lateritic soils
1reddish-brown lateritic soil — noun : any of a group of zonal soils developed under humid tropical forest vegetation that have granular dark reddish brown surface soils underlain by reddish friable clay B horizons and red reticulately mottled lateritic parent material …
2laterite — lateritic /lat euh rit ik/, adj. /lat euh ruyt /, n. Geol. 1. a reddish ferruginous soil formed in tropical regions by the decomposition of the underlying rocks. 2. a similar soil formed of materials deposited by water. 3. any soil produced by… …
3India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …
4Asia — /ay zheuh, ay sheuh/, n. a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. 2,896,700,000; ab. 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km). * * * I Largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean …
5Laterite — (from the Latin word later meaning brick or tile) is a surface formation in hot and wet tropical areas which is enriched in iron and aluminium and develops by intensive and long lasting weathering of the underlying parent rock. Nearly all kinds… …
6Vietnam — /vee et nahm , nam , vyet , vee it /, n. 1. Official name, Socialist Republic of Vietnam. a country in SE Asia, comprising the former states of Annam, Tonkin, and Cochin China: formerly part of French Indochina; divided into North Vietnam and… …
7Geography of Madagascar — Madagascar Nickname: The Red Island Satellite image of Madagascar …
8Banksia wonganensis — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots …
9Sierra Leone — Sierra Leonean /lee oh nee euhn/. /lee oh nee, lee ohn / an independent republic in W Africa: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British colony and protectorate. 4,891,546; 27,925 sq. mi. (72,326 sq. km). Cap.: Freetown. * * *… …
10North America — North American. the northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending from Central America to the Arctic Ocean. Highest point, Mt. McKinley, 20,300 ft. (6187 m); lowest, Death Valley, 276 ft. (84 m) below sea level. 400,000,000 including… …
