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Found in: Oklahoma (OK)
•topsoil is gray brown or brown
•formed under temperate deciduous forests
•high level of nutrients in topsoil

Found in: northwestern US
•volcanic glass content
•strongly weathered soil

Found in: Nevada (NV), New Mexico (NM)
•little leaching
•form in arid regions
•not much organic matter to replace nutrients

Found in: Oklahoma (OK) western area
•sandy
•no evidence of horizon development

Found in: Alaska (AK)
•have permafrost
•organic layer has evidence of frost burn or seasonal thaw layer