Chapter – 1 Resources and Development.

Soil types found in India.

1. Forest & Mountains soil – Jammu &
Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand,
Sikkim and north-western part Arunachal
Pradesh.
2. Alluvial Soil – Punjab, Haryana, Delhi,
Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam,
Eastern coast of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil
Nadu & few parts of Gujarat & Rajasthan.
3. Red & Yellow soil – Jharkhand,
Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Arunachal Pradesh,
Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura,
Major parts of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh,
Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, some parts of
Kerala and southern part of Meghalaya.
4. Black soil - Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra, northern part of
Karnataka, some parts of Gujarat,
Telangana and Rajasthan.
5. Laterite soil – Western coast of
Karnataka and Goa, northern part of
Meghalaya & few parts of Rajasthan, etc.
6. Arid soil – Rajasthan.
 Chapter – 3
Water Resources.
Dams or Multi-purpose
projects.
 Major Rice Growing
Areas of India.
1. Eastern part of Uttar
Pradesh.
2. Bihar.
3. West Bengal.
4. Assam.
5. Eastern coast of Orissa,
and Andhra Pradesh.
6. Some parts of
Chhattisgarh and Tamil
Nadu.
7. Western coast of Kerala
and Karnataka.
 Major Wheat Growing
Areas of India.
1. Punjab.
2. Himachal Pradesh.
3. Haryana.
4. Delhi.
5. Uttarakhand.
6. Western Uttar
Pradesh.
7. Madhya Pradesh.
8. Adjoining parts of
Rajasthan and
Jammu and Kashmir.
In India, Largest Producer of

1. Sugarcane – Uttara
Pradesh.
2. Tea – Assam.
3. Coffee – Karnataka.
4. Rubber – Kerala.
5. Cotton – Maharashtra.
6. Jute – West Bengal.