Question

Distinguish between coastal plains and river plains

Answer 1

A coastal plain is a flat, low-lying piece of land next to the ocean. Coastal plains are separated from the rest of the interior by nearby landforms, such as mountains. In western South America, a large coastal plain lies between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.

Answer 2

A coastal plain is a piece of land that is lying low and adjacent to the sea coast. United States has the worlds largest Coastal plain that extends from Gulf of mexico to Ohio river.

The river plain can also known as just plains that are formed with minimum elevation. Rivers plains mainly occurs along the bottoms of valleys, near mountains.

Rivers around the world are known to form various type of plains like

• Alluvial plains
• Flood plains
• Scroll plains