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प्रश्न
Answer the following questions in about 30 words.
What type of soil is found in the river deltas of the eastern coast? Give three main features of this type of soil.
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उत्तर
Alluvial soil
Alluvial soils are very fertile. They are ideal for growing sugarcane, wheat and paddy. As it has more kankar nodules, old alluvial is less fertile than new alluvial.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Give one geographical reason for the following:
Laterite soil is red in colour.
Name the process by which Laterite soil is formed. Mention one disadvantage of this soil.
Name the following:
Soil that is rich in iron oxide.
Which two types of Soils are the most important Soils?
How is the Red Soil formed?
Why Black soil is Black in colour?
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 |
Which of the following methods does not help in soil conservation?
The alluvial soil consists of ______.
Soil has particles of different sizes. Arrange the words given below in increasing order of their particle size.
| Rock, Clay, Sand, Gravel, Silt |
