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Class IV Subject: Social Science, Chapter 7. The Coastal Plains and Islands, Class Work, , A. Fill in the blanks., 1. The western and eastern coasts of India meet at Kanyakumari., 2. Lagoons are salt water lakes, which get cut off from the sea., 3. Mumbai is the largest port of India., 4. Goa lies in the Konkan Coast of the Western Coastal Plain., 5. Cellular Jail at Port Blair was used to jail Indian freedom fighters., 6. Odissi is the famous dance of Odisha., , B. Match the columns., 1. Konkan Coast, , Western Coastal Plains, , 2. Coromandel Coast, , Eastern Coastal Plains, , 3.Coral islands, , Lakshadweep Islands, , 4. Indira Point, , Andaman and Nicobar Islands, , 5. Vivekananda Rock Memorial, , Tamil Nadu, , C. Multiple choice questions, 1. Which of these coasts lie in the Western Coastal Plain?, a. Konkan Coast, b. Malabar Coast, c. Gujarat Coast, d. All of these
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d. Kerala., , D. Answer the following questions, 1. What is the advantage of a long coastline?, India has an extremely long coastline. This is a great advantage for India ., Coastline can use ships to transport large quantities of goods into and out of the, country. Ships loaded and unloaded at ports., 2. Through which states do the Western and Eastern coastal plains pass?, Answer: The Western coastal plains begins from Gujarat in the north and passes, through Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka and Kerala. Eastern coastal plains begins, from West Bengal in the north and passes through Odisha Andhra Pradesh and, Tamil Nadu., 3. Why are so many tourists attracted to Goa?, Answer: Tourist visit Goa in large numbers every year because of its beautiful, beaches and churches., 4. Why are the Lakshadweep Islands referred to as coral island?, Answer: Lakshadweep islands are called as the coral islands, because they have, been formed from corals. Corals are formed from the skeletons of tiny marine, animals called polyps., 5. How is it that so many people in Puducherry know French?, Answer: Because before independence many French colonies situated in certain, parts of India like Goa, Puducherry etc and rule it. and now they are citizen as, Indian. so Pondicherry people know French., 6. Which is the southern-most tip of (a) the Indian mainland, (b) India?, Answer: Cape Kanyakumari is the Southern-most tip of the Indian mainland., 'Indira Point' in the Great Nicobar is considered the southern-most part of India., this point is now partially submerged following the Tsunami that hit South and, South East Asia in December 2004.
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7. Name two important ports in each of the two coastal plains, Answer: Major ports located at west coast of India are, Kandla Port (Gujarat),, Mumbai (Maharashtra) New Mangalore (Karnataka), and Kochi (Kerala)., Major ports located on the east coast of India are Tuticorin and Chennai (Tamil, Nadu) Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), Paradip (Odisha), Haldia and Kolkata, (West Bengal)., , 8. Name four major occupations of the people of the coastal plains, Answer: Fishing, agriculture, trading and working in ports and tourism are the, important occupations of the people of the coastal plains., 9. Name four main industries of Gujarat., Answer: Gujarat has several well developed industries they are textile, petroleum,, fertilizer, salt , dairy farming, the Khadi and handloom., 10. Why is fishing such an important occupation of the people living in the, coastal areas and Islands of India, Answer: Fishing is an important occupation of the people living in the coastal, areas and island because the long coastline encourages fishing. It is easy for them, to get fish by fishing. Some people sell fishes to earn money so it is an important, occupation., 11. Why do you think tourist are especially attracted to coastal areas and, Islands?, Answer: Tourists are attracted towards coastal and island areas because there they, get the peaceful atmosphere and clean and green environment. They get relaxation, to go away from their hectic schedule.
