You have two sacks of red coloured soil. How would you identify red soil?

Give a geographical reason for each of the following:

(i) You have gone to Rishikesh and notice that the soil is dry, coarse, porous and sandy.

(ii) The soil in your ancestral village at the outskirts of Agra has fine, smooth and moist particles.

(iii) You have gone to Jhansi for an excursion and notice the colour of the soil is a shade of red.

What is soil erosion? Name the areas of soil erosion in India-

(i) for wind erosion

(ii) for running water erosion

Give two agricultural practices that would prevent soil erosion.