Question.
1. Distinguish between the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats. ( class 9 NCERT, Physical features of India)
2. Distinguish between the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats. ( Chapter - 2 Physical Features of India, Cass 9 NCERT Contemporary India -I )
Answer.
The Western Ghats lie between the Peninsular Plateau and the Western Coastal Plain of India and the Eastern Ghats lie between the Peninsular Plateau and the Eastern Coastal Plains of India. The meeting point of the Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats is the Nilgiri Hills (Tamil Nadu).
Following are the differences between the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats.
The Western Ghats lie parallel to the West Coast while the Eastern Ghats lie parallel to the East Coast.The Western Ghats is a continuous mountain range whereas the Eastern Ghats is not a continuous mountain range.
The height of the Western Ghats is higher than the Eastern Ghats. The average elevation of the Western Ghats is 900 to 1600 meters while that of the Eastern Ghats is 600 meters.
The Western Ghats receive orographic rainfall while the Eastern Ghats do not receive orographic rainfall.
Mountain Passes are required to cross the Western Ghats whereas such mountain passes are not required in the Eastern Ghats as the height is not high and it is not continuous either. Three important mountain passes Thal Ghat, Bhor Ghat, and Pal Ghat lie in the Western Ghats.
The height of the Western Ghats increases progressively from north to south whereas no such pattern exists in the Eastern Ghats.
Most of the peninsular rivers like the Godavari, Krishna, and Kaveri originated in the Western Ghats whereas the Eastern Ghats lack such a fact.
The Western Ghats are spread over 6 states in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu while the Eastern Ghats are spread over 5 states and one union territory namely Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu.
The important hill towns of the Western Ghats are Mahabaleshwar (Maharashtra), Amboli (Maharashtra), Coorg (Karnataka), Kudremukh (Karnataka), and Ooty (Tamil Nadu) while the important hill towns (hill stations) of the Eastern Ghats are Devamali (Odisha), Araku Valley. (Andhra). Pradesh), Pachailamalai Hills (Tamil Nadu), Papi Hills (Andhra Pradesh), Jawedi Hills (Tamil Nadu), and Shevaroy Hills (Tamil Nadu).
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