Podzol is a type of soil which is characteristic of a region under the cover of ________ forest.

Podzol is a type of soil which is characteristic of a region under the cover of coniferous forest. Podzolic soils are forested soils found primarily on sandy deposits in ecozones (or parts of ecozones) where the mean annual precipitation is above 700 mm. Coniferous-dominated plant communities are the major vegetation type found on Podzolic soils.