Question

what is soil and what are types of soil ​

Answer 1

*The top most layer of earth which contains humus is called soil

Soil is of many types

1. Black soil
2. Alluvial soil
3. Clay soil
4. Arid soil
5. Lateriate soil
6. Sandy soil

Black soil -:Black soil is a very fertile soil . It is most suitable soil for growing cotton . Its mostly found in west bengal , karnataka etc.

Alluvial soil - It is also known as red soil . It is of two types old alluvial and new alluvial . Old alluvial is very fertile to grow crops and new alluvial is not that much fertile for agriculture

Clay soil -: It is one of the most infertile soil. It is mostly used for making pots , toys etc

Sandy soil -: It is mostly present in desert which is very infertile in nature. Moisture content in this soil is also very low

Answer 2

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A soil type is a taxonomic unit in soil science. All soils that share a certain set of well-defined properties form a distinctive soil type. Soil type is a technical term of soil classification, the science that deals with the systematic categorization of soils. Every soil of the world belongs to a certain soil type.