Title: (Optional) Describe characteristics of different soil types.
Course: Applied Agricultural Concepts (18002-I) > Section: Identifying the Components of Soil

Description should include

- using soil maps and data on Web Soil Survey
  - soil rating scale
  - area of interest (AOI)
- soil suitability for a given purpose (e.g., production, construction, forestry, drain field)
- major soils found in Virginia.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What information can be found on the Web Soil Survey?
- What is the appropriate use for a particular piece of land (e.g., school grounds, a field, a home site)?
- What are the major soil textural classes of Virginia’s regions?
- How do land capability classes affect the use of the land?
- How does soil textural class play a role in evaluating the effects of land use on soil quality indicators?
- What is the state soil of Virginia?