1. Entisols
Lydia Hooker

2. What is an Entisol? Baby soils, or newly developed soil
Resemble their parent material
They do not show any profile development other then the topsoil, or the A horizon
Found in active flood plains,sand dunes, landslides and slopes where recent material has been deposited or erodied.

3. Entisols are found in areas of extremely dry, cold or wet conditions.

4. Entisols are the second largest group of soils in the world behind Inceptisols.
16 % global ice-free land area

5. Characteristics Only A horizon is present
Closely resembles parent material
Erosion and deposition activity causes new material to constantly be added
Underdeveloped can be caused by
Weatherable parent material such as sand, iron and aluminium oxide
Erosion
Continuous deposition caused by floods, wind and water flow
Flooding and saturation
Dry or cold climate

6. Characteristics Can grow plants is supplied enough water and nutrients
Entisols are different from inceptisols, that are also newly developed, because is has less accumulated clay
Fertility of the soil ranges based on location
Down slopes are typically fertile because nutrients are being moved downwards by water and gravity
Top slopes are less fertile because the nutrients are being pushed down to the lower slopes
Sandy areas are less fertile because they contain little to no clay to hold water and nutrients

7. Typical Environments
Dry, cold or wet areas that restrict decomposition within the soil
Can be found in Urban areas because of human disturbance of the land. Farming, removing and disposing material does not give soil enough time to develop, causing entisols to occur.
Found between other soil orders in inhabitable soil regions

8. Suborders
Aquents: wet soil formed along river banks, shores and mudflats. Either always wet or seasonally wet
Arents- Cannot develop because of disturbance of farming, mining or construction
Fluvents- repeated deposition of sediment caused by floods. Found in valleys, deltas and rivers
Orthents- cannot develop because of the steep, mountainous regions or highly weatherable minerals
Psamments- Fine sand formed from glacial sand dunes. Moves often when dry because of wind

9. References https://www.uidaho.edu/cals/soil-orders
Soilmatter.wordpress.com soil-orders-simplified
NRCS website Soilmatter.wordpress.com soil-orders-simplified