explain any five factor responsible for the formation of soil
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Some of the important factors responsible for soil formation
1)Parent Material:
The material for soil formation is mainly derived from the rocks and is termed as the parent material by soil scientists. The parent material determines the colouration of the soil, its mineral composition and texture. India possesses a great variety of parent material which is generally categorised into following six classes:
(i) Ancient crystalline and metamorphic rocks
(ii) Cuddapah and Vindhyan rocks
(iii) Gondwana rocks
(iv) Deccan basalts
(v) Tertiary and Mesozoic sedimentary rocks of extra peninsular India
(vi) Recent and sub-recent rocks.
The surface rocks are exposed to the process of weathering and suffer decay and decomposition.
2)Relief:
Relief influences the process of soil formation in many ways, the most important being the slope of land. Steep slope encourages the swift flow of water and hinders the process of soil formation. There may even be soil er
Some of the important factors responsible for soil formation
1)Parent Material:
The material for soil formation is mainly derived from the rocks and is termed as the parent material by soil scientists. The parent material determines the colouration of the soil, its mineral composition and texture. India possesses a great variety of parent material which is generally categorised into following six classes:
(i) Ancient crystalline and metamorphic rocks
(ii) Cuddapah and Vindhyan rocks
(iii) Gondwana rocks
(iv) Deccan basalts
(v) Tertiary and Mesozoic sedimentary rocks of extra peninsular India
(vi) Recent and sub-recent rocks.
The surface rocks are exposed to the process of weathering and suffer decay and decomposition.
2)Relief:
Relief influences the process of soil formation in many ways, the most important being the slope of land. Steep slope encourages the swift flow of water and hinders the process of soil formation. There may even be soil er
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