Physiography, lithology, natural vegetation/land use, and soils of ERTS-1 Interpretation, S.W. Spain 
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Symbol 
Physiography 
Lithology 
Nat. veg. /land use 
Soils 
A 
Alluvium 
Alluvium 
Intensively cultivated 
mainly irrigated, small 
parcelling 
Sandy, loamy, and clayey soils; 
AC, A(B)C profiles 
S 
Aeolian 
deposits 
Sandy 
Grapes 
Sandy soils, overlying clay; 
AC profile 
R 
Undulating 
Ranas, miocene 
clay, metamorphic 
and sedimentary 
rocks 
Cultivated and 
plantation; encinas, 
cork trees, figs 
Reddish brown, medium and heavy 
textured soils; AC; A(B) C; ABC 
profiles 
M 
Gently undulating 
to undulating 
Miocene clay 
Grapes and olives 
(dominant) and cereals 
Reddish clay soils, often with 
(petro) calcic horizon; AC profile 
o 
Undulating to 
rolling 
Arkose, 
conglomerates, 
clays, ranas 
Olives and cereals 
Light brown to reddish brown 
med. textured soils; A(B)C and ABC 
profiles 
K 
Undulating to 
rolling 
Arkose 
Olives (dominant), 
grapes and cereals 
Light brown sandy loams; A(B)C and 
ABC profiles 
p 
Piedmont 
Unconsolidated 
metamorphic 
material 
Partly cultivated; 
planted forest: cork 
trees and encinas 
Reddish brown gravelly loams 
with argillic horizon; ABC profiles 
c 
Undulating 
Metamorphic and 
igneous rocks 
Cultivated, mainly 
cereals 
Mod deep, brown, med. textured 
soils A(B)C and ABC profiles 
B 
Rolling to hilly 
Metamorphic and 
igneous rocks 
Forest (encinas) and 
pasture 
Shallow brown med. textured soils; 
A(B)C, ABC profiles 
L 
i 
Steep hills and 
mountains 
Metamorphic, 
igneous rocks 
Poor natural forest 
(encinas) and bushes 
Lithosols; AC profile