Question

W hat is Ghat? Differentiate between the Eastern and Western Ghat. Write in points.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

Western Ghats act as a Climatic barrier to the South - West monsoon winds. → Most of the rivers that rise in western Ghats drain into Arabian sea . ☆ EASTERN GHATS : → Eastern Ghats are discontinuous chain of hills from Mahanadi River in north and Vaigai River in the south .

Answer 2

Answer:

Ghat, a term used in the Indian subcontinent, depending on the context could refer either to a range of stepped-hills with valleys (ghati in Hindi), such as the Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats; or the series of steps leading down to a body of water or wharf, such as a bathing or cremation place along the banks of a river or pond, the Ghats in Varanasi, Dhoby Ghaut or the Aapravasi Ghat. Roads passing through ghats are called Ghat Roads.

☆ WESTERN GHATS :

→ Western Ghats are continuous Chain of hills starting from Tapti valley in the North to Kanyakumari in the South.

→ Run almost Parallel to West Coastal Plain

→ Western Ghats act as a Climatic barrier to the South - West monsoon winds.

→ Most of the rivers that rise in western Ghats drain into Arabian sea .

☆ EASTERN GHATS :

→ Eastern Ghats are discontinuous chain of hills from Mahanadi River in north and Vaigai River in the south .

→ Run parallel to the East Coastal Plain

→ Eastern Ghats lie on the rain shadow region of the South - West monsoon Winds

→ Most of the rivers that rise in Eastern Ghats drain into Bay of Bengal .

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