Question

draw difference between coastal plains and ghats

Answer 1

Coastal Plains

1. They are plains found along the coastline of Southern India.

2. These plains lie near the seashore.

3. These plains have low elevation and low relief.

Western Ghat

1. Run parallel to Arabian Sea Coast.

2. Western Ghats appear to an average elevation of 1,000 m from the western coastal plains and appear to be an imposing mountain. they slope gently on their eastern flank.

Eastern Ghat

1. Run alongside the Bay of Bengal sea coast.

2. Eastern Ghats is a chain of highly broken hills, lower in elevation as compared to western ghats