Northern and coastal plains

What are coastal plains?

• Coastal plain is a flat low lying land adjacent to a seacost.

• Coastal plains lie to the south of the Shivaliks seperated by the himalyan frontal fault.

Where does North America extends northwards?

• The gulf of Mexico

• Dubai

• I don't know

Northern plains are the youngest physiographic feature.

• True

• False

Where is the most largest coastal plains in th world?

• Alaska

• India

• Singapore

• Japan

Where does North America extends northwards?

• Gulf of Mexico

• Dubai

• I don't know

State true or false -

Northern plains are the youngest physiographic feature in India.

• False

• True

The northern plains are the smallest alluvial tract of the world.

• True

• False

How Are coastal Plains formed?

It is formed by the deposition of solid matter by rivers, by denudation by the sea, or by the emergence of part of the former Continental Shelf due to a relative fall in level of the sea.

• True

• False

The exact depth of Alluvium is 3240 km west to east.

• True

• False

Name the 1 largest rivers flowing through the Northern plains.

• Ganga

• Brahamputra

• Kaveri

• Krishna