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Geography

The Coastal Plains and Islands

In this Class 9 Geography topic from Physical Features of India, students explore how India’s coastal plains and islands were formed and how they differ in location, relief, and physical features. They study the Western Coastal Plain along the Arabian Sea and the broader Eastern Coastal Plain along the Bay of Bengal, including important rivers, deltas, lagoons, and coastal processes. The topic also introduces the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep, highlighting their geographical setting, natural environment, and importance to India.

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  1. It lifts moisture-laden sea winds and causes rainfall
  2. It completely blocks the sea
  3. It turns all rivers eastward
  4. It forms coral atolls
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  1. It removes the sea
  2. It gives wide space for rivers and deposition
  3. It makes the west coast coral
  4. It makes all rivers underground
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  1. Shallow coastal water partly separated from the sea
  2. Deep lake below a glacier
  3. Sand valley in a desert
  4. Volcano on a mountain peak
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  1. North western coastal landscape of Gujarat
  2. Delta region of eastern coast
  3. Coral region of Lakshadweep
  4. Volcanic region of Andaman
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  1. Because the river will never reach the sea
  2. Because the river will freeze in the Himalaya
  3. Because time and space for sediment deposition will be less
  4. Because sea will become freshwater
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  1. Melting of glaciers
  2. Sea water and flat coastal land
  3. Height of coral mountains
  4. Inland coal region
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  1. Islands affect maritime area and strategic reach
  2. Islands determine Himalayan height
  3. Islands reduce the length of Ganga
  4. Islands increase sand of Thar Desert
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  1. Tropical island climate and marine ecology
  2. Polar ice and dry desert
  3. Coal plateau and lava plain
  4. Ganga alluvial plain and wheat region
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  1. Only snowy peaks
  2. Only coal mines
  3. Beaches, backwaters, lagoons and island scenery
  4. Only desert oasis
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  1. Coral mining
  2. Glacier routes
  3. Desert irrigation
  4. Flood control and disaster preparedness
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  1. Eastern coast is broad and delta-dominated while western coast is narrow and more indented
  2. Both coasts are only coral atolls
  3. Western coast is broad and delta-dominated
  4. There are no rivers on the eastern coast
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  1. Delta region of eastern coast
  2. Narrow strip of Western Coastal Plain
  3. Mangrove region of Sundarbans
  4. Coral atoll of Lakshadweep
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  1. River dividing into several branches near its mouth
  2. Sea turning into mountains
  3. Coral organisms becoming ice
  4. Desert becoming a river source
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  1. Glacial
  2. Coral
  3. Deltaic
  4. Desertic
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  1. Chilika Lake and glacial erosion
  2. Lakshadweep and river delta deposition
  3. Sundarbans and Ganga Brahmaputra sediment deposition
  4. Barren Island and coral atoll formation
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  1. This region is a group of glacial lakes
  2. This region is an extension of coral atolls
  3. This region is the narrow coast of Western Ghats
  4. This region is associated with large river deltas
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  1. It is part of the eastern coast linked with Bay of Bengal
  2. It lies west of the Arabian Sea
  3. It is a Himalayan glacier region
  4. It is a coral region of Lakshadweep
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  1. It is surrounded by the Himalaya
  2. It is a group of small coral islands without large rivers
  3. It is part of the Ganga plain
  4. It is the mouth of Narmada
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  1. They change coastline, sand bars and lagoons over time
  2. They permanently stop mountains
  3. They always dry rivers
  4. They turn sea into glacier
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  1. When the area is a high glacier
  2. When a small island is surrounded by sea water
  3. When the area is far from desert
  4. When the river source is in the Himalaya
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  1. Short steep rivers and tidal influence
  2. Long rivers and huge deltas
  3. Coral atolls and glaciers
  4. Sandy desert and dry river
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  1. Coastal progradation by river deposition
  2. Valley erosion by glacier
  3. Mountain building by coral
  4. Desert weathering
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  1. Relationship among land, river deposition, sea and island ecology
  2. Only relationship of Himalayan height
  3. Only relationship of desert temperature
  4. Only relationship of plateau minerals
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  1. Reversing the origin processes of island and delta
  2. Measuring heights of Eastern and Western Ghats
  3. Mixing ports and tourism
  4. Identifying direction on a map
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  1. Western Ghats run very close and parallel to the Arabian Sea
  2. Eastern Ghats are higher than the Himalayas
  3. No rivers drain into the Arabian Sea
  4. The western coast is entirely deltaic

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