Question

How are laterite soils formed ​

Answer 1

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ʟᴀᴛᴇʀɪᴛᴇ sᴏɪʟ ɪs ʀᴇᴅᴅɪsʜ ᴛᴏ ʏᴇʟʟᴏᴡ ɪɴ ᴄᴏʟᴏᴜʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ʟᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴘᴏᴛᴀssɪᴜᴍ, ᴘʜᴏsᴘʜᴏʀᴜs, ɴɪᴛʀᴏɢᴇɴ, ʟɪᴍᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀɢɴᴇsɪᴀ ᴡɪᴛʜ 90 ᴛᴏ 100% ᴏғ ᴀʟᴜᴍɪɴɪᴜᴍ, ɪʀᴏɴ, ᴛɪᴛᴀɴɪᴜᴍ, & ᴍᴀɴɢᴀɴᴇsᴇ ᴏxɪᴅᴇs.

ʟᴀᴛᴇʀɪᴛᴇ sᴏɪʟ ɪs ғᴏʀᴍᴇᴅ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴄᴏɴᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏғ ʜᴇᴀᴠʏ ʀᴀɪɴғᴀʟʟ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀʟᴛᴇʀɴᴀᴛᴇ ᴡᴇᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅʀʏ ᴘᴇʀɪᴏᴅs, ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪɢʜ ᴛᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʟᴇᴀᴅs ᴛᴏ ʟᴇᴀᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴏғ sᴏɪʟ, ʟᴇᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴏxɪᴅᴇs ᴏғ ᴀʟᴜᴍɪɴɪᴜᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ɪʀᴏɴ.

• ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴄᴋs ғᴇʀᴛɪʟɪᴛʏ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏᴡᴇʀ ʙᴀsᴇ-ᴇxᴄʜᴀɴɢɪɴɢ ᴄᴀᴘᴀᴄɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ʟᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴘʜᴏsᴘʜᴏʀᴜs, ɴɪᴛʀᴏɢᴇɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴏᴛᴀssɪᴜᴍ.

• ʏᴇᴛ, ғɪᴛᴛɪɴɢ ɪʀʀɪɢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴘᴇʀ ᴜsᴇ ᴏғ ғᴇʀᴛɪʟɪᴢᴇʀs ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ɪᴛ sᴜɪᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ғᴏʀ ɢʀᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴄʀᴏᴘs, ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴄᴏғғᴇᴇ, ᴛᴇᴀ, ʀᴜʙʙᴇʀ, ᴄᴏᴄᴏɴᴜᴛ, ᴄɪɴᴄʜᴏɴᴀ, ᴇᴛᴄ.

• ᴛʜᴇ sᴏɪʟ ɪs ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛ sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇs ғᴏʀ ʙᴜɪʟᴅɪɴɢ ᴍᴀᴛᴇʀɪᴀʟ, ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ɪᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ᴇғғɪᴄɪᴇɴᴛʟʏ ᴄᴜᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ sᴘᴀᴅᴇ ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴀʀᴅᴇɴs ʟɪᴋᴇ ɪʀᴏɴ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴇxᴘᴏsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀɪʀ.

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Answer 2

Answer:

The laterite soil is formed under conditions of high temperature and heavy rainfall with alternate wet and dry periods, which leads to leaching of soil, leaving only oxides of iron and aluminum. It lacks fertility due to a lower base-exchanging capacity and a lower content of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium.

Explanation:

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