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Areas

        Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Odisha, Assam, West Bengal, Madhya

        Pradesh and Maharashtra.

        Features


              It has high content of iron.

              Red in colour.
              Not very fertile.


        Crops- Millets and Groundnuts.


        Laterite Soil

            •  Areas – Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha and Assam.


            •  Features – i) Red in colour due to iron oxide.


                               ii)  Made of clay and gravel.

                              iii) Not very suitable for agriculture.


            •  Crops – Tea, Tobacco, Cashew, Groundnuts and rubber.


            •  Desert Soil –















            •  Areas –Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and Gujarat


            Features


                   •  Least fertile.
                   •  Porous and coarse.
                   •  Light in colour.
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