International Relations Prelims Question

Peaty soils are found in the areas of heavy rainfall and high humidity, where there is a good growth of vegetation.
Thus, large quantity of dead organic matter accumulates in these areas and this gives a rich humus and organic content to the soil.
Organic matter in these soils may go even up to 40-50 per cent.
These soils are normally heavy and black in colour.
At many places, they are alkaline also.
It occurs widely in the northern part of Bihar, southern part of Uttarakhand and the coastal areas of West Bengal, Odisha and Tamil Nadu.
It is to be noted that black soils are black in colour due to the presence of titaniferous magnetite, while peaty soils are black in colour due to the presence of humus.

Peaty soils are found in the areas of heavy rainfall and high humidity, where there is a good growth of vegetation.
Thus, large quantity of dead organic matter accumulates in these areas and this gives a rich humus and organic content to the soil.
Organic matter in these soils may go even up to 40-50 per cent.
These soils are normally heavy and black in colour.
At many places, they are alkaline also.
It occurs widely in the northern part of Bihar, southern part of Uttarakhand and the coastal areas of West Bengal, Odisha and Tamil Nadu.
It is to be noted that black soils are black in colour due to the presence of titaniferous magnetite, while peaty soils are black in colour due to the presence of humus.

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