State the major differences between Alluvial Soil and Black Soil in India [CLASS 10 5 MARKS] - Social Science - Resources and Development

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State the major differences between Alluvial Soil and Black Soil in
India [CLASS 10 5 MARKS]

Avneet Kaur · Accepted Answer

Dear Student,

S No
Alluvial soil
Black soil

1
It is made up of very fine grains which are
formed by erosion or flow of water
It is also known as black cotton soil and it
possess compounds like iron, aluminium, humus
etc

2
They are made up of clay and silt which is good
for crops
Moreover, this type of soil is rich in calcium,
potash, magnesium carbonates etc

3
This type of soil is usually found near river
beds and as such, they are found in Brahmaputra, Cauvery, Narmada,
Tapti, Godavari, Krishna etc
They are found in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh,
Guntur, Kurnool, Bidar, Belgaum, Tamilnadu, Uttar Pradesh
etc

4
A number of crops like rice, jute, sugarcane,
wheat, cotton, maize etc are grown in this type of
soil
Crops like cotton, wheat, jowar, sugarcane,
vegetables, castor, etc are grown in this type of
soil

5
It is rich in humus
It is not rich in humus

â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹Regards

S.No	Alluvial soil	Black soil
1.	It is made up of very fine grains which are formed by erosion or flow of water	It is also known as black cotton soil and it possess compounds like iron, aluminium, humus etc
2.	They are made up of clay and silt which is good for crops	Moreover, this type of soil is rich in calcium, potash, magnesium carbonates etc
3.	This type of soil is usually found near river beds and as such, they are found in Brahmaputra, Cauvery, Narmada, Tapti, Godavari, Krishna etc	They are found in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Guntur, Kurnool, Bidar, Belgaum, Tamilnadu, Uttar Pradesh etc
4.	A number of crops like rice, jute, sugarcane, wheat, cotton, maize etc are grown in this type of soil	Crops like cotton, wheat, jowar, sugarcane, vegetables, castor, etc are grown in this type of soil
5.	It is rich in humus.	It is not rich in humus.

State the major differences between Alluvial Soil and Black Soil in India. [CLASS 10 5 MARKS]