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WorksheetsCLASS 5 # SOIL RESOURCES # REVISION -PT-2
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
The type of soil mainly found in Deccan Plateau regions and is formed from lava rocks.
Black soil
Red soil
Alluvial soil
Desert soil
The soil formed by large deposits of silt and sand brought by the rivers flowing from the Himalayan mountains:
Laterite soil
Mountain soil
Alluvial soil
Sandy soil
The soil formed as a result of leaching that happens in places where it rains heavily:
Alluvial soil
Black soil
Desert soil
Laterite soil
Soil that is found in hilly areas like Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and also in hilly areas of Karnataka and Kerala where tea, coffee and spices are cultivated.
Red soil
Mountain soil
Laterite soil
Black soil
_____________ makes the soil fertile.
Silt
Sand
Humus
Water
The human activities that cause soil erosion are:
Planting trees
Deforestation
Building dams
Overgrazing
When trees are cut down in large numbers, the top soil becomes (a) .
The adverse effects of Soil Erosion are :
It improves crop production.
Make the soil infertile.
Microbes and small animals that live in soil suffer.
Soil erosion can lead to fertile lands.
The practice of growing a series of different types of crops in the same area across a sequence of growing seasons.
Crop rotation
Mixed cropping
Monoculture
None of the above
Which are the methods to conserve soil and prevent soil erosion?
Deforestation
Terrace farming
Afforestation
Overgrazing
Building dams, bunds and embankments.
