Our Soil Resources; Formation And Conservation.

Duration: 11 min.

Year Published: 1947

Format: 35mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: The film explains how soil is formed, notes the geographical limits of the four great soil groups of the earth, locates each of these groups on a map of the United States, and shows vegetation indigenous to each group. Man's exploitation of the soil and suggestions for soil conservation are discussed. For high schools, teachers' colleges, and adult education groups.

Complete Record: OUR SOIL RESOURCES; formation and conservation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., c1947. 11 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Summary: The film explains how soil is formed, notes the geographical limits of the four great soil groups of the earth, locates each of these groups on a map of the United States, and shows vegetation indigenous to each group. Man's exploitation of the soil and suggestions for soil conservation are discussed. For high schools, teachers' colleges, and adult education groups. Credits: Collaborator, Firman E. Bear. © Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.; 8Dec47; MP2646.