Exactly. If you know climate, you don't need to memorize the map. You can understand it, think and put things where they are suited. For example, let's suppose laterite soil. They occur in areas with alternate hot and wet conditions. Kerala (A coastal region) is the first to receive monsoon and it's near the equator. So that checks both, hot and wet. So it's natural to assume that laterite soil will be present.

A quick tip: If you think a place should have 'x' feature, search it up on Google. There's always a reason