Question

Q7 Distinguish between the following: -
(a) Eastern coastal plains and Western coastal plains.
(b) Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep Islands​

Answer 1

Answer:

1.Eastern Coastal Plains & Western Coastal Plains

Eastern Coastal Plain is divided into 2 stretches North and South. The part which is in the South is known as Coromandel Coast and the Northern Stretch of Eastern Coastal Plains is known as Northern Circar.

Western Coastal Plains are divided into 3 different sections. The southern part is known as Malabar Coast, the Central part of the Western Coast is known as the Karavali or Kanara. The Northern Part of the Western Coast is known as Konkan.

2.Andaman and Nicobar Islands & Lakshadweep Island . The Andman and Nicobar islands are originated from volcanic erruptions but Lakshadweep islands are originated from coral reefs(skeleton of sea anemones).Andman and Nicobar islands stretched in bay of bengal and lakshadweep stretched in Arabian sea.Total geographical area of andaman and nicobar islands is 8249 km and lakshdweep is 32 km.

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