Question

Map Question on the given outline map of India Mark and Label the following
1.Arid Soil
2.Laterite Soil
3.Mountain Soil/Forest Soil
4.Alluvial soil
5.Black soil

	Arid Soil
	Laterite Soil
	Mountain Soil
	Alluvial Soil
	Black Soil

Answer 1

Hint:Soil is that layer of weathered rock fragments and the decaying matters of plant and animal products which gives conditions for giving life to plants. India has eight different kinds of soils found in different climatic and physiographic locations.
Complete answer:
1. Arid Soil: Arid or desert soils are sandy and gravelly soils having low organic matter. These soils are developed under the arid and semi-arid conditions and are deposited mainly by wind action. Arid soils are mostly found in states such as Rajasthan and Gujarat.

2.Laterite Soil: Laterite soils are those soils that are an end product of weathering due to heavy rainfall. The Laterite soils are distributed across states like Orissa and Karnataka.
Mountain Soil: Mountain soils are those heterogeneous soils found in the valley and hilly slopes of the Himalayas.

3.Alluvial Soils: Alluvial soils are those soils which deposit from the rivers and are considered to be the most fertile among the soils. Most of the Indo-Gangetic plains such as Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab have covers of alluvial soil.

4.Black Soil: Black soil as its name and colour suggests, derives from its parent material which is the volcanic rocks that were formed in the Deccan Plateau and distributed in states like Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.

Note: As a natural resource, soil has and continues to be of immense value to humans. The nature and fertility of the soil determines the agricultural productivity which ultimately depends on the productivity of the soil and the level of development for the cultivating communities.