INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -In India, the arid soil is mainly found in parts of Western Rajasthan, Haryana, and Punjab and extends up to the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat. They are one of the most prevalent soil orders in the world. It is also called desert soil in some places.

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: -Desert soils form in areas where the demand for water by the atmosphere (evaporation) and plants (transpiration) is much greater than precipitation. Desert soils are very dry, thin, sandy, rocky, and generally grey in colour. Desert soils are very dry. When it does rain they soak up the water very quickly.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.