Question

Describe any two important characteristics of each type of soil available in India

Answer 1

Answer:

Two important characteristics of each type of soil available in India are.......

Explanation:

ALLUVIAL SOIL

• It is made up of silt, sand, and clay rich in nutrients like potash, phosphoric acid and lime.
• It is suitable for growing paddy , wheat, sugarcane...etc.

BLACK SOIL

• It is also known as Cotton soil or Regur soil.
• It is made up of Lava flows

RED AND YELLOW SOIL

• It is found in the parts of Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and The Chota Nagpur plateau areas of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand.
• It covers about 10.6 percent of India's total geographical area.

LATERITE SOIL

• It covers about 7.2 percent of India's total geographical area.
• The soil has low humous content
• useful for growth of tea, coffee, cashew nut...etc

DESERT OR ARID SOIL

• It lacks humous and moisture dur to dry climate, high temperature, and faster rate of evaporation.
• The soil is found in Western parts of Rajasthan, Northern part of Gujarat and Southern parts of Haryana.

FOREST AND MOUNTAIN SOIL

• It's texture varies with the mountain environment where it is formed.
• They are loamy and silty in valley sides and coarse grained in the upper slopes.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Sandy soil - 1. sandy soil are light, warm, dry and tend to be acidic and low in nutrient.

Sandy soil - 1. sandy soil are light, warm, dry and tend to be acidic and low in nutrient. 2. sandy soils are often known as light soil due to their high proportion of sand and little clay. these soils have Quick water drainage and are easy to work with.

Clay soil - 1. clay soil are heavy soil that benefit from high nutrients.

Clay soil - 1. clay soil are heavy soil that benefit from high nutrients. 2. clay soil remain wet and cold in winter and dry out in summer.

Chalky soil - 1. chalk is a solid 'soft rock which breaks down easily.

2. chalky soil are fertile ,but many of the nutrient are not available to plants because of the high alkanity of the soil. which presents the absorption of Iron by plants rotos.

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