Question

Name the two coastal strips that flank the peninsula r plateau. Distinguish the two by giving two characteristics of each.

Answer 1

COASTAL STRIOS ARE:

Eastern Coast and Western Coast .

The differences between Eastern and Western Coastal Plains are:

1. The Eastern Coastal plain lies along the east coast of India and is washed by the Bay of Bengal whereas the Western Coastal Plain lies along the west coast of India and is washed by The Arabian Sea.

2. The East Coast plain runs smoothly from the north to the south with a broad plain and level surface whereas the West Coast plain also runs from the north to the south and it is in some places intersected by the mountain ridges.

3. The large rivers make wide deltas on the Eastern Coastal Plains. But the short swift rivers do not make any deltas on the West Coast.