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प्रश्न
On an outline map of India, mark the areas covered by the following soil categories.
(i) Red soil
(ii) Laterite soil
(iii) Alluvial soil.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
List the differences between clayey soil and sandy soil.
With reference to black soil answer the following:
Name one important crop which grows in this soil.
With reference to black soil answer the following:
Give one chemical property of this soil.
Mention two differences between Alluvial Soil and Black Cotton Soil.
Give geographical reason for the following:
Khadar is more fertile than banghar soil.
State the characteristic of each of the soils named below that makes them most suitable for crop cultivation:
Black Soil
Differentiate between transported soil and In-situ soil, quoting a suitable example for each.
Answer the following questions in about 30 words.
What steps can be taken to control soil erosion in the hilly areas?
Give a geographical reason for each of the following:
Dry farming is preferred in areas with red soil.
Name the following:
Soil that is rich in iron oxide.
Which subject deals with the study of Soil?
What do you understand by Humus?
Name the Soil known for its self-ploughing quality and the capacity to hold moisture. Name any two cash crops for which it is specially suited.
What is one disadvantage of Bhangar alluvium?
Name one important crop that thrives best in Regur and Red Soil, and a sea-port from where it is exported.
What are the other names of Black Soil? Where are they found?
Where is Laterite Soil found?
State two disadvantages of Laterite Soil.
Define ‘Leaching’? In which region South of the Tropic of Cancer, can one find Soil formed by ‘Leaching’?
Why Black soil is Black in colour?
Why is the Red Soil red in colour?
Give a single word for the following:
The process of percolation by which valuable mineral nutrients are washed down from the top layer of the Soil only to deposit them in the lower layers, making the top Soil infertile.
Name one area where Laterite Soil is found in large-scale.
Which type of soil is most suitable for growing the crop of cashew nut?
What is the need and importance of soil testing from the point of view of farmers?
Complete the following table with reference to the soil.
| Action | Effect | Result (w.r.t. fertility) |
| Construction of embankments | ||
| Wind speed decreased | ||
| Farmland is kept fallow for some period | ||
| Humus content increased. | ||
| Trenches are dug across a slope | ||
| Litter is burnt on the farm. | ||
| Proves favorable for micro-organisms | ||
| The salt content in the soil increases | ||
| Chemical fertilizers used excessively |
The soil which contains a bigger-sized particle is ______.
Soil formed by intense leaching is ______.
Which one of the following is the most widespread and most productive category of soil?
What are black soils? Describe their formation and characteristics.
