Question

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What are the major soil types found in India? Give one important characteristic of each.
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Answer 1

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Answer 2

Answer:

There are 8 types of soil types found in India

Explanation:

They are:

• Alluvial soil- very fertile

• Black soil- better for growing cotton and water retentive and cracks develop when dry.

• Red soil- presence of iron and not water-retentive

• Laterite soil- rich in iron and agriculturally less important.

• Mountainous soil or forest soil- rich in humus and the soil is heterogeneous.

• arid soil- it contains a substantial amount of soluble salt

• alkaline soil- rich in chloride and this is an unproductive soil'

• marshy soil- it contains a large quantity of matter/ humus [dead and organic matter] which makes the soil alkaline