first week. Random polarization returns usually indicate a fractal surface, such as rocks or soil, and are used by navigation radars. The soil beneath it, a mixture of alluvium and clay with some flint and chalk rubble, has experienced erosion for many years. Its fertile soil, drained by the meandering Red River flowing northward into Lake Winnipeg, supports a large agriculture industry. Sedimentary dykes can also be formed in a cold climate where the soil is permanently frozen during a large part of the year. Frost weathering can form cracks in the soil that fill with rubble from above. Erosional cracks were later infilled with layers of soil material, especially from aeolian processes. This occurs on land in the form of overhunting, excessive logging, poor soil conservation in agriculture and the illegal wildlife trade. Much of the solar energy that reaches rural areas is consumed by evaporation of water from vegetation and soil. Show More Sentences Impacts also include reducing soil moisture and a reduction in reabsorption of carbon dioxide emissions. The superficial burrowing could be due in part to the soil that is much harder, which makes burrowing a greater challenge. Factors such as the type of soil, vegetation present, and altitude have no effect on the areas that moles choose to inhabit. Males may also use their antlers to shovel around fallen foliage and soil as a way of attracting a mate. Weathering of the chalk has created a characteristic soil known as rendzina. In this mode, the posteriorly moving waves push against contact points in the environment, such as rocks, twigs, irregularities in the soil, etc. Beech grows on a wide range of soil types, acidic or basic, provided they are not waterlogged. Numerous cultivars have been developed for garden use, all of which require damp acid soil in shade. Species such as Angraecum sororium are lithophytes, growing on rocks or very rocky soil. Instead, these species obtain energy and nutrients by parasitising soil fungi through the formation of orchid mycorrhizas. It also breaks down harmlessly in the soil within about six weeks leaving no toxic residuals. They are able to grow on inhospitable surfaces, including bare soil, rocks, tree bark, wood, shells, barnacles and leaves. They grow on rock, walls, gravestones, roofs, exposed soil surfaces, and in the soil as part of a biological soil crust. Some survive in the tough conditions of deserts, and others on frozen soil of the Arctic regions. Most lichens grow on stable rock surfaces or the bark of old trees, but many others grow on soil and sand. The pedosphere is the outermost layer of Earth's continental surface and is composed of soil and subject to soil formation processes. A combination of freezing temperatures, poor soil quality, lack of moisture, and lack of sunlight inhibit plant growth. The vegetation of the region is mostly tropical but differences in topography, soil and climatic conditions increase species diversity. For example, willow and coleus can be propagated merely by inserting a stem in water or moist soil. In areas with wet and dry seasons, soil nutrients diminish and erosion increases during the wet season. Show More Sentences The settlers practiced burning of woodlands to release nutrients into the soil. Also of possible concern are the effects of fluoride on soil microorganisms. Most of the pollution is simply soil, which ends up in rivers flowing to the sea. The second mode by which some fertilizers act is to enhance the effectiveness of the soil by modifying its water retention and aeration. Consequently, the widespread use of phosphate fertilizers has increased soil fluoride concentrations. Nitrogen fertilizer can be converted by soil bacteria to nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas. Management of soil fertility has been the preoccupation of farmers for thousands of years. In October, 1972 a fire on Kittern Hill burnt though the shallow peaty soil to the granite. Throughout both world wars, many Cornish constables were injured or killed abroad or on home soil. The soil profile of chalk downland in England is a thin soil overlaying the parent chalk. This shallow soil structure makes downland ecosystems extremely fragile and easy to destroy. With the very long winter, permafrozen soil, and low evaporation, the soil is waterlogged. In May 1545, the French had assembled a large fleet in the estuary of the Seine with the intent to land troops on English soil. From 1867 to 1880s, the departure of British forces in Canada meant militia units were the only army available on Canadian soil. Primary clays form as residual deposits in soil and remain at the site of formation. The soil of the greensand is quite varied, ranging from fertile to fairly sterile. The Frome and Piddle are chalk streams but the Stour, which rises in Wiltshire to the north, has its origins in clay soil. The carbon enriches the organic matter in the soil while the biological control microbes provide an alternative to chemical pesticides. In splash erosion, the impact of a falling raindrop creates a small crater in the soil, ejecting soil particles. If the soil is saturated, or if the rainfall rate is greater than the rate at which water can infiltrate into the soil, surface runoff occurs. Show More Sentences Sheet erosion is the transport of loosened soil particles by overland flow. Surface creep is the slow movement of soil and rock debris by gravity which is usually not perceptible except through extended observation. An analysis was made of the mixture of active bacterized peat and soil at the commencement of incubation as well as at the end. The whole of the soil of the isthmus is admirably adapted for the labours of canalisation. The archetypal Plains soil is classified as an Ustoll in the United States and a Chernozemic soil in Canada. Copper and copper-clad steel resist corrosion indefinitely in soil that is relatively free from ammonia. The soil of this belt is somewhat gravelly in the northeastern corner of the township and becomes more clayed toward the southwest. Cryosequestration in permafrost has helped limit the amount of carbon emitted to the atmosphere from soil. Little has been recorded on the biology of dascillids. Larvae of Dascillus are found in moist soil or under rocks. The very property of toxic metals that makes them so hazardous to organisms also makes them detoxifiable by humus in soil. The soil is plowed and disked and then seeded with a mixture of prairie plants. Hence the popular belief that elderdom was most of all at home on Russian soil. All this time hatred, kept down by fear, festered in the hearts of the children of the soil. Fieldscale venting applications have successfully recovered large quantities of volatile organics from contaminated soil. Instead of filling his pants occasionally, such a child will soil them, just a little bit, almost constantly. Planting dates, soil moisture, nutrition, and pest management should be designed to protect the first flush of floral buds, flowers, and pods. Here, plants evolve that have resistance to high levels of metals in the soil. When Kadmi was full-burned we covered him with soil, the heat of his bones making the very earth hiss and steam. Consequently Goosefoots are often found in salt marshes, or in desert areas where water collects and then evaporates, leaving salts in the soil. The red gumbo soil uttered ugly sucking sounds at the touch of a man's boot. Show More Sentences Central to survival for their assistance in tilling the soil and supplying food, cattle became an economic resource to these early people. In other areas where the soil has not been degraded, it has resulted in lush vegetation. In the process of wallowing, bison may become infected by the fatal disease anthrax, which may occur naturally in the soil. Thereafter, humectation of soil was recorded in the autumn, following rains. As the plough is drawn through the soil it creates long trenches of fertile soil called furrows. Abrasion eventually destroys all parts of a plough that come into contact with the soil. Instead of hoeing, some cultures use pigs to trample the soil and grub the earth. When dragged through a field the coulter cuts down into the soil and the share cuts horizontally from the previous furrow to the vertical cut. In areas where snow buildup causes difficulties, this lets farmers plant the soil earlier, as the snow runoff drains away more quickly. The base of a plough body is called the frog and the soil wearing parts are bolted to it. The share makes the horizontal cuts the separates the furrow slice from the soil below and when it is worn it is important to fit a new one. This shape, which was developed through years of field experience, penetrates ordinary soil efficiently and stands rough use. As the share wears away, it becomes blunt and the plough will require more power to pull it through the soil. Its configuration is related to soil type, particularly in the down suction, or concavity, of its lower surface. The winged plane, share is used on heavy soil with a moderate amount of stones. Sometimes the share cutting edge is placed well in advance of the moldboard to reduce the pulverizing action of the soil. To suit different soil conditions and crop requirements, mouldboard has been designed in different shapes. The function of the moldboard is to lift the soil cut by the share and to let it undergo an action of torsion and inversion. They tend to break up the soil more than a full mouldboard and improve soil movement across the mouldboard when working in sticky soils. This type of mouldboard is often used, where the soil is sticky, because the solid mouldboard does not scour well in sticky soils. Show More Sentences The slates fitted give high pressure between soil and mould board scours better. The ploughshare spread the cut horizontally below the surface, so when the mouldboard lifted it, a wider area of soil was turned over. Gauge wheel helps to maintain uniformity in respect of depth of ploughing in different soil conditions. The latter moves the soil further towards the ploughed land leaving more room for the tractor wheels on the next run. In Europe, soil conditions were often too soft to support the weight of heavy traction engines. The ploughman still has to set the draughting linkage from the tractor so that the plough is carried at the proper angle in the soil. The main function of this plough is to loosen and aerate the soils while leaving crop residue at the top of the soil. Such a plough can encounter significant soil drag, consequently a tractor of sufficient power and good traction is required. The mole plough allows underdrainage to be installed without trenches, or it breaks up deep impermeable soil layers that impede drainage. If the hole remains intact without splitting the ball the soil is in an ideal condition for the mole plough. The paraplough or paraplow is a tool for loosening compacted soil layers 12 to 16 inches deep and still maintain high surface residue levels. The spade plough is designed to cut the soil and turn it on its side, minimising the damage to the earthworms, soil microorganism, and fungi. It accelerates soil warming and water evaporation in spring because of the lesser quantity of residues on the soil surface. Contour ploughing mitigates soil erosion by ploughing across a slope, along elevation lines. Alternatives to ploughing, such as the no till method, have the potential to actually build soil levels and humus. Unable to defeat Hannibal on Italian soil, the Romans boldly sent an army to Africa under Scipio Africanus to threaten the Carthaginian capital. Essentially, water supplied by aqueducts was used to prospect for ore veins by stripping away soil to reveal the bedrock. The ecologically relevant soil characteristics and properties can be divided into stable and unstable ones. They were, in fact, Richard's men, prepared to capture Henry once he set foot on English soil. The region, known for its heavy clay soil, includes the Southwest Mountains around Charlottesville. Show More Sentences The war took place on Indian soil, between the company troops and the French forces. However, she died on the journey in Orkney, having never set foot on Scottish soil, and without being crowned at Scone. The Battle of Towton in March 1461, in the Wars of the Roses, is the most costly on British soil. They were defeated in the Battle of Sedgemoor at Westonzoyland, the last battle fought on English soil. However, the Welsh continued to attack English soil and supported rebellions against the Normans. Constant tropical rain makes a mush of hard old lavas. The end product is a brick red soil called laterite. Unique habitats are found on alvars, extremely level expanses of limestone with thin soil mantles. The wildlife and vegetation forms often lead to high endemism because of the severe soil and microclimate characteristics. The bedrock and more recent superficial deposits are covered in part by moorland which is supported by wet, acid soil. Like Scotland, Northern farming was traditionally dominated by oats, which grow better than wheat in poor soil. Heavy rainfall can leach out minerals important for plant growth from the soil. It takes into account... predictions of how long radioactive contaminants will linger in the soil and water near the nuclear facility. This means that soils subject to erosion or moisture loss are protected until the seed germinates and grows enough to keep the soil in place. This greater control means that seeds germinate consistently and in good soil. The plow would dig up the earth and the harrow would smooth the soil and break up any clumps. Seeds sown using a seed drill are distributed evenly and placed at the correct depth in the soil. The alluvial soil deposited by the rivers when they overflow their banks has created some of the most fertile plains in the world. Bangladeshi water is contaminated with arsenic frequently because of the high arsenic contents in the soil. The Bangladesh Plain is famous for its fertile alluvial soil which supports extensive cultivation. This ultramafic rock also forms a very infertile soil which covers the flat and marshy heaths of the interior of the peninsula. Show More Sentences The wet climate and relatively poor soil of Cornwall make it unsuitable for growing many arable crops. The carefulness of lifting pots and objects from the soil filled me with a longing to be an archaeologist myself. An astonished Oval crowd fell silent, struggling to believe that England could possibly have lost to a colony on home soil. Australia recorded overwhelming victories both in England and on home soil. Environmental magnetic methods have been established as a successful way of measuring the degree of pollution in air, water and soil. In the case of the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Torino, Italy, negative environmental impacts were observed, including impacts on soil. Contaminated soil was consolidated into four containment areas within the site, which left the remaining areas available for recreational use. The fight may have been the most anticipated fight on American soil that year. Agriculture varies depending on rainfall, irrigation, soil, elevation, and temperature extremes. Ideal soil conditions, high rainfall and a mild climate give Ireland the highest growth rates for forests in Europe. This was the first time a King of England had set foot on Irish soil, and marked the beginning of English and later British rule in Ireland. Soil millipedes possess a specific gut microbiota that differs from microbial communities in soil and leaf litter. A major war on English soil would not occur again until the English Civil War of the 17th century. Spruce and fir trees predominate in the upper mountains, while pine and larch are found in sandy soil. Goebbels recommended that the remaining authors should concentrate on books themed on Germanic myths and the concept of blood and soil. Poland historically contained many languages, cultures and religions on its soil. Geologists assess a fault's age by studying soil features seen in shallow excavations and geomorphology seen in aerial photographs. The soil is generally thin and poor, supporting scrub, tropical and forest vegetation. A histic epipedon consisting of mineral soil material can also be part of a mollic or umbric epipedon. The ice sheet scraped away large amounts of soil, leaving the bedrock that serves as the geologic foundation for much of New York City today. Show More Sentences No EU country achieves full compliance with the directive, mainly because of the geological nature of its soil and agricultural activity. The warfare on Nova Scotian soil during the 17th and 18th centuries significantly influenced the history of Nova Scotia. The latter examines the natural environment, and how organisms, climate, soil, water, and landforms produce and interact. Other historians point to soil salination as the culprit in the decline in agriculture. Our soil and climate are peculiarly adapted to the culture of what has contributed so much to the comfort and welfare of the Native Californian. Nawaz Sharif, two-time Prime Minister of Pakistan, had planned a triumphant return to his native soil nearly seven years after choosing exile. The Calais border barrier built jointly by Britain and France on French soil surrounds the port and Channel Tunnel entrance at Calais. The idea here is that rising air and soil temperatures thaw permafrost, allowing the lakes to drain away into the ground. The meltwater from large hailstorms can create a slurry of water, hail and sand or soil, forming temporary rivers. Since the landholdings are so small, farmers cannot allow the land to lie fallow, which reduces soil fertility. The latter meant the next war's destructive consequences would not take place on French soil. It is a ubiquitous part of the scenery, visible wherever there is no soil cover. Moraine or till is the most common type of soil, covered by a thin layer of humus of biological origin. Britannia had large deposits of precious metals, fertile soil and vast forests, which made it economically attractive to the Romans. Tobacco exhausted the soil quickly, requiring new fields to be cleared on a regular basis. Farmers also began fertilizing their fields with dung and lime and rotating their crops to keep the soil fertile. There, the night soil along with the community refuse is filled in trenches for composting and subsequent use in agriculture. Monadh Ruadh refers to the colour of the soil and Cairn Gorm refers to the green scenery. Seaweed deposited by early farmers provided a protective cover and added nutrients to the soil. Legumes are nitrogen-fixing plants, growing them actually adds nitrogen to the soil rather than using it up. Show More Sentences Boars never defecate in their shelters, and will cover themselves with soil and pine needles when irritated by insects. Boar soil disturbance and foraging have been shown to facilitate invasive plants. These forests are found in many areas worldwide and have distinctive ecosystems, understory growth, and soil dynamics. However, some portions of the continent, particularly the Antarctic Peninsula, have areas of rocky soil that support plant life. Water and nutrients in the form of inorganic solutes are drawn up from the soil by the roots and transported throughout the plant by the xylem. Water is constantly transpired from the plant through its stomata to the atmosphere and replaced by soil water taken up by the roots. Bryophytes can grow where vascularized plants cannot because they do not depend on roots for an uptake of nutrients from soil. Depending on the specific plant texture, bryophytes have been shown to help improve the water retention and air space within soil. In most OPEC countries, the governments own the oil companies operating on their soil. They secrete chemicals into the soil to prevent competing vegetation from growing. The tobacco plant readily absorbs and accumulates heavy metals, such as copper from the surrounding soil into its leaves. Fish bones are being researched for their ability to bioremediate lead in contaminated soil. But for the majority of British inhabitants, who were peasants tied to the soil, citizenship would not dramatically alter their daily lives. Although scholars thought for a long time that remains would not be recoverable, due to the acidic soil, recent finds have changed this view. At the same time, the Welsh continued to attack English soil and supported rebellions against the Normans. To the south of this, the Herefordshire lowlands are largely underlain by red mudstones and sandstones, producing a redder soil. In the field of archaeology, soil stratigraphy is used to better understand the processes that form and protect archaeological sites. Though skeletons rarely survive in Wales' acidic soil, this skeleton was probably preserved by the addition of lime from the collapsed building. They breed in large colonies on coastal cliffs or offshore islands, nesting in crevices among rocks or in burrows in the soil. Conwy Morfa, a marshy spit of land on the west side of the estuary, was probably the location where golf was first played on Welsh soil. Show More Sentences Ash from a fireplace can restore minerals to your garden's soil. Webb thought the aulacopod condition better adapted to burrowing in soil and the holopod condition, with less pronounced grooves, more dry-adapted. Also, the clay soil produced an unblemished potato of the highest grade. Organic matter in the soil is an exceedingly complex mixture of compounds that are responsible for much of the soil's bio-physico-chemical activity. The first type of road included public high or main roads, constructed and maintained at the public expense, and with their soil vested in the state. She also discusses the reddish hair, pointing out that hair pigment is not stable after death and that various factors such as temperature, soil, etc. This excludes items such as the gold horse's head that were in one of the 33 soil blocks that had not been examined at the time of publication of these figures. Chemical weathering of granite occurs when dilute carbonic acid, and other acids present in rain and soil waters, alter feldspar in a process called hydrolysis. Dig plenty of compost into clay or sandy soil to improve its structure. If you compost your grass clippings, you can improve your soil. Water and many other liquids do not conduct heat well. Wildland fuels in general, wood, and wood products conduct heat slowly, and so do soil and rocks. The soil above the base of a reinforced concrete cantilever or counterfort wall is included as part of the weight of the wall in stability calculations. Abundant worldwide, most fungi are inconspicuous because of the small size of their structures, and their cryptic lifestyles in soil or on dead matter. Due to the high level of soil contamination little life survives on or near the mountain, but there are a number of examples of rare plants and bacteria. England's series victory was its first on Australian soil for 24 years. India won their second World Cup title by beating Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in the final in Mumbai, and became the first country to win the final on home soil. The resulting soil liquefaction causes extensive damage to property built upon it, as was evidenced in the Marina district during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. Due to soil types and other exobiotic factors many microenvironments may be present, leading to the need for polysaccharides adapted to these conditions. Like plants, fungi often grow in soil and, in the case of mushrooms, form conspicuous fruit bodies, which sometimes resemble plants such as mosses. One of these is the Phoenix lander, which analyzed Martian polar soil for water, chemical, and mineralogical constituents related to biological processes. Show More Sentences Such cliffs are white if the soil has a high content of chalk. Typically like White Cliffs of Dover, but in Scania and parts of Denmark the soil is usually more sandy, and the cliffs then becomes yellow instead. Data support traces of a possible Norse soil amendment strategy. When runoff flows along the ground, it can pick up soil contaminants including petroleum, pesticides, or fertilizers that become discharge or nonpoint source pollution. In February 1959, France withdrew its Mediterranean Fleet from NATO command, and later banned the stationing of foreign nuclear weapons on French soil. Geotechnical engineers distinguish between silts and clays based on the plasticity properties of the soil, as measured by the soils' Atterberg limits. The groups of settlers began building the first known permanent houses on Scottish soil around 9,500 years ago, and the first villages around 6,000 years ago. In the valleys below the downs there is typically a clay soil, and at the interface between the two a springline can occur where water emerges from the porous chalk. They grow on bare rock, walls, gravestones, roofs, exposed soil surfaces. Over the centuries these Neolithic practices greatly expanded the upland moors, and contributed to the acidification of the soil and the accumulation of peat and bogs. Some of the battles took place in Yorkshire, such as those at Wakefield and Towton, the latter of which is known as the bloodiest battle ever fought on English soil. A bison wallow is a shallow depression in the soil, either wet or dry. The conflict was the last pitched battle fought on British soil. Reclaimed land is highly susceptible to soil liquefaction during earthquakes, which can amplify the amount of damage that occurs to buildings and infrastructure. Subsidence is another issue, both from soil compaction on filled land, and also when wetlands are enclosed by levees and drained to create Polders. By not ploughing, beneficial fungi and microbial life can develop that will eventually bring air into the soil, retain water and build up nutrients. They can even live inside solid rock, growing between the grains, and in the soil as part of a biological soil crust in arid habitats such as deserts. She mixed up peat moss, humus, and compost to make potting soil. The principal environmental issues associated with runoff are the impacts to surface water, groundwater and soil through transport of water pollutants to these systems. Each layer of soil and the gutter it came from forms the classic furrow. Find more words! 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