a sedimentary rock formed from clay, silty clay, or silty clay loam deposits and having the Shale – tendency to split into thin layers a site with bedrock within 20 inches of the surface Shallow – the slope profile position that forms the convex surface near the top of a hill slope; it Shoulder – comprises the transition zone from summit to backslope a closed, circular or elliptical depression, commonly funnel-shaped, characterized by Sinkhole – subsurface drainage and formed either by dissolution of the surface of underlying bedrock or by collapse of underlying caves within bedrock the top or highest area of a hillslope Summit – closed depressions irregularly spaced across a floodplain or terrace with an Swale –shallow, irregularly undulating surface. an area of low, saturated ground, intermittently or permanently covered with water, and Swamp – predominantly vegetated by shrubs and trees. rock fragments of any size or shape (usually coarse and angular) derived from and lying at Talus – the base of a cliff or very steep rock slope. a step-like surface, bordering a valley floor that represents the former position of a flood Terrace – plain dominantly unsorted and unstratified soil material deposited directly by a glacier Till – soil that has a clay-dominated subsoil (argillic horizon) with low amounts of bases such as Ultic – calcium, and were typically formed under woody vegetation a general term for the higher ground of a region, in contrast with a low-lying, adjacent Upland – land such as a valley or floodplain a somewhat poorly, poorly or very poorly drained site that has an oversupply of moisture Wet – during the growing a highly variable vegetative community with a canopy of trees ranging from 30 to 100 Woodland – percent closure with a sparse midstory and a dense ground flora of grasses, sedges and forbs
Shale – a sedimentary rock formed from clay, silty clay, or silty clay loam deposits and having the tendency to split into thin layers Shallow – a site with bedrock within 20 inches of the surface Shoulder – the slope profile position that forms the convex surface near the top of a hill slope; it comprises the transition zone from summit to backslope Sinkhole – a closed, circular or elliptical depression, commonly funnel-shaped, characterized by subsurface drainage and formed either by dissolution of the surface of underlying bedrock or by collapse of underlying caves within bedrock Summit – the top or highest area of a hillslope Swale –shallow, closed depressions irregularly spaced across a floodplain or terrace with an irregularly undulating surface. Swamp – an area of low, saturated ground, intermittently or permanently covered with water, and predominantly vegetated by shrubs and trees. Talus – rock fragments of any size or shape (usually coarse and angular) derived from and lying at the base of a cliff or very steep rock slope. Terrace – a step-like surface, bordering a valley floor that represents the former position of a flood plain Till – dominantly unsorted and unstratified soil material deposited directly by a glacier Ultic – soil that has a clay-dominated subsoil (argillic horizon) with low amounts of bases such as calcium, and were typically formed under woody vegetation Upland – a general term for the higher ground of a region, in contrast with a low-lying, adjacent land such as a valley or floodplain Wet – a somewhat poorly, poorly or very poorly drained site that has an oversupply of moisture during the growing Woodland – a highly variable vegetative community with a canopy of trees ranging from 30 to 100 percent closure with a sparse midstory and a dense ground flora of grasses, sedges and forbs
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