Question

difference between eastern coastal plains and Western Coastal Plains

Answer 1

Difference is given below:

The East Coast Plain	The West Coast Plain
1. The East Coast Plain lies along the east coast of India and is washed by the Bay of Bengal	1. The West Coast Plain lies along the west coast of India and is washed by the Arabian Sea.
2. They are continuous plain and more wide.	2. Mountain ridges are present and narrow in span.
3. It receives less rainfall	3. It receives heavy rainfall
4. Fertile alluvial soil is found	4. The soil is less fertile.
5. There are only a few good ports found because the Eastern coast is smooth and formed as a emergent coast.	5. There are many ports because the Western Coast is broken and formed as submergence coast.