Question

Which of the following sequences correctly lists the divisions of the West Coastal Plain from north to south?

• A. Malabar Coast, Kanara Coast, Konkan Coast
• B. Konkan Coast, Malabar Coast, Kannara Coast
• C. Konkan Coast, Kanara Coast, Malabar Coast
• D. Kanara Coast, Konkan Coast, Malabar Coast

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Konkan Coast, Kanara Coast, Malabar Coast

The Coastal Plains

1. West Coastal Plain

The West Coastal Plain is narrower than the East Coastal Plain.

The West Coastal Plain is divided into following parts:

(i) Konkan coast (Mahrashtra coast) – Gujarat to Goa

(ii) Kanara coast (Karnataka coast) – Goa to Mangalore

(iii) Malabar coast (Kerala coast) – Mangalore to Kanyakumari

2. East coastal plain

• The east coast is mainly emergent type, i.e. Its outline is regular and is characterised by offshore bars, sea beachers, sand ridges and lagoons.

• Tamil Nadu coast is called Coromandel coast while Odisha and West Bengal coast are called Northern Circars coast.

• The region of Mahanadi delta is called the Utkal Plain