Question

IV Distinguish between the following
Himalayan rivers and Peninsular rivers.
2. Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats.
3. Western Coastal Plains and Eastern Coastal
Plains.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

(1) Himalayan river and peninsular rivers

Himalayan rivers get water from snow and rain, whereas Peninsular rivers are fed by rain only. The drainage basin of Himalayan rivers is comparatively larger than the Peninsular rivers. ... Himalayan rivers form a V-shaped valley, while Peninsular watercourses form valley having a U-shape.

(2) Western Ghats and Eastern Ghat

The Western Ghats runs parallel to the western coast in a north-south direction from the Tapi River to Kanyakumari. But the Eastern Ghats runs in a north-east to a south-west direction parallel to the eastern coast from Orissa to the Nilgiri hills. ... Western Ghats average elevation is 900 to 1,100 meters above sea-level

(3) Western Coastal Plains and Eastern Coastal

Plains.

Eastern Coastal Plain is in between the Bay of Bengal in the East and the Eastern Ghats to its West. Western Coastal Plain is between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats. No Deltas are formed in Western Coastal plains, by small rivers. ... Western Coastal plain is intersected by mountain ridges.