Contents 



Page 



Introduction j 



The Classification System 4 



Soil Element 4 



Vegetation Element 5 



Description of the Hierarchy 6 



Successional Communities in Relation to 



Potential Natural Vegetation 9 



Water (Aquatic) Element 1 1 



Landform Descriptors 14 



Combining (Integrating) the Elements 14 



Summary 17 



Literature Cited , , \g 



Page 

 Appendix A: Keys to the Upper Four Levels 



of the Vegetation Element 21 



Appendix B: Glossary of Landform and 

 Geologic Terms for Land Classi- 

 fication and Characterization 32 



Introduction 32 



Definitions 32 



Listing of Landform Terms 54 



Shape-Form-Position Terms 54 



Materials Terms 55 



Genesis-Process Terms 55 



References 55 



