Coastal Plains Flashcards

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1
Q

WC is ______ coast and EC is ______ coast

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WC is submergent Coast, EC is emergent coast

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WC has _____ coastal plains and EC has _____ coastal plains

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WC has Narrow and EC has Broad coastal plains

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WC has _____ continental shelf and EC has ______ continental shelf in India (an anamoly)

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WC has broad and EC has narrow continental shelf

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WC has _____ landforms and EC has ______ landforms

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WC has depositional and EC has erosional landforms

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5
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Rainfall in WC and EC?

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WC = 200cm
EC = 50 cm
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Soil in WC and EC

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WC = laterite + alluvial
EC= laterite
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Parts of WC are

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  1. Gujarat- Rann of Kutch, Kathiawar Peninsula- suarashtra
  2. Konkan Coast = Daman to Marmagao
  3. Canara Coast = Marmagao to new mangalore
  4. Malabar Coast = New mangalore to kanyakumari
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Highest point of Kathiawar

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Girnar, also called Mandav Hills

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9
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Agriculture in Kathiawar

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Groundnut, Cotton, Tobacco

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10
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Major ports of Konkan

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Mumbai, JNPT, Marmagoa

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Agriculture in Konkan

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Mangoes

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12
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Agriculture in Canara

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Coconut

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13
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Imp port of Canara

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Mangalore Port

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14
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Only emergent part in WC, making it an anamoly, is

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Malabar coast

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15
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Parts of EC

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  1. Coromandel Coast- Tamil Nadu = kanyakumari to pulikat
  2. Andhra Coast = from pulikat to kolleru lake
  3. Odisha Coast/ Utkal plains = C=Korellu to chilka
  4. Sunderban Delta
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16
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Imp ports of Coromandel Coast

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Ennore, Tuticorin, Chennai

17
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Imp Andhra Coast port

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Thiruvanathapuram

18
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Imp Odisha coast port

A

Paradweep

19
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Imp Sunderband port

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Haldia, Kolkata