Question

Distinguish between i) Bhangar and Khadar ii) Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats.

Answer 1

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a Bhangar is old alluvial soil.

a Khadar is new alluvial soil.

b Bhanger soil is found away from the river.

b Khadar is found near the river basin.

c Bhangar is less fertile.

c Khadar is very fertile.

d It contains calcareous deposits locally known as Kankar.

d This soil is fine grained.

e The soil is dark in colour.

e The soil light in colour.

(iii)Difference between the Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats.

The Eastern Ghats The Western Ghats

a The Eastern ghats mark the eastern edge of the Deccan plateau. a The Western ghat mark the western edge of the Deccan plateau.

b They are discontinuous and irregular and dissected by rivers draining into the Bay of Bengal.

b They are continuous and can be crossed through passes only.

c They lie parallel to the eastern coast along the Arabian Sea.

c The Western Ghats lie parallel to the west coast along the Arabian Sea.

d The highest mountain is Mahendragiri with a height of 1,501 metres.

d The highest peak is Anai Mudi with a height of 2,695 meters.

e Their average height is 600 metres.

e Their average height is 1,600 metres.

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Answer 2

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1)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