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what is a coast?
•A coast is a region where land meets the sea.
Name the two coastal regions
Eastern and western coastal plain
What is a peninsula?
A piece of land surrounded by three sides of water
•Where does eastern and western coastlines meet?
Kanniyakumari
The main occupation of the people living along the coast?
Fishing
Name the states that comes under western coast
Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala
Name the states that comes under eastern coastline
West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Name the sea that is towards the western coastal area
Arabian Sea
Name the sea that is towards the eastern coastal area
Bay of Bengal
Name the divisions of the western coast
Gujarat coast, Malabar coast, Konkan coast
Where is India's biggest port? Which coast does it lie?
Mumbai, Konkan coast
Name the divisions in the eastern coastal plains.
Coromandel coast and Northern Circars
What is a lagoon?
Lagoon is a salt water lake separated from sea by rocks or sand
How's the climate in western coastal plain?
How's the climate in eastern coastal plain?
hot and humid
Name the two group of islands.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Lakshadweep Islands
How many islands do we have in Andaman and Nicobar Islands? what is the capital of the Islands
572, Port Blair
How many Islands are there in Lakshadweep Islands? Out of which how many are inhabited?
36 islands, only 10 are inhabited
Which islands are coral reef islands?
Lakshadweep Islands
What is an archipelago?
A group of small islands