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Facts

• In peninsular India, the coastal plains are located along the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal.
• The coastal plains can be divided into western coastal plains and eastern coastal plains.
• The western coastal plains can be divided into Gujarat Coast, Konkan Coast and Malabar Coast.
• The western coastal plains are rocky.
• The eastern coastal plains can be divided into Northern Circars and Coromandel Coast.
• The eastern coastal plains are wider as well as more fertile than the western coastal plains.
• Two groups of islands in India are called Andaman and Nicobar islands and Lakshadweep islands.

XERCISE

A. Tick (3) the right option :
1. We can divide the coastal plains into two : western and ____________ coastal plains.
(a) eastern (b) northern (c) southern
2. The Gujarat Coast is located in the ____________ coastal plains.
(a) eastern (b) western (c) none of these

3. The ____________ Coast is located in the eastern coastal plains.
(a) Gujarat (b) Malabar (c) Coromandel
4. Andaman is located in the ____________ .
(a) Bay of Bengal (b) Arabian Sea (c) Persian Gulf
B. Answer the questions briefly :

1. How have the coastal plains been formed?
2. Why have the lighthouses been built in the Konkan Coast?
3. Why are there located a number of seaports along the Northern Circars?
4. Where is the group of the Andaman and Nicobar islands located?
5. From what have the Lakshadweep islands been formed?

Activity

v On an outline map of India, mark :
1. Gujarat Coast 2. Vishakhapatnam

3. Malabar Coast 4. Andaman
5. Coromandel Coast 6. Kavaratti
Islands and You

v Islands are very popular among tourists. They are normally away from noise and din of the
cities where you can enjoy the rising sea waves from the forested hills. Several among the
Andaman and Nicobar islands are visited by a large number of tourists. Some of the islands
are still inhabited by primitive people, who live like Early Man. It is not permitted to go to
these islands.

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