■ FACTORS AFFECTING SOIL FORMATION IN INDIA.
#Soil
2. RELIEF
◇ The relief is the most important factor for soil formation in places with steep slopes like the hilly regions, edges of plateaus etc.
◇ Soil erosion on barren slopes is rampant, and it hinders soil formation. Example: Chambal ravines, higher reaches of the Himalayas where there is minimal or no forest cover (most on the steep southern slopes) etc.
◇ The areas of low relief or gentle slope generally experience deposition and have deep soils. Example: Indo Gangetic plain.
◇ The exceptions in the plateau are river basins where the soil layers are sufficiently deep.
▪︎SOURCE - D.R. Khullar (Chapter - 7).
#Soil
2. RELIEF
◇ The relief is the most important factor for soil formation in places with steep slopes like the hilly regions, edges of plateaus etc.
◇ Soil erosion on barren slopes is rampant, and it hinders soil formation. Example: Chambal ravines, higher reaches of the Himalayas where there is minimal or no forest cover (most on the steep southern slopes) etc.
◇ The areas of low relief or gentle slope generally experience deposition and have deep soils. Example: Indo Gangetic plain.
◇ The exceptions in the plateau are river basins where the soil layers are sufficiently deep.
▪︎SOURCE - D.R. Khullar (Chapter - 7).