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Soils of Kerala

11/02/2024 by My Notebook

Soils of Kerala are Red Soil, Laterite Soil, Coastal Alluvium, Forest Soils, and Black Soil. Soils are formed by the weathering of rocks. The process of soil formation is called Pedogenesis. Various factors such as climate, amount of rainfall, topography, type of rock, nature of weathering, erosion etc determine the kind of soil formed. Soils … Read more

Climate of Kerala

10/02/2024 by My Notebook

Climate of Kerala: As per Koppens classification, climate of Kerala is tropical monsoon. Geographially Kerala lies proximate to the equator. But in contrast to the equa- torial climate Kerala experience a pleas- ant climate. But existence of the Western Ghats, influence of the Arabian sea and the pas- sage of the rain bearing monsoon wind … Read more