Question

Identify the soil with the help of the following features.
1. It varies in texture from loamy and silty in valley sides to coarse grained in
the upper slopes.
2. Soils are acidic with low humus content.
3. Useful for cultivating spices, tea and coffee​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Q1. It varies in texture from loamy and silty in valley sides to coarse grained inthe upper slopes.

$\bf \fbox \pink{Forest \: soil}$

• The soils are adequate and suitable for plantation of tea, coffee, spices and tropical fruits. The soil is loamy and silty in valley sides and coarse-grained in the upper slopes. The soil is acidic with low humus content in the snow-covered areas. It is fertile in the lower parts of the valleys.

Q2. Soils are acidic with low humus content.

$\bf \fbox \purple{Forest \: Soils}$

• They are loamy and silty on valley sides and coarse-grained in the upper slopes. In the snow-bound areas of the Himalayas, they experience denudation, and are acidic with low humus content. The soils found in the lower valleys are fertile.

Q3. Useful for cultivating spices, tea and coffee

$\bf \fbox \blue{Mountain \: soil }$

• Mountain soil is mainly found on the hill slopes. These soils are formed due to mechanical withering caused by snow, rain, temperature variation, etc. These mountain soils are found in hilly regions of Jammu and Kashmir, Sikkim, Assam, and Arunachal Pradesh. These soils occupy about 8% of the total land area of India.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Forest soil is the soil which is having such features.