INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA

PHYSICAL FEATURES OF INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A landmass bounded by sea on three sides is referred to as ____
A
Coast
B
Island
C
Peninsula
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Peninsula. A Peninsula is any landmass which is surrounded by water on three sides and land on one side. India is called as Peninsula because it is surrounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west and the Bay of Bengal on the east.

Detailed explanation-2: -A body of land surrounded by water on three sides is called a peninsula. The word comes from the Latin paene insula, meaning “almost an island.

Detailed explanation-3: -Island: It is a landmass surrounded by water on all sides.

Detailed explanation-4: -Solution. A landmass bounded by sea on three sides is referred to as Peninsula.

Detailed explanation-5: -A landmass bounded by sea on three sides is called a Peninsula.

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