Student: Jemima BijouxStudent number: 213429314Module: GEN 211Lecturer: D. AhgooSubject: “The study of soils along a slope is one of the the simplest, but also the most elegant, ways to discern the spatial interrelationships between land and topography. " (Sommer and Schlichting, 1997).IntroductionAccording to FitzPatrick (1971:284), the term catena is referred to as "[a] sequence of soils developed from similar parent material under similar climatic conditions but whose characteristics differ in due to variations. in relief and drainage. »The goal of my mission is to provide a clear understanding of the spatial relationship between land and topography. I intend to provide relevant information based on the different processes responsible for catenary differentiation. differences in catena color, as well as catena in different environments. I will use applicable figures to justify the different results I obtained based on the catena. Processes responsible for catenary differentiation. Schaetzl and Anderson (2007) state that various processes are responsible for catenary differentiation, namely erosion and deposition, lateral eluviation, weathering, and processes associated with water table position. These processes relate to each other to form catenary differentiation and are not considered to occur separately. Young (1976) states that erosion occurs naturally on slopes in the form of surface washing, soil creep, dissolution and rapid mass movement. Gerrard (1981) states that the upper slope of a range experiences a higher rate of erosion than the lower slope, resulting in variation of the same soil cover. Like water...... middle of article ......in tropical and subtropical environments but can also be analyzed in other regions of the world with complex geology. ReferenceBridges, EM 1970. Soils of the World. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. FitzPatrick, EA 1971. Pedology: A systematic approach to soil science. Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd.Gerrard, AJ 1981. Soils and landforms: an integration of geomorphology and pedology. London: George Allen and Unwin Limited. Schaetzl, R. and Anderson, S. 2005. Soils: Genesis and geomorphology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Waugh, D. 2009. Geography: An integrated approach. London: Nelson Thornes. Young, A. 1976. Tropical soils and soil survey. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Author unknown (nd). Slopes. [Online] Available: http://sageography.myschoolstuff.co.za/geogwiki/grade-11-caps/grade-11-caps-geomorphology/slopes/ [Accessed March 17 2014]