Distinguish between Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats.
| |
- Mark the western edge of the Deccan Plateau
| - Mark the eastern edge of the Deccan Plateau
|
- Continuous, can be crossed through the passes only.
| - Discontinuous, irregular and dissected by rivers draining into the Bay of Bengal.
|
- Higher; average elevation is 900−1600 meters
| - Lower; average elevation is 600 meters
|
- It experiences orographic rain mostly in summer due to the summer monsoons. The climate is hot and moist.
| - It receives rain mostly in winter through North-eastern monsoon. However, here the rain is lesser than the western strip.
|
- Soil is highly fertile. Rice, spices, rubber and fruits like coconuts, cashew nuts etc. are grown
| - Soil is not as fertile as western ghats. Rice, ground nuts, cotton, tobacco, coconuts etc. are grown
|