Question

Describe any three features of coastal plains of India

CBSE Class IX Social Science SA (3 Marks)

Answer 1

(i) The Peninsular plateau is flanked by a strip of narrow coastal strips running along the Arabian Sea on the west and the Bay of Bengal on the east.

(ii)   The western coast, sandwiched between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea, is a narrow plain. It consists of three sections. The northern part of the coast is called the Konkan (Mumbai -Goa), the central stretch is called the Kannad Plain while the southern stretch is referred to as the Malabar coast.

(iii) The plains along the Bay of Bengal are wide and level.

(iv)  In the northern part, it is referred to as the Northern Circar, while the southern part is known as the Coromandel Coast.

(v) Large rivers such as the Mahanadi, the Godavari, the Krishna and the Kaveri have formed extensive delta on this coast. Lake Chilika is an important feature along the eastern coast. 

Answer 2

These are narrow coastal strips, running along the Arabian Sea on the west and Bay of Bengal on the east.

These are known as western coast and eastern coast of the coastal plains.

The western coast is sandwiched between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea.

It is a narrow plain and consists of three sections. The northern part of the coast is called the ‘Konkan’, the central is called ‘Kannad Plain’ and the southern part is called the ‘Malabar Coast’.

The plains along the Bay of Bengal are wide and level.

In the northern part, it is called Northern Circas, while the southern part is known as Coromandal Coasts.

Large rivers such as the Mahanadi, the Godavari, the Krishna and the Kaveri form extensive deltas on the eastern coasts.

Lake Chilika is also located on the eastern coast. It is the largest salt water lake of India.