...The area of black soil in Japan is about 5.5 million hectares, accounting for about 15% of the country's land area, and half of the total of 2.2 million hectares of farmland and orchards is black soil. In other countries, it is called Ando soil or Andosol, with the word "ando" coming from the Japanese word "an-do," which means dark soil. Andosols account for just under 0.8% of the Earth's land area, and in comparison, the proportion of black soil in Japan, a volcanic country, is extremely high. *Some of the terminology that mentions "Andosol" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…日本の黒ボク土の面積は約550万haで国土の約15%を占め,また畑地・樹園地合計220万haのうち半分が黒ボク土である。諸外国ではアンドソイルAndo soilとかアンドソルAndosolなどとよばれるが,〈アンド〉は日本語の暗い土を意味する〈暗土〉に語源をもつ。アンドソルの地球陸地に占める比率は0.8%弱で,それに比べると火山国である日本は黒ボク土の占める比率がひじょうに高い。… ※「Andosol」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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