Question

Compare and contrast the estern coastal plain with the western coastal plain

Answer 1

Answer:

WESTERN COASTAL PLAINS

• It lies between the west coast and is washed by Arabian Sea.
• It runs from north to south but some places are intersected by mountain ridges.
• The soft swift rivers do not make any delta.
• Konkan Coast and Malabar Coast are the 2 divisions.
• Lakes, lagoons or backwater are its features.

EASTERN COASTAL PLAINS

• It lies between the east coast and is washed by the Arabian Sea.
• It runs smoothly from north to south with a broad plain surface.
• The large rivers make deltas.
• Northern Cirear and Coromandel Coast are the 2 divisions.
• Sand beaches, deltaic regions or straight shorelines are its features.