Geography Class 10th ICSE Notes, Study notes of Geography

Short notes of all the major & Imp chapters Chapters are- Climate of India Soil Resources Natural Vegetation

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Components (7) Silt Ca =small caystal ane. grains L rnain -constttuent of sand in en en FDetued Frome cistnlegration of ncks— GD Clay — - enaxdune o€ silicates & minerals —? rretotns moisture — (a1) Chalk (Caletorn Carbadals) =provides most essential element fox plant groutth >caleiuen Organic Conaponents — (deGnatton)— not_a mineral helps cot to vetafn moisture hele plant bo “daw essential nutrients Ly Lyoun sofl cof glee contatns mtisture & oly Sof) _Exosfon — (deLenatvon) dashorbs a g-rtc lho pattern, & shoul mh be pve verted: Causes — Running Wale Coatme factor) (3) S plas | | | = | | EA DATE J / L mtd en = — =, (ta) Sheet > Lave bo (seauy warns - a surface Glin of water Carries uicy the even surface layer of toosofl as 9} moves : ? Hilly regfons > ronal a4. & Nol otw Hells (mn) Gully 7 Rell—> Im ao 4 Care dull develostog inks. 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Ol \ India Sok} Susue 4 Commebter %n 195 3° — » Th- stu > . | Formed & found Ss ace = - C37 Blok Red, akh qk = Ad: 6 lo piste ele rat Agric burl paoducts & & Ff armed difen 9, lace Eg> Alluvial ps Po gul alfon: Khadaw / ee | Bhanhow 1 Sf Con | iconstst+ of newer alluvium consist of al alder ‘allavtum YiContaga Line sand Ke clay. 2 conbagin Kankas pebblesd | ay More Seattle. Yvan Bhangar gravels C ginlese * Lay less Fevtile Yaar Khadas A Fane below Sood level AY Bundt above Flood level of of vers So ae plentshed xiveys- by load duntag. ecatny bream RNR vy sinned! 1 -lloale brown ~ Donte 2 wown | Alluvial Sails of 4 | Noth Tndeo South Tnd?a. 4 4 1 pole byawon §n colour 4Y Doyk brecan fn colour 2, Rivertne Alluvtum _2Y Dellate Alluyium EN Sulttable Lor Wheat Crop a 3Y suthable Poy Rice Crop J re | Leaching (defenalfon) -> Labentle soa — an = | PAGE No. — Blase. 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For Eybracdfon of Restn & Turpentine = gueripaed 4 Mak?na packing cases of Teou VP Soca Puntab & Kashmir YL elven FP Contfevous: }oee Paper | pule matches Packfna cases. Ns & ” Ereunheoets Iimaladas YI Deod aa S| \wood ‘is Olu Durable & Saanterky 4 pamela Sleebens & Hoose Consbruct9on- 7 kmachal Pradesh & Kashar ff Pp py