INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Thar Desert (Hindi: ), also known as the Great Indian Desert, is an arid region in the north-western part of the Indian subcontinent that covers an area of 205, 000 km2 (79, 000 sq mi) in India and Pakistan.

Detailed explanation-2: -Black soils In the north-westen found Deccan Plateau. The soil is suitable for growing cottons, due to which it is also known as black cotton soil. It is believed that the climatic conditions along with the parent rock material are the important factors for the formation of black soil.

Detailed explanation-3: -India has approximately 4% of total area covered with desert soil in the regions of Rajasthan, adjoining areas of Punjab and Haryana lying between the Indus and the Aravallis, the Rann of Kuchchh in Gujarat, and coastal regions of Orissa, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert).

Detailed explanation-4: -Alluvial soil covers about 40 percent of land area of India. It is depositional soils that are transported and deposited by rivers and stream formed by deposition of fine sediments and silt by the rivers along their banks. Such soil is mostly found in the Great Northern Plains of the river Ganga.

Detailed explanation-5: -Desert soil is found mostly in areas of Rajasthan extending to Rann of Kutch, and also in some areas of Haryana and Punjab.