ICSE Class 10 Geography Question 10 of 23

Soil Resources in India — Question 10

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What is leaching? Give an example of a leached soil.

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Leaching is defined as the loss of soluble nutrients or substances and colloids from the top layer of soil by percolation or runoff due to heavy rainfall.

Laterite soils are leached soils.