Question

Name two nutrients in which alluvial soil is deficient. Briefly write how the fertility of soil affects distribution of population?

Answer 1

Alluvial soil is deficient in organic and nitrogenous materials. Fertility of the soil affects the population in distribution.

For example :

(i) Alluvial soil of the northern plains supports high density of population.

(ii) Areas of mountain soil and desert soil like Jammu and Kashmir and Rajasthan are sparsely populated.