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By now you already know that aplainisanareaofatandlowland.
Shade the plains V, W, X,Y and Z found in Map 10 on page 36.
In Mauritius, the plains are found outside the ring of mountains and along the coast.
The lava ows from the volcanoes found in the North formed the large area of low and at
land named the Northern plains.
Besides the Northern plains, there are also other plains which are volcanic plains. They
were formed by the volcanoes found on the Central Plateau. Lava from volcanoes such as
Bar le Duc, Trou aux Cerfs and Curepipe Point owed out of the Central Plateau to form
these wide coastal plains.
• Most plains in Mauritius are fertile and good for cultivation.
These plains are intensively cultivated.
What is the main crop planted in these areas?
Activity 2.4
 a)Useyouratlastondthenamesoftheplains.Inwhichpartsoftheislandaretheyfound?
One has been done for you.
V: Northern Plains in the North of Mauritius.
W: in the
X: in the
Y: in the
Z: in the
b) In Map 10, you can observe that there are volcanic cones which are found in the
area oftheNorthernPlains.UseyouratlastondthenamesofvolcanicconesN, O and P.
N:
O:
P:
3.3 formation of plains
ACTIVITY