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Which of the following types of soil is typical of the tropical regions that receive heavy rainfall?
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Laterite
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Laterites are soil types rich in iron and aluminium, formed in hot and wet tropical areas. Nearly all laterites are rusty-red because of iron oxides. They develop by intensive and long-lasting weathering of the underlying parent rock.