4 Geography · 4.2.5 Soils, natural vegetation and wildlife

4.2.5.2 Alluvial and black soils

Alluvial soil is the river-made soil of the northern plains and deltas, and black soil is the moisture-holding soil formed from Deccan lava, best known for cotton.

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  • Advanced level
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Key terms

  • alluvial soil
  • Bangar
  • Khadar
  • kankar
  • black soil
  • regur
  • Deccan trap
  • self-ploughing
  • cotton soil
  • Vertisol

What this note covers

  1. Core factsFoundation
  2. ExplainedStandard
  3. DeeperAdvanced
  4. AP angleStandard
  5. Mains writingMains writing
  6. Common trapsFoundation
  7. Quick revisionFoundation

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