CONTENTSIntroductionPart One - Soil Formation. Composition and Properties of SoilWeatheringFactors and Conditions of Soil FormationComposition of SoilSoil Colloids and Absorbing Power of SoilSoil MorphologyChemical and Physical Properties of SoilWater Properties of SoilMovement of Water SoilWater Regime and Water Balance of SoilsThermal and Air Regimes of SoilClassification of Soils and Types of Soil FormationPart Two - Elements of Soil GeographySoils of the Earth and their UtilisationSoils of the Tundra and Forest ZonesSoils of Forest-Steppes and Chernozemic SteppesSoils of Dry Steppes, Semideserts and DesertsSoils of Humid Subtropics, Tropics and Mountain RegionsFlood Plain SoilsBog SoilsSalined SoilsPart Three - Improvement of SoilsImprovement and Taming of SoilsReclamation of Salined SoilsSoil Erosion and How to Fight It