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NALT Full

Preferred term

soil map

Type

Topic

Definition

A map showing the distribution of soil types or other soil mapping units in relation to the prominent physical and cultural features of the earth's surface.
Source: Taken in part from: Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

cartography

Related concepts

In other languages

mapa de suelos

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/225108

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