Question

The Deccan plateau has soil that is good for growing cotton. Give reason.

Answer 1

• The Deccan Plateau is a large plateau in India, making up most of the southern part of the country.
  
• The Deccan region has historically lacked an enduring geo-political centre, and has been defined in various ways.
  
• Geographers have attempted to define it using indices such as rainfall, vegetation, soil type or physical features.
  
• The thick dark soil (called regur) found here is suitable for cotton cultivation.
  
• Black soil is made from lava-solidified rocks and is also called as ‘Black Cotton Soil’ or ‘Regur Soil’.
  
• The black colour of regur soil is due to its iron content, deriving from plutonic lava materials.
  
• Mainly found in the Deccan region which includes the major part of Maharashtra, Gujarat and part of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
  
• Cotton is most important crop .