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loess definitions
# Definition Sets
1yellow-brown soil31 sets
2a fine-grained unstratified accumulation of clay and silt deposited by the wind25 sets
3fine windblown yellow soil16 sets
4fertile yellow soil16 sets
5a fertile deposit of windblown soil13 sets
6yellow brown soil13 sets
7fine, yellowish-brown topsoil made up of particles of silt and clay, usually carried by the wind11 sets
8a wind-formed deposit made of fine particles of clay and silt10 sets
9fine grained fertile soildeposited by winds7 sets
10fine, light silt deposited by wind and water. it constitutes the fertile soil of the yellow river valley in northern china. because loess soil is not compacted, easily worked, but it leaves the region vulnerable to earthquakes. (p.58)7 sets
11yellow colored silt which gives the yellow river its name5 sets
12mineral rich dust and silt5 sets
13windblown deposit of tightly packed, fine-grained sediments4 sets
14fine, wind-deposited sediment4 sets
15a yellowish silt-like fertile soil found in the bed of the yellow river4 sets
16dusty, yellow soil that has been deposited by the wind4 sets
17wind-blown silt and clay sediment that produces very fertile soil4 sets
18windblown deposits of mineral-rich dust and silt3 sets
19a yellowish brown soil that blows in from a desert3 sets
20yellow silt3 sets
21a type of rich, dustlike soil3 sets
22yellow, brown soil/silt3 sets
23a wind-formed deposit made of fine particles of clay and silt.3 sets
24a fine, yellow soil that is easily carried by wind and rain, found in china3 sets
25fertile soil3 sets
26the type of soil the river picked up, a fine dusty soil carried into china by desert winds2 sets
27yellowish, fine-grained soil, very fertile2 sets
28yelow soil that blows in from the dessert2 sets
29fine, yellowish-brown topsoil2 sets
30rich soil near the yellow river2 sets
31fine sediment deposited by wind2 sets
32a fertile deposit of wind blown soil2 sets
33wind-blown silt and clay sediment that produces very fertile soil.2 sets
34fine grained mineral rich loam, dust, or silt deposit by the wind2 sets
35yellow, brown soil2 sets
36some large deposits of fine-grained windblown sediments are known as _____.2 sets
37thick wind blown fertile deposit of silt2 sets
38wind-blown silt and clay sediment2 sets
39organic sand found in the gobi. gets swept up into the atmosphere and comes down in the form of rain. sand turns the rain yellow, which falls on the yellow river.2 sets
40yellowish brown soil from the plains; acts as natural fertilizer2 sets