Ls : 10 COASTAL PLAINS AND ISLANDS

Ls : 11 LIFE IN COASTAL PLAINS AND ISLANDS

I) New words

1. cultivated
2. Territory
3. Coromandel Coast
4. Konkan Coast
5. Northern Circars
6. Malabar Coast
7. Cellular Jail
8. Kavaratti
9. Kannad Coast
10. Petrochemical
11. Heritage site
12. Handicrafts
13. inhabitants
14. coir twisting
15. Mascarade
II New terms

1. Coral- A hard, colourful substance formed from the

remains of sea creatures.
2. Lagoon-A lake or sea water that is separated from the
sea by rocks or sand.
3. Port- A place where goods are loaded and unloaded
from the ships.
Eg. Mumbai, Vishakhapatnam.
4. Heritage site- An official location where a place,
monument, building is protected for its value.eg.
Basilica of Bom Jesus in Goa.

 Learn other new terms from T.B. pg.58 and 64.

III Answer the following questions
Q1. Differentiate between the Western and the Eastern
Coastal Plains.
Western Coastal Plains Eastern Coastal Plains
It lies between the It lies between the Eastern
Western Ghats and the Ghats and the Bay of
Arabian Sea Bengal.
It stretches from Gujarat It stretches from West
to Kerala. Bengal to Tamil Nadu.
It is divided into three It is divided into two
parts. parts.
-The Konkan Coast in the -The Northern part is
North. known as Northern
- The Kannad Coast in the Circars.
middle. - The Southern part is
-The Malabar Coast in the known as Coromandel
South. Coast.
Q2. Write a short note on the two island groups of our
country.
 Andaman and Nicobar islands are located in the
Bay of Bengal. They are a group of 572 islands,
islets and rocks. Its capital is Port Blair. The
inhabitants of these islands are mainly tribals.
 Lakshadweep Islands lie in the Arabian Sea. It
consists of ten inhabited islands, many islets and
atolls. It’s capital is Kavaratti.

IV Give reason
1. Seafood is the staple diet of the people of the
Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Ans :A variety of sea foods such as prawns, fish,
lobsters, crabs etc. are available in plenty in these
islands. Hence, seafood is the staple diet of the people of
the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
2. The Cellular Jail was built on the Andaman and Nicobar
Islands.

Ans : The Cellular Jail was built on the Andaman Islands

by the British for the following purposes.

* These islands are situated far away from the main land
India.

* It was not an easy task for the freedom fighters,

imprisoned there, to escape from there as it was situated
on an island.

3. Kerala is known as ‘God’s Own Country’.

Ans : Kerala is one of the most beautiful places in the

southern part of India. It is located between the Arabian
Sea on the west and the lush Western Ghats on the east.
There are many rivers, lagoons, thick forests, exotic
wildlife, backwaters, lagoons and beaches making it a
“Paradise on the Earth”. Hence, it is called ‘God’s Own
Country’.
V Complete the table.

S.N State Language Dance Tourist

O places
1 Gujarat Gujarati Ras garba, Sabarmati
Bhavai Ashram,
Somnath
Temple
2 Goa Konkani Talgadi, Calangute,
Goan folk Dona Paula
dance
3 Kerala Malayala Kathakali Kovalam
m beach,
backwaters
4 Odisha Odia Odissi Jagannath
Temple,
Sun
Temple
5 Puducherry Tamil Garadi Sri
Aurobindo
Ashram
6 Andaman Hindi, Nicobari Cellular
and Nicobar Tamil Jail,
Islands Maybunde
r beaches
7 Lakshadwee Mahl, Kolkali, Islands,
p Islands Malayala Parichakali beaches
m , lava
V Activity: N.B

Map work-

A. In the political map of India mark the states of

the Coastal plains and islands and name their capitals
1. Gujarat
2. Maharashtra
3. Goa
4. Karnataka
5. Kerala
6. West Bengal
7. Odisha
8. Andhra Pradesh
9. Tamil Nadu
10. Andaman and Nicobar islands
11. Lakshadweep islands
B. Division of Coastal Plains:
The Konkan Coast
The Kannad Coast
The Malabar Coast
The Northern Circars
The Coromandel Coast