Answer:
(i) Difference between converging plates and diverging
plates
(ii) Differences between Bhangar and Khadar
Converging Tectonic Plates
Diverging Tectonic Plates
The plates that come towards each other and form a
convergent boundary.
The plates that move away from each other and form
divergent boundary
(iii) Difference between the Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats
Bhangar
Khadar
(a)Bhangar is old alluvial soil.
Khadar is new alluvial soil.
(b)Bhangar soil is found away from the river.
Khadar is found near the river basin.
(c) Bhangar is less fertile.
Khadar is very fertile.
(d) It contains calcareous deposits locally known as
Kankar.
This soil is fine grained.
(e) The soil is dark in colour.
The soil is light in colour.
The
Eastern Chats
The
Western Ghats
(a)
The Eastern Ghats mark the Eastern edge of the Deccan plateau.
The
Western Ghats mark the Western edge of the Deccan plateau.
(b)
They are discontinuous and irregular and dissected by rivers draining into
the Bay of Bengal.
They
are continuous and can be crossed through passes only.
(c)
They lie parallel to the Eastern coast along the Bay of Bengal.
The
Western Ghats lie parallel to the Western coast along the Arabian sea.
(d)
The highest peak is Mahendragiri with a height of 1501 metres.
The
highest peak is Anai Mudi with a height of 2695 metres.
(e)
Their average height is 600 metres.
Their
average height is 1600 metres.
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