CBSE Class 6 Answered
The Western Ghats |
The Eastern Ghats |
The Western Ghats lie on the western margin of the Deccan Plateau. |
The Eastern Ghats lie on the eastern margin of the Deccan Plateau. |
The Western Ghats are higher in elevation. Their average elevation is from 900 to 1600 metres. |
The Eastern Ghats are lower in elevation. Their average elevation is 600 metres. |
They have a continuous chain of mountains and can be crossed through passes only. |
The mountain chains are not continuous and are denuded by the rivers which flow into the Bay of Bengal. |
No major river has cut across them. |
They have been cut across by major rivers like the Godavari, Mahanadi, Krishna and Kaveri. |