A landmass bounded by sea on three sides is referred to as
(a) Coast (c) Peninsula
(b) Island (d) none of the above
NCERT Class IX
Social Science - Contemporary India
Chapter 2. Physical Features of India
Answers
Answer:
Option C.
Explanation:
Peninsula is the right answer.
A peninsula is a landform inundated by water on the preponderance of its boundary while remaining attached to a land from which it spreads. The encompassing water is usually assumed to be continuous, though not certainly defined as a single water body. In other words, a peninsula is a region of land girdled by water on its three fronts. The Iberian Peninsula is an example of a peninsula.
The answer is Option C - Peninsula.
A landmass bounced by sea on three sides is referred to as Peninsula.
India is an example of a peninsula as it is flanked by the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean on the east, the west and the south respectively.
The Arabian Peninsula is the largest peninsula in the world.