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Soil classification deals with the systematic categorization of soils based on distinguishing soil characteristics <\/a>as well as criteria that dictate choices in land use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Most commonly used is a supra-national classification, also called World Soil Classification<\/a>, developed by the FAO<\/a>. It offers useful generalizations about soil pedogenesis concerning the interactions with the main soil-forming factors. It was first published in the form of the UNESCO Soil Map of the World<\/a> (1974). Many of the names<\/a> offered in that classification are known in many countries and do have similar meanings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Check out<\/strong> the Educational posters on The Major Soil types of Europe and The Major Soil Types of the Northern Circumpolar Region here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Soil classification deals with the systematic categorization of soils based on distinguishing soil characteristics as well as criteria that dictate choices in land use. Most commonly used is a supra-national classification, also called World Soil Classification, developed by the FAO. It offers useful generalizations about soil pedogenesis concerning the interactions with the main soil-forming factors. It was first published […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-28","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":{"has_hero_section":"enabled","hero_section":"type-2","page_title_bg_type":"custom_image","custom_hero_background":{"attachment_id":1477,"url":"https:\/\/www.alpinesoils.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-photoplivka-34135846-1024x683.jpg"},"pageTitleOverlay":{"background_type":"color","background_pattern":"type-1","background_image":{"attachment_id":null,"x":0,"y":0},"gradient":"linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(6,147,227,1) 0%,rgb(155,81,224) 100%)","background_repeat":"repeat","background_size":"auto","background_attachment":"scroll","patternColor":{"default":{"color":"#e5e7ea"}},"overlayColor":{"default":{"color":"CT_CSS_SKIP_RULE"}},"backgroundColor":{"default":{"color":"rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.41)"}}},"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"[data-prefix=\"single_page\"] .entry-header .page-title {--theme-font-size:30px;} [data-prefix=\"single_page\"] .entry-header .entry-meta {--theme-font-weight:600;--theme-text-transform:uppercase;--theme-font-size:12px;--theme-line-height:1.3;} [data-prefix=\"single_page\"] .hero-section[data-type=\"type-2\"] > figure .ct-media-container:after {background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.41);} [data-prefix=\"single_page\"] .hero-section[data-type=\"type-2\"] {background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-6);background-image:none;--container-padding:50px 0px;}","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":6}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alpinesoils.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alpinesoils.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alpinesoils.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alpinesoils.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alpinesoils.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/www.alpinesoils.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1548,"href":"https:\/\/www.alpinesoils.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28\/revisions\/1548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alpinesoils.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}