Question

Give brief description of major soils of India ​

Answer 1

Answer:

alluvial soil

Black Soils

Laterite and Lateritic Soils

Forest and Mountain Soils

Arid and Desert Soils

Saline and Alkaline Soils

Peaty and Marshy Soils

Answer 2

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$\huge{\boxed{\mathfrak{Alluvial\:Soil}}}$

• Made of river deposits, consist of sand silt and clay.

• Types - Bangar and Khadar. ( Old Alluvial soil - New Alluvial soil )

• Intensively cultivated, supports dense population.

• Most widely spread and important soil which is found in the entire northern plains and also extended in Rajasthan and Gujarat.

• It is Also found  in eastern coastal plains.

• Ideal for paddy , wheat and sugarcane.

• Also found in deltas.

$\huge{\boxed{\mathfrak{Black\:Soil}}}$

• Made of lava flow.

• Ideal for cotton cultivation.

• High capacity to hold moisture.

• Rich in lime, potash , magnesium and calcium carbonate.

• Spread over northwest Deccan Plateau.

$\huge{\boxed{\mathfrak{Laterite\:Soil}}}$

• Derived from Latin word "later" which means brick.

• Low humus.

• Suitable for crops like Cashew nut.

• Found in Kerala , Karnataka , Madhya pradesh , Hilly Orissa and Assam.

$\huge{\boxed{\mathfrak{Red\:and\:Yellow\:Soil}}}$

• Red colour due to diffusion of iron in crystalline and metamorphic rocks.

• Yellow due to hydration.

• Found in Odisha and Chattisgarh.

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