India: location, structure and physiography
Coastal plains and islands
Practise 4 PYQsConcepts to cover
- Western coastal plain: Kachchh and Kathiawar, Konkan, Kannad (Karnataka), Malabar with kayals; coast of submergence
- Eastern coastal plain: Utkal, Northern Circar, Coromandel; emergent coast with deltas and lagoons
- Rann of Kachchh: salt marsh from repeated fall in sea level and silting; Great and Little Rann
- Andaman and Nicobar: Ten Degree Channel, Duncan Passage, Coco Channel, Saddle Peak, Indira Point, Great Nicobar closest to Sumatra
- Barren Island, India's only active volcano, and Narcondam dormant volcano
- Lakshadweep: coral atolls, Minicoy, Eight and Nine Degree Channels
- Other islands: Majuli riverine island, New Moore, Pamban, Sriharikota, Diu, Salsette
Where to study
India: Physical Environment, Class XI, chapter 2: Structure and Physiography (2026-27)
- ch. 2, Structure and Physiography, p. 1-10 (book pages 7-16)
- ch. 2, The Coastal Plains, p. 8-9 (book pages 14-15)
- ch. 2, Rann, p. 8 (book page 14)
- ch. 2, The Islands, p. 9-10 (book pages 15-16)
- ch. 2, Barren, p. 9 (book page 15)
- ch. 2, Minicoy, p. 9 (book page 15)
Geography of India · Majid Husain
- ch. 2, Physiography
Exploring Society: India and Beyond, Grade 7 Part 1, chapter 1: Geographical Diversity of India (Reprint 2026-27)
- ch. 1, The West Coast of India, p. 19-20 (book pages 19-20)
- ch. 1, The East Coast, p. 20 (book page 20)
- ch. 1, Andaman and Nicobar islands, p. 21-22 (book pages 21-22)
- ch. 1, Barren, p. 22 (book page 22)
- ch. 1, Lakshadweep islands, p. 21 (book page 21)
Certificate Physical and Human Geography · Goh Cheng Leong
- ch. 10, Coastal Landforms