Question

distinguish between Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats

Answer 1

Answer:

Western Ghats

• Mark the western edge of the Deccan Plateau
• Continuous
• Higher; average elevation is 900−1600 metres
• Lie parallel to the western coast along the Arabian Sea

Eastern Ghats

• Mark the eastern edge of the Deccan Plateau
• Discontinuous and irregular
• Lower; average elevation is 600 metres  
• Lie parallel to the eastern coast along the Bay of Bengal

Answer 2

Western Ghats:

The Western Ghats are higher than the Eastern Ghats. Their average elevation is 900– 1600 metres as against 600 metres of the Eastern Ghats. The Western Ghats cause orographic rain by facing the rain bearing moist winds to rise along the western slopes of the Ghats. The Western Ghats are known by different local names. The height of the Western Ghats progressively increases from north to south. The highest peaks include the Anai Mudi (2,695metres) and the Doda Betta (2,637 metres).

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Eastern Ghats:

The Eastern Ghats stretch from the Mahanadi Valley to the Nigiris in the south. The Eastern Ghats are discontinuous and irregular and dissected by rivers draining into the Bay of Bengal. Mahendragiri (1,501 metres) is the highest peak in the Eastern Ghats. Shevroy Hills and the Javadi Hills are located to the southeast of the Eastern Ghats.