ST. PETER SR. SEC. SCHOOL, JAORA SOCIAL STUDIES CLASS IV CHAPTER 6 – COASTAL PLAINS AND ISLANDS WORK OUT A. Fill in the blanks with the correct answers. 1. The southern part of the Eastern Coastal Plains is called the Coromandel Coast. 2. Kerala is famous for its backwaters. 3. The Chilka Lake is in the state of Odisha. 4. Puducherry is a union territory. 5. Gujarat has the longest coastline in India. B. Name the following. 1. Rivers that form a delta on the eastern coast of India: Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Kaveri 2. The capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Port Blair 3. A group of islands formed by coral deposition: Lakshadweep 4. The longest beach of India: Marina Beach 5. The capital of Lakshadweep Islands: Kavaratti C. Write T for true and F for false. 1. An island is a piece of land surrounded by water on three sides. F 2. The Andaman and Nicobar islands are located in the Bay of Bengal. T 3. The coast of Tamil Nadu is called the Coromandel Coast. T 4. Panaji is the capital of Tamil Nadu. F 5. The Lakshadweep Islands are located in the Arabian Sea. T D. Answer these questions. 1. Describe the extent and location of the coastal plains of India. Ans. The western coastal plain extends from Gujarat to Kerala. The eastern coastal plain extends from the border of West Bengal and Odisha to Kanyakumari. 2. Where do the Eastern and Western coastal plains merge? Ans. The Eastern and Western coastal plains merge at Kanyakumari. 3. What is an island? Name the group of islands in the Arabian Sea. Ans. An island is a piece of land surrounded by water on four sides. Lakshadweep is a group of island located in the Arabian Sea. 4. What is the Chilka Lake famous for? Ans. The Chilka Lake is the largest coastal lake in India. 5. Name two famous places of Puducherry. Ans. Rock Beach, Sri Aurobindo Ashram are the two famous places of Puducherry. 6. On which coast of India is Kerala located? Ans. Kerala is located on Malabar Coast. .