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04: Soils in India Class 10 Geography

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  • #12-ii
    Name the important crops grown on it.
    Ans : Cotton, Sugarcane, Groundnut, Jowar and Bajra.
  • Qstn #13
    Name one important crop that thrives best in Regur and Red Soil, and a sea-port from where it is exported.
    Ans : The crop that thrives best in Regur Soil is Cotton. It is
    exported from Mumbai sea-port. The crop that thrives best in Red Soil is
    Sugarcane. It is exported from Chennai.
  • Qstn #14
    How is the Red Soil formed?
    Ans : Red Soil is formed due to the prolonged weathering of the
    old crystalline rocks. They have a mixture of clay and sand.
  • #15
  • #15-i
    Name the soil which is formed due to high temperature and heavy rainfall with alternating wet and dry periods.
    Ans : Laterite soil
  • #15-ii
    Name two states where this type of soil is found.
    Ans : Orissa and Karnataka.
  • Qstn #16
    Which of the Soil is affected by Soil erosion and which crops grow well in Laterite Soil.
    Ans : The Soil affected by Soil erosion is Laterite Soil. The
    important crops of this Soil is Tapioca and Cashewnuts.
  • Qstn #17
    In which areas is Soil erosion prominent in India.
    Ans : Soil erosion is prominent in the North-eastern hilly
    region of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, the Chambal Valley, West Bengal and Thar
    Desert.
  • Qstn #18
    Mention the types of Soil erosion.
    Ans : Types of Soil erosion are as follows:
    1. Erosion by water
    2. Erosion by wind.
  • Qstn #19
    What is gully erosion?
    Ans : When rain falls heavily, the run off scours out deep
    grooves. This cutting up of the Soil gives rise to bad lands or ravine lands.
    This type of erosion is known as Gully erosion.
  • Qstn #20
    How does erosion by wind take place?
    Ans : Sometimes in dry areas, dust and silt may be lifted and
    carried to a great distance by the wind. This is known as Wind erosion.
  • Qstn #21
    Mention causes of Soil erosion.
    Ans : Causes of Soil erosion are:
    1. The agents of gradation like wind and water
    2. Nature of the Soil
    3. Human factors
  • Qstn #22
    How is man responsible for Soil erosion?
    Ans :
    1. Indiscriminate cutting down of forests.
    2. Overgrazing by cattle.
    3. Faulty methods of cultivation e.g. Jhooming.


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    Section : B
  • Qstn #1
    How is Soil formed?
    Ans : Soil is formed by the Parent rock material through a
    process of break up or wear and tear. The decomposition of plant remains,
    animal manures and dead animals add to the fertility of the soil.
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