Question

There is a difference in the formation of the Meghalaya Plateau and the Deccan Plateau

Answer 1

The Meghalaya plateau is formed of hard ancient rocks. This plateau slopes down abruptly towards the south in the Sylhet plain of Bangladesh.consists mainly of Archean rock formations. These rock formations contain rich deposits of valuable minerals like coal, limestone, uranium and sillimanite.


The elevation of the plateau ranges between 150 m (490 ft) to 1,961 m (6,434 ft). The central part of the plateau comprising the Khasi Hills has the highest elevations, followed by the eastern section comprising the Jaintia Hills region. The highest point in Meghalaya is Shillong Peak, which is a prominent IAF station in the Khasi Hills overlooking the city of Shillong. It has an altitude of 1961 m. The Garo Hills region in the western section of the plateau is nearly plain. The highest point in the Garo Hills is Nokrek Peak with an altitude of 1515 m.

The Meghalaya subtropical forestsecoregion encompasses the state; its mountain forests are distinct from the lowland tropical forests to the north and south. The forests are notable for their biodiversity of mammals, birds, and plants.


DECCAN. PLAETEU


The Deccan Traps formed between 60 and 68 million years ago,at the end of the Cretaceous period. The bulk of the volcanic eruption occurred at the Western Ghats (near Mumbai) .  

The uplands, areas of higher land, make up a triangle nested in the familiar downward-pointing triangle of the Indian sub-continent's coastline. In the south of India the plateau is mostly over 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) above sea level. In the north it is mostly about 500 metres (1,600 ft) above sea level.

The plateau is extremely large and there are many habitats: different ecosystems with different sorts of vegetation, climate, geology and animals. The forests on the plateau are older than the Himalayan mountains.

On the west of the plateau are the Western Ghats and in the east are the Eastern Ghats.


These mountain ranges rise from their nearby coastal plains and nearly meet at the southern tip of India.

The mountains make the southward-pointing vertex of a triangle.

The northern boundary of the triangle is made up by the Satpura Range and Vindhya Range.

These northern ranges separate the plateau from the heavily populated riverine plains of northern India.

Answer 2

Answer :-

• The Meghalaya upland that's truly a by-product from the Deccan upland options laborious ancient rocks that are primarily quartzytes. On the opposite hand, the Deccan upland homes tons of igneous rocks like metamorphic rocks and C that are a lot of volcanic in nature.

• The Meghalaya upland makes a abrupt slope towards the south because it comes in close contact with the Sylhet Plain of People's Republic of Bangladesh. the total Deccan upland slopes from west to east.

• The Meghalaya upland is kind of high with Jayanti, Khasi, and Garo hills. The Deccan upland is flanked by the Satpura-Mahadev mountain ranges, Western Ghats, and also the Ajanta mountain ranges.

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