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What are the types of soil and describe about it |
| Answer» Alluvial Soils\tThese soils are formed by the deposition of sediments brought by rivers.\tThey are rich in humus and very fertile.\tThey are found in Great Northern plain, lower valleys of Narmada and Tapti and Northern Gujarat. These soils are renewed every year.Black Soils:\tThese soils are made up of volcanic rocks and lava-flow.\tIt is concentrated in the parts of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.\tIt consists of Lime, Iron, Magnesium and also Potash.Red Soils:\tThese are formed by weathering of ancient metamorphic rocks of Deccan Plateau.\tDue to iron composition these soils are red in color.\tWhen iron content is lower it is yellow or brown.\tThey cover the parts of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Orissa. | |