Question Q6GS1GS1
To what extent temperature & pressure are the most important factors that determine soil properties?
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Ans:
India has [huge diversity] of Soils & due to varied topography, temperature, precipitation etc. acting in a Complex way.
Effects of Temperature & precipitation
1Laterite soils: They are created due to huge rainfall and high temperature for eg: In western ghats.
2Red soils: They are located on Rain shadow areas (Low rainfall) eg: Tamil Nadu, Central highlands.
3Leaching: huge Rainfall will leach the important minerals from soil eg: Laterite soil poor in potash
4Erosion of soil: Splash, gully, rill erosions distory leveled topography eg: Ravines of chambal.
Other factors affecting Soil properties
1Tectonic/volcanic activity eg: Deccan trap created due to volcanic pressure → Black soil
2Topography: mountainous region low temperature → soils lack soil, nutrient as decomposing slow.
Soil properties are important to understand for better planning of land use & in Agriculture Crop variety etc.
143 words4 paragraphs
- Good classification of soil types
- Links temperature and precipitation to soil formation
- Provides specific geographic examples
- Concludes with relevance
Topper
Abhishek Singh
AIR 17473118689912023
Subject & Paper
GS1GS1
Topic
Salient features of World's Physical Geography
Soil formation and properties
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143
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4
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