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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
Match the items in Column I with those in Column II:
| Column I | Column II |
| A home for living organisms | Large particles |
| Upper layer of the soil | All kinds of soil |
| Sandy soil | Dark in colour |
| Middle layer of the soil | Small particles and packed tight |
| Clayey soil | Lesser amount of humus |
How is clayey soil useful for crops?
List the differences between clayey soil and sandy soil.
Give geographical reasons 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:
Red Soil
Answer the following questions in about 30 words.
What steps can be taken to control soil erosion in the hilly areas?
Name the following :
An important transported soil of India.
Give a geographical reason for each of the following:
Wind is a common agent of soil erosion in arid regions.
Name the following :
An important transported soil of India.
Which subject deals with the study of Soil?
Mention any two advantages of the Black Soil.
How is red soil formed?
Mention two ways by which soil can get nitrogen.
Why it is necessary of Soil conservation ?
Why Black Soil needs to be tilled after the first rains?
Why is Red Soil ideal for dry farming?
Alluvial soils found in the lower courses and the upper courses of rivers.
On the map of India, shade and name an area each of:
(a) Alluvial Soil,
(b) Red Soil,
(c) Desert Soil and
(d) Hill Soil or Mountain Soil.
Name the soil which
Makes up the delta of the River Ganga.
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 the transported Soil most widely found in India. State the two sub-categories into which it is generally divided. What are their local names and which one of them is superior to the other.
Name the crops for which Red Soils is suitable.
Give information on:
Measures of soil conservation.
Which one of the following soil is the best for cotton cultivation?
Which type of soil develops due to high temperature and evaporation?
Laterite soil is very useful for growing ______.
What is the difference between Khadar and Bhangar?
What are black soils? Describe their formation and characteristics.
