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Question
Why is Laterite Soil unsuitable for cultivation? Name an area where this Soil is found.
Solution
Laterites are intensively leached Soils of the monsoon climate. They lack in elements of fertility and thus are normally of low value for crop production. Laterite Soil is found in India in hill summits ot Eastern and Western Ghats and Assam Hills.
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