NCERT Class 4 Social Science Solutions the Coastal Plains and Islands Part 2 (For CBSE, ICSE, IAS, NET, NRA 2022)

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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.
  • These lagoons are also called backwaters.
  • 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
  • The Western coastal plain is narrow and the Eastern coastal plain is broad.
  • 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:

• Parts of the Eastern Coastal Plains are
  • Northern Circars
  • Coromondal Coast
• Parts of the Western Coastal Plains are
  • Gujarat Coast
  • Konkan Coast
  • Malabar Coast
• The biggest sea port of India is Mumbai.
  • Mumbai port is located on the Konkan Coast.
  • The Konkan Coast extends from Gujarat coast up to Goa.
  • 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.
  • Light houses are towers in or near the sea sending out beams of light for guiding the ships.
  • Ships from all over the world come to Mumbai.
  • Mumbai High which is famous for oil and natural gas is located off this coast.