Question

26. What are coastal plains? Compare the features of Eastern and Western coastal plains.

Answer 1

a coastal plain is a low lying, flat piece of land next to the ocean.
The differences between Eastern and Western Coastal Plains are:
1. The Eastern Coastal plain lies along the east coast of India and is washed by the Bay of Bengal whereas the Western Coastal Plain lies along the west coast of India and is washed by The Arabian Sea.
2.Eastern Coastal Plain is broader than the West Coast plain.
3.The Eastern Coastal plain receives comparatively low rainfall.But the Western Coastal plain receives heavy rainfall.

Answer 2

Answer:

Coastal plains are flat low lying area adjacent to the coastal region. There are two coastal plains in our country - "eastern and western coastal plains"

Explanation:

Eastern coastal plain

1. Wide "stretch of land" lying between "Eastern Ghats" and "Bay of Bengal".

2. Wider than Western Ghats starts from "West Bengal" in the north and ends in Tamil Nadu.

3. Deltas of rivers Mahanadi, Godavari and kaveri also form major portion of these plains

Western coastal plain

1. Located between Western Ghats and Arabian sea

2. Narrow stretch beginning from Gujarat and ends in Kerala

3. Divided into three areas – Konkan coast, central coast (kanara) and Malabar coast