Consider the following characteristics with regard to Red soils 1 Red soils are the largest soil gro...........

Geography India - Soil and Vegetation

Consider the following characteristics with regard to Red soils:

1) Red soils are the largest soil group in India.

2) Most of the red soils have come into existence due to weathering of ancient crystalline and metamorphic rocks.

3) They are usually poor growing soils, low in nutrients and humus and difficult to cultivate because of its low water holding capacity.

4) Red and Yellow soil is abundantly found in southern belt i.e., Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

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Red soils are the largest soil group in India. Most of the red soils have come into existence due to weathering of ancient crystalline and metamorphic rocks.
They are usually poor growing soils, low in nutrients and humus and difficult to cultivate because of its low water holding capacity.
Red and Yellow soil is not found in southern belt (i.e., Tamil Nadu and Karnataka) – Refer Orient BlackSwan Atlas (Thematic map – Soils).
Due to presence of haematite and limonite its colour ranges from red to yellow, usually found on Jharkhand, Chattisgarh and Orissa.