Geography, asked by priyankaachoudhary24, 9 months ago

if the Eastern ghat is replaced by Western ghat then which forest is affected and why???​

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Answered by alok18092
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Explanation:

The Western Ghats, also known as Sahyadri (Benevolent Mountains), are a mountain range that covers an area of 140,000 square kilometres (54,000 sq mi) in a stretch of 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) parallel to the western coast of the Indian peninsula, traversing the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat.[1] It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the eight hot-spots of biological diversity in the world.[2][3] It is sometimes called the Great Escarpment of India.[4] It contains a large proportion of the country's flora and fauna, many of which are only found in India and nowhere else in the world.[5] According to UNESCO, the Western Ghats are older than the Himalayas. They influence Indian monsoon weather patterns by intercepting the rain-laden monsoon winds that sweep in from the south-west during late summer.[1] The range runs north to south along the western edge of the Deccan Plateau, and separates the plateau from a narrow coastal plain, called Konkan, along the Arabian Sea. A total of thirty-nine areas in the Western Ghats, including national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and reserve forests, were designated as world heritage sites in 2012 – twenty in Kerala, ten in Karnataka, six in Tamil Nadu and four in Maharashtra.[6][7]

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Answered by skyfall63
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The Tropical Deciduous Forest will be affected if Eastern Ghats is replaced the Western Ghats

Explanation:

  • Western Ghats are mountain range which covers the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa, Karnataka, Gujarat, &  Maharashtra. It comprises large proportion of the nation's flora & fauna, several of which are only found in India & nowhere in the global.
  • Western Ghats affect the weather pattern of Indian monsoons as they disrupt the rainy monsoon winds that come from the south-west late in summer. 4 tropical and sub-tropical humid forest eco-regions are located in the Western Ghats.
  • "Tropical deciduous forests" are the "most wide-spread forests" of India. They are also also known as the "monsoon forests". When these forest are affected then it will affect habitat of animals living there, as also the flora can get damaged leading to displacement of trees and soil erosion. As such it can have an impact on the biodiversity/ecosystem
  • Also rainfall will be impacted since it is the presence of this forest that the Western Ghats is able to influence Indian monsoon weather patterns by way of  intercepting the rain-laden monsoon winds.  
  • Unlike the "continuous mountains" of the "Western Ghats", the "Eastern Ghats" are broken up into several distinct hill region. This also can impact the forest

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