Question

Distinguish between Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats.

Answer 1

$\begin{array}{cc}\text{The Western Ghats}& \text{The Eastern Ghats}\\ \text{1. The western edge of the Peninsular}& \text{1. The eastern edge of the Peninsular}\\ \text{plateau is called the western ghats.}& \text{plateau is called the eastern ghats.}\\ \text{2 They are continuous.}& \text{2. They are discontinuous as they are}\\ & \text{broken at places.}\\ \text{3. They consist of Sahyadri, the Nilgiri,}& \text{3. They consist of Mahendra Giri and}\\ \text{the Annamalai and the Cardamom hills.}& \text{Malaya Giri ranges.}\\ \text{4. Their height ranges between 1000 and}& \text{4.Their height is 300 to 900 metres}\\ \text{1600 metres from mean sea level.}& \text{from mean sea level.}\end{array}$