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प्रश्न
What are the various factors governing the formation of soil? Which one is the most important and why?
उत्तर
The factors influencing the formation of soils are the parent rock, topography, vegetation, climate, and time span. Out of these climates is the most important because it controls the type of weathering the first step of the soil formation process.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Give geographical reason:
Human activities affect weathering.
Distinguish between each of the following: Structural plain and Depositional plains.
What is known as Sheet Wash?
Give a technical term for the following:
Expansion of minerals in rocks on coming into contact with rainwater.
State and explain the classification of mass movements.
What is weathering? Illustrate the process graphically.
How are the different kinds of soils in Temperate zones formed?
Account for the two types of weathering.
Give a geographical reason:
Slope is a major factor in mass wasting.
Give a geographical reason:
Oxidation changes the size and colour of the rocks.
