Question

Eastern and western coastal plains similar or different

Answer 1

Answer:

EASTERN COASTAL PLAINS:

• Eastern coastal plains is a belt of plain region lying towards the east between eastern Ghats

• Eastern coastal plains are comparatively wider.

• Eastern coastal plains are very fertile because or rivers like Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery deposit their sediments during delta formation.

• Eastern plains receive comparatively lesser rainfall.

• From north to south , Eastern coastal plains are divided into Utkal coast, Circar coast and Coromandel coast.

WESTERN COASTAL PLAINS:

• western coastal plains is a belt of plain region lying towards the west between Western Ghats and Arabian sea.

• This belt of plains is narrow in width.

• Western coastal plains are less fertile because no major river is engaged in sediment deposition.
• Western plains receive more rainfall.
• From north to south, Western coastal plains are divided into konkan coast, Canare coast and Malabar coast.