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Puducherry: As we go south from Chennai, along the coast, we come to the union

territory of Puducherry, previously known as Pondicherry. It is famous for the
Aurobindo Ashram. At one time it was ruled by the French. The people here speak

Tamil and English. Some of them also speak French.

Now I Know :

• The Deccan Plateau has the Western Coastal Plains on the west
and Eastern Coastal Plain on the east.

• The Western Coastal Plain consist of the Gujarat Coast, the Konkan
Coast and the Malabar Coast.

• The Eastern Coastal Plain consist of the Northern Circars in the

north and the Coromandel Coast in the south.
• About 300 islands make up the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

• Fishing, agriculture, working in parts and in petroleum and other

industries, and tourism are the main occupation of the people.

A. Oral Questions:

1. Which is an important industry of Goa?

2. Which are the important festivals of Kerala?

B. Tick (3) the correct option:

1. Which of these is a port city?

(i) Delhi (ii) Hyderabad (iii) Chennai

2. The Aurobindo Ashram can be found in:

(i) Tamil Nadu (ii) Odisha (iii) Puducherry

3. An importance seaport of Karnataka is:

(i) Cochin (ii) Kavaratti (iii) Mangalore

4. The Gir forest, which is home to the Asiatic lion is located in:
(i) Gujarat (ii) Maharashtra (iii) Kerala

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