INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -Black Soil : This kind of soil is formed by the weathering of basalt rocks. It is rich in aluminium, magnesium and oxides of iron. Hence it is black in colour. It is also called black cotton soil.

Detailed explanation-2: -Karnataka has red soil in the southern parts. It also has black soil in the north and alluvial soil along the coast. Thus major part of Karnataka has fertile soil which promotes agriculture.

Detailed explanation-3: -The common types of soil groups found in Karnataka are: Red soils: Red gravelly loam soil, Red loam soil, Red gravelly clay soil, Red clay soil. Black soil: gravelly soil, loose, black soil, basalt deposits. Lateritic soils: Lateritic gravelly soil, Lateritic soil.

Detailed explanation-4: -Black cotton Soil The investigations contained in this work have been carried out on the black cotton soils obtained from Hubli-Dharwad municipal corporation area, which are tropical black clays derived from the weathering of meta volcanic rocks.

Detailed explanation-5: -Major soil of North India is Alluvial soil and mostly in northern plains or northern Indian states like Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar etc.