NCERT Class 4 Social Science Solutions The Coastal Plains and Islands Part 2
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Match the following
List I | List II |
Haldia | Orissa |
Kandla | Maharashtra |
Ennore | West Bengal |
Paradeep | Tamil Nadu |
Jawaharlal Nehru port | Gujarat |
Ans:
List I | List II |
Haldia | West Bengal |
Kandla | Gujarat |
Ennore | Tamil Nadu |
Paradeep | Orissa |
Jawaharlal Nehru port | Maharashtra |
Short Answer:
Q 1. What are Lagoons? In which part of the coastal regions lagoons are found?
Answer:
When the sand bars in the coasts enclose water, they form lakes called lagoons.
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These lagoons are also called backwaters.
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Lagoons are found in the Malabar Coast of the Western Coastal Plains.
Q 2. What difference do you observe between the eastern and Western coast of India?
Answer:
Differences between the eastern and Western coastal plains are
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The Western coastal plain is narrow and the Eastern coastal plain is broad.
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The rivers on the eastern coastal plain form delta.
Q 3. Name the parts of the eastern Coastal plains and western Coastal Plains. Describe the part where the biggest port of India is located?
Answer:
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Parts of the Eastern Coastal Plains are
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Northern Circars
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Coromondal Coast
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Parts of the Western Coastal Plains are
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Gujarat Coast
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Konkan Coast
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Malabar Coast
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The biggest sea port of India is Mumbai.
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Mumbai port is located on the Konkan Coast.
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The Konkan Coast extends from Gujarat coast up to Goa.
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It is a very narrow plain with rocky uneven surface. Light houses have been built along the coast warning ships for the hidden rock below the water.
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Light houses are towers in or near the sea sending out beams of light for guiding the ships.
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Ships from all over the world come to Mumbai.
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Mumbai High which is famous for oil and natural gas is located off this coast.
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