WAEC Agricultural Science · Section 2

Soil formation and profile development

Section B: Agricultural Ecology

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Official WAEC Agricultural Science outline · Section B: Agricultural Ecology

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a. Factors of soil formation: the parent rock, organisms, climate, topography and time

Objective

Candidates should be able to explain the role played by each factor in soil formation

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b. Processes of soil formation: physical weathering; chemical weathering

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Candidates should be able to describe the processes of soil formation

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c. Soil profile development

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Candidates should be able to define soil profile, and identify, describe and state the importance of each horizon

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