Question

What is the origin of (a)Alluvial soil(b) black soil(c)Laterite soil?

Answer 1

Alluvial soil is also found in the eastern coastal plain particularly in deltas of Mahanadi Godavari Krishna and Kaveri river it is spread in the entire Northern Plains and it also extends in Rajasthan Gujarat through a narrow corridor

black soil are black in colour and also known as regur soil this type of soil is be typical of the Deccan trap region spread over North West Deccan Plateau and is made up of Lava flows they cover plateaus of Maharashtra Saurashtra Malwa Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh in the south east direction along the Godavari and Krishna Valley


laterite soil develops in areas with high temperature and heavy rainfall these soils are mainly found in Karnataka Kerala Tamilnadu Madhya Pradesh and hilly areas of Odisha and
assam.