Question

3. Distinguish between
(i) Bhangar and Khadar
(ii) western Ghats and eastern ghats​

Answer 1

Answer:

Bhangar

Lies above flood plains of the river.

Older alluvium or old soil and forms the largest part of the Northern Plains

2)Khadar

It is a newer, younger deposit of flood plains. Renewed every year.

(ii) the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats

3)The Western Ghats

Lies parallel to the Western Coast.

They are continuous and can be crossed through passes only

The Western Ghats’ average elevation is 900 – 1600 metres

The Western Ghats cause orographic rain by facing the rain-bearing moist winds to rise along the western slopes of the Ghats.

The height of the Western Ghats progressively increases from north to south.

4)The Eastern Ghats

Lies parallel to the Eastern Coast.

They are discontinuous and irregular and

The Eastern Ghats are dissected by rivers flowing into the Bay of Bengal.

The Eastern Ghats average elevation is 600 metres