Important Table

Question 1

a) Formation, b) characteristics, c) regions, d) crops grown: alluvial soil

Answer 1

a) deposition of sand and silt
b) very fertile
c) northern planes and deltas in south India
d) wheat, rice, maize pulses, sugarcane

Question 2

a) Formation, b) characteristics, c) regions, d) crops grown: black/ rugar soil

Answer 2

a) weathering of volcanic rocks
b) basalt and clay, holds moisture
c) Deccan plateau Gujrat, MP, Maharashtra
d) cotton and sugarcane

Question 3

a) Formation, b) characteristics, c) regions, d) crops grown: red soil

Answer 3

a) weathering of igneous rocks
b) high iron, cannot hold moisture
c) Karnatika , AP, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
d) millets, oilseeds

Question 4

a) Formation, b) characteristics, c) regions, d) crops grown: Laterite

Answer 4

a) leaching to remove humus
b) not fertile
c) Eastern and western ghats and NE India
d) pastures and shrubs

Question 5

a) Formation, b) characteristics, c) regions, d) crops grown: mountain

Answer 5

a) deposition of organic matter
b) very fertile and rich in humus
c) Himalayan regions and Ghats
d) Fruits, Spices, tea, coffee

Question 6

a) Formation, b) characteristics, c) regions, d) crops grown: desert

Answer 6

a) deposition of sand in Arid regions
b) coarse, saline, sandy and not fertile
c) Ladakh, Gujrat, Rajisthan
d) Jowar and Bajra

Question 7

a) Formation, b) characteristics, c) regions, d) crops grown: desert

Answer 7

a) deposition of sand in Arid regions
b) coarse, saline, sandy and not fertile
c) Ladakh, Gujrat, Rajisthan
d) Jowar and Bajra