Chapter 4 Vocab

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Across
  1. 2. breaking down of parent material into fine particles
  2. 7. basic material of soil, both mineral and organic
  3. 8. state nickname named after the Richardson ground squirrel
  4. 11. State bird of North Dakota
  5. 18. type of game animal that makes up animals like grouse, phesant, and etc..
  6. 19. highly decomposed plant and animal remains in soil
  7. 21. Things that protects farms, fields, and animals from wind
  8. 22. migration area of North Dakota where lots of waterfowl birds fly
  9. 23. type of animals that make up bobcats,foxes,coyotes,and etc...
  10. 24. the naturally occurring mixture of mineral and organic ingredients
  11. 25. large herd animal that used to be the most common large prairie animal before settlers
Down
  1. 1. Layers of the soil
  2. 3. tiny pieces of rock that serve as parent material
  3. 4. Shape of the land
  4. 5. a disease that has killed many American Elm trees
  5. 6. Loose and gritty soil
  6. 9. The state flower of North Dakota
  7. 10. soils that are between clayey and sandy
  8. 12. when soil is moved from one location to another by wind, water, and etc..
  9. 13. leaving the land idle for one growing season
  10. 14. smooth and stick soil that can hold water
  11. 15. state tree of North Dakota
  12. 16. Growing different crops each year
  13. 17. the A horizon of soil or the very top layer of soil
  14. 20. type of game that include deer, pronghorn, moose, and etc..