Question

Explain the difference between western Ghats and Eastern Ghats

Answer 1

☆The Western Ghats lie on the western margin of the Deccan Plateau.

●The Eastern Ghats lie on the eastern margin of the Deccan Plateau.

☆The Western Ghats are higher in elevation. Their average elevation is from 900 to 1600 metres.

●The Eastern Ghats are lower in elevation. Their average elevation is 600metres.

☆They have a continuous chain of mountains and can be crossed through passes only.

●The mountain chains are not continuous and are denuded by the rivers which flow into the Bay of Bengal.

☆No major river has cut across them.

●They have been cut across by major rivers like the Godavari, Mahanadi, Krishna and Kaveri.