beaches. These islands receive convectional rainfall and have an equatorial type of vegetation. The islands of the Arabian sea include Lakshadweep and Minicoy. These are scattered between °N- °N and °E - °E longitude.
These islands are located at a distance of km- km off the Kerala coast. The entire island group is built of coral deposits. There are approximately islands of which are inhabited. Minicoy is the largest island with an area of sq.
km. The entire group of islands is broadly divided by the Eleventh degree channel, north of which is the Amini Island and to the south of the Canannore Island. The Islands of this archipelago have storm beaches consisting of unconsolidated pebbles, shingles, cobbles and boulders on the eastern seaboard. On December , the Andaman and Nicobar islands experienced one of the most devasting natural calamity.
Can you name the calamity and identify some other areas which were adversely affected by the same calamity? What was its major consequence? . Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below.
(i) In which part of Himalayas do we find the Karewa formation? (a) North-eastern Himalayas (c) Eastern Himalayas (b) Himachal-Uttarakhand Himalayas (d) Kashmir Himalayas (ii) In which of the following states is Loktak lake situated? (a) Kerala (c) Manipur (b) Uttarakhand (d) Rajasthan (iii) Which one of the water bodies separates the Andaman from the Nicobar? (a) ° Channel (c) ° Channel (b) Gulf of Mannar (d) Andaman Sea (iv) On which of the following hill range is the ‘Dodabeta’ peak situated?
(a) Nilgiri hills (c) Cardamom hills (b) Anaimalai hills (d) Nallamala hills . Answer the following questions in about words. (i) If a person is to travel to Lakshadweep, from which coastal plain does he prefer and why? EXERCISES (ii) Where in India will you find a cold desert?
Name some important ranges of this region. (iii) Why is the western coastal plain is devoid of any delta? . Answer the following questions in not more than words.
(i) Make a comparison of the island groups of the