Question

Give 5 difference between red and laterite soil.

Answer 1

Red soils

1. Red soil is formed due to weathering of igneous and metamorphic rocks.

2. It is highly porous and less fertile but where it is deep it is fertile.

3. It is less crystalline.

4. It is red in colour due to the presence of iron in it.

They occur in parts of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and Jharkhand.

Laterite soil

1. It is formed by the leaching process in the heavy rainfall areas of tropical India.

2. It is less fertile, only grass grows on it in abundance.

3. It is crystalline.

4. It is red in colour due to little clay and much gravel of red sand-stones.

5. It is found in hills of the Deccan, Karnataka, Kerala, Orissa, Assam and Meghalaya.

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Answer 2

The red and yellow soils have some distinct features as

Explanation:

• Red soil is formed on crystalline rocks that are generated from igneous rocks. Whereas the lateritic soils develop areas that have high temperatures and heavy rainfall.  

• The red soil is found in parts of Odisha and Chattisgarh. Latertics soil is found in Kerala and Karnataka.  

• The red soil has reddish color due to the diffusion of iron and crystalline and metamorphic rocks. While in lateritic soils the humus content is very low.

• The red soil has iron contents and the yellow soil has clay gravel and many sandstones.

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