Name the term for the sequence of distinct soil profiles that develops down a single hillslope on one parent material under one climate, the differences arising from slope position alone.
Model answer
soil catena
Also accepted: catena, a soil catena
Explanation
A soil catena is that downslope sequence. Because parent material and climate are constant, the profile differences come from drainage, erosion and deposition changing with slope position: thin coarse soils on the crest, deeper accumulation on the footslope, deep waterlogged soils in the valley bottom.
Derived from ZIMSEC Advanced Level Geography 6037/1 Paper 1, June 2023 session, Q1