Question

name two coastal strips that flank the peninsular plateau distinguish 5 distinct the two by giving five characteristics of each

Answer 1

Eastern coastal plains and western coastal plains.
>eastern coastal plains are not narrow.
>western coastal plains are narrow.
>mostly rivers flow from west to east like:the godavari,the krishna.
>most of the rivers in this area are perenial rivers.
>eastern coastal plains have three sections they are:
*odisha=utkal coast
*A.P=circar coast
*tamil nadu=coramandal coast.
>even western coastal coastal plain has three section they are:
*maharastra to goa=konkan coast.
*karnataka=canara coast.
*kerala=malabar coast.

Answer 2

The two coastal strips that flank the Peninsular plateau are (i) Western Coastal Strip               (ii)Eastern Coastal Strip Western Coastal Strip (a) It is sandwiched between the Western Ghats and Arabian sea. (b) It is a narrow plain. It consists of three sections. (c) The Northern part of the coast is called Konkan coast, the central part is known as Kannad plain and Southern stretch is called the Malabar Coast. (d) The rivers flowing in this region are short and fast flowing. The major Westward flowing rivers are Narmada and Tapi. Eastern Coastal Strip (a) It lies between the Eastern Ghats and Bay of Bengal. (b) It is broader than Western coastal plain. (c) It consists of two main sections. In the Northern part, it is referred to as the Northern Circar. In Southern part it is known as Coromandel Coast. (d) The river flowing in this region are much larger and broader. The major rivers which make deltas are the Mahanadi, the Godavari, the Krishna and the Kaveri.