Differentiate between.
1. Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats
2. Forest type of India and forest type of Brazil
3. Location of India and Location of Brazil
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Answer:
1) Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats
Western Ghats -
1. There are different local names of Western Ghats:
Sahyadri in Maharashtra
Nilgiri hills in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
Anaimalai Hills and Cardamom hills in Kerala.
2. The Western Ghats is an elevated and continuous range of mountains.
3. The average elevation of Western Ghats is about 1,500 m.
4. Western Ghat is the origin of various Peninsular rivers.
Eastern Ghats -
1. Eastern Ghat is discontinuous and low-height mountain ranges.
2. Rivers like Krishna, Kaveri, Mahanadi, Godavari erode the Eastern Ghats.
3. Javadi Hills, Palconda range, Nallamala hills, Mahendragiri hills make some of the important mountainous hills of Eastern Ghats.
2) Forest type of India and forest type of Brazil
Brazil -
1. concentrated in one area around the amazon river basin.
2. Brazil does not have a coastal forest
3. 23 per cent area covered by forest.
India -
1. Unevenly spread across the country with a concentration in western ghats and the northeast
2. India has Himalayan and coastal forests
3. 19 per cent area covered by forest.
3) Location of India and Location of Brazil -
India is located in Asian continent whereas Brazil is located in South American continent. India lies in the South of the continent of Asia whereas Brazil lies to the North of South American continent.
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Answer:
Western Ghats 1. There are different local names of Western Ghats:
Sahyadri in Maharashtra
Nilgiri hills in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
Anaimalai Hills and Cardamom hills in Kerala
2. The Western Ghats is an elevated and continuous range of mountains
3. The average elevation of Western Ghats is about 1,500 m
4. Western Ghat is the origin of various Peninsular rivers
Eastern Ghats 1. Eastern Ghat is discontinuous and low-height mountain ranges
2. Rivers like Krishna, Kaveri, Mahanadi, Godavari erode the Eastern Ghats
3. Javadi Hills, Palconda range, Nallamala hills, Mahendragiri hills make some of the important mountainous hills of Eastern Ghats
Forest type of Brazil
1.Brazil holds about one-third of the world’s remaining rainforests, including a majority of the Amazon rainforest.
2.Types of forests in brazil include rainforests (the majority), seasonal forests, deciduous forests, flooded forests, and savannas.
3.In Brazil it has more than 23% of forest covers in the total surface area.
4.These forests are very dance and a lots of animals survive in this forest due to availability of good food such as grasses. Grasses are about 2 metres long.
5.Trees are more than 20 m long
Forest type of India
1.Forests in India cover roughly 19 percent of India’s land mass.
2.Major types of forests in India are Wet Evergreen forest, Semi Evergreen forest, Moist Deciduous forest, Dry Deciduous forest, Littoral and Swamp forest / Mangrove forest, Dry Evergreen forest, Thorn forest etc.
3. Forests in India cover 19% of surface
4.india has dense forest near to river banks and evergreen also.
5.Trees are about 10 to 20 m long and very broad leaves .
India
(i) India is located at 8°4’N to 37°6’N latitude and between 68°7’E to 97°25’E longitudes.
(ii) It is located in the northern and eastern hemispheres.
(iii) India is located in the southern part of the Asian continent.
Brazil
(i) Brazil is located at 5°15’N to 33°45’S latitudes and between 34°47’W to 73°48’W.
(ii) Some part of Brazil lies in the northern hemisphere, while most of it lies in the southern hemisphere. Brazil also lies in the western hemisphere.
(iii) Brazil is located in the northern part of South American continent.