Which of the following statement is incorrect?
a. The average elevation of Western Ghats is 900 - 1600 metres.
b. The Eastern Ghats stretch from Nilgiris to the Mahanadi Valley in the south.
c. The Western Ghats cause oceanographic rains as they face the rain-laden
winds from west.
d. The Western Ghats are higher than the Eastern Ghats.
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Answer:
Explanation:
The Western Ghats aka Sahyadri is a mountain range that covers an area of 160,000 km2 (62,000 sq mi) in a stretch of 1,600 km (990 mi) parallel to the western coast of the Indian peninsula, traversing the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra, and Gujarat.[1] It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the eight hotspots of biological diversity in the world.[2][3] It is sometimes called the Great Escarpment of India.[4] It contains a very 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]
The range starts near the Songadh town of Gujarat, south of the Tapti river, and runs approximately 1,600 km (990 mi) through the states of Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu ending at Marunthuvazh Malai, Swamithope near the southern tip of India in Tamil Nadu. These hills cover 160,000 km2 (62,000 sq mi) and form the catchment area for complex riverine drainage systems that drain almost 40% of India. The Western Ghats block southwest monsoon winds from reaching the Deccan Plateau.[citation needed] The average elevation is around 1,200 m (3,900 ft).[8]
The area is one of the world's ten "hottest biodiversity hotspots." It has over 7,402 species of flowering plants, 1,814 species of non-flowering plants, 139 mammal species, 508 bird species, 179 amphibian species, 6,000 insects species, and 290 freshwater fish species. It is likely that many undiscovered species live in the Western Ghats. At least 325 globally threatened species occur in the Western Ghats.[9][10][11] The biodiversity found here rivals that of the Amazon Basin.
Answer:
incorrect statement - The average elevation of Western Ghats is 900 - 1600 meters.
correct statement - The average elevation of Western Ghats is 2695 meters.
- The Western Ghats mountain range, which predates the Himalayas, has significant geomorphic features as well as unique biophysical and biological processes.
- The high montane forest ecosystems at the location have an impact on the Indian monsoon weather pattern. The area provides one of the best instances of the monsoon system in the entire world, which serves to temper the tropical temperature of the region.
- It possesses an incredibly high level of endemism and biological diversity and is one of the eight "hottest hotspots" of biological diversity around the globe. The site's forests are home to at least 325 species of fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and other wildlife that are globally threatened. These forests are some of the best examples of non-equatorial forests.
The average elevation of Western Ghats is 2695 meters. They are higher than the eastern that's who's average height is 1822 meters.
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