Current affairs the meeting point of the western ghats. They are continuous and can be crossed through passes only. They say varanasi is the city of lord shiva, who walked. Natural environment, resources and development 252 notes extending from jammu and kashmir in the west to arunachal pradesh in the north east. This book is a valuable field guide for identifying forest trees in the western and eastern ghats, deccan plateau and mangroves in southern india. The narmada is one of the most sacred of the seven holy rivers of india. This book contains description of all forest trees in peninsular india and most of srilanka too. The western ghat hill ranges, in terms of geological age, are much older than the himalayas. In this issue ashoka trust for research in ecology and. Suggest steps that can be taken to conserve the biodiversity of the region. The western and eastern ghats lie along indias west coast and east coasts. They are eroded and cut through by the four major rivers of southern india, the godavari, mahanadi, krishna, and kaveri.
Several small relict areas, spanning a few hundred kilometres across, exist within or against phanerozoic orogenic belts and include the lofoten islands of norway, the lewisian complex in northwestern scotland, and the adirondack. Send to my progress send to my bookmarks print pdf. This book is a valuable field guide for identifying forest trees in the western and eastern ghats, deccan plateau and mangroves in. They are continuous and can be crossed through passes only like palghat pass, kasara ghat etc. Odisha lies on the eastern ghats and the deccan plateau. Do you know india has one of the largest plain areas of the world in the form of indoganga. Location is to be accurately selected in map, this will help others to know where the birds are located. Sandalwood is found in the drier regions in south india, in the states of karnataka and tamil nadu, up to 1400 m. The granite gneisses consist of the garnetiferous granite gneiss, the grey granite gneiss and porphyritic granite gneiss. The eastern ghats, one of the nine floristic zones in india, are located between 11 degree and 50 and 86 degree 30 e longitude in a northeast. Nasikabatrachidae along western ghats, with some insights into its bionomics. Varanasis legends go back some 10,000 years, to the oldest epics of hindu literature, including the puranas, the vedas and the mahabharata. S retd this book contains description of all forest trees in peninsular india and most of srilanka too. Western ghats free pdf download art and culture studyiq.
Cyclones and heavy rains due to depression in bay of bengal are usual feature during nov. Western ghats and west coast of peninsular india volume 3. Vegetation and phytogeography of the western ghats. Eastern ghats live alongside natures bounty not just in the form of faunal and floral diversity, but also in the wild varieties of crops. Serious problems have been faced in systematic lithofacies mapping owing to lack of marker bands, absence. Their average elevation is 9001600 metres as against. The mean annual temperature in the eastern ghats ranges from a minimum of 200c in north eastern ghats, whereas mean maximum 360c in southern eastern ghats. The eastern ghats are part of a larger mountain system extending from central india to the far south and running parallel to the east coast, these mountains do not form a continuous range as they are interrupted by 4 great river valleys. The states of bihar and west bengal lie on the indogangetic plain. Geology of eastern ghats in andhra pradesh springerlink. A nineteenth century austrian geologist edward suess named it the gondwana. The holy city of varanasi travel smithsonian magazine.
It is a unesco world heritage site and is one of the eight. The eastern ghats receive heavier precipitation, while the coastal area south of chilka lake, which is the driest region in the state, may receive less than 50 inches 1,300 mm annually. They are eroded and cut through by the four major rivers of southern. Sep 11, 2019 the narmada is one of the most sacred of the seven holy rivers of india. The eastern ghats run parallel to the eastern coastal plains of india.
How to write better answers to ethics questions in general studies paper 4. Odishas forests cover nearly onethird of the state. West bengals capital kolkata is the largest city of this. The eastern ghats are made up of charnockites, granite gneiss, khondalites, metamorphic gneisses and quartzite rock formations. The highest peak in the eastern ghats is a k2 b aroya konda c anaimudi d khasi 29. There are areas in the region under discussion where. If the western ghats are the crown jewels of indias natural heritage, the eastern ghats spread across some 75,000 sq. This district is comprised of vast forest ar eas in the eastern ghats mountain range, which has an elevation of 3000 feet at its eastern boundary. Limestone, bauxite and iron ore are found in the eastern ghats hill ranges. The eastern ghats extend from the mahanadi river to the nilgiri hills. The western ghats, also known as sahyadri benevolent mountains, are a mountain range that covers an area of 140,000 square kilometres 54,000 sq mi in a stretch of 1,600 kilometres 990 mi parallel to the western coast of the indian peninsula, traversing the states of kerala, tamil nadu, karnataka, goa, maharashtra and gujarat. Eastern ghats and adjacent deccan, the first of a fivevolume set, provides an informative overview of humanplant interrelationships in this southern area of india. On the geology of the eastern ghats of orissa and andhra.
Also read difference between western ghats and eastern ghats for upsc exam. The main types of soils met with in the western ghats are red soils, laterites, black soils and humid soils. Forests, evergreen and deciduous forests, slopes of ghats, open areas, undergrowth in semievergreen forests, cultivated fields and plains. Eastern ghats to 1700 mm in northern eastern ghats. The eastern ghats, or purva ghats is a range of mountains, which is a discontinuous range of mountains along indias eastern coast, running from the state of west bengal through odisha, andhra pradesh, tamil nadu, and karnataka. Narmada river originates from the maikala ranges at amarkantak in madhya pradesh and flows between the vindhya and satpura ranges in generally a southwestern direction and emptying into the gulf of khambhat or gulf of cambay, an inlet of the arabian sea india. Northeast india and andaman and nicobar islands volume 4.
Ethno orchidology of eastern ghats of andhra pradesh. The eastern ghats run from west bengal state in the north, through orissa and andhra pradesh to tamil nadu in the south. Preservation of eastern, western ghats insightsias. The dharwar trend is generally nnwsse in region 1 in the map, swinging and veering to nnessw in southern mysore. They have hill ranges in the form of eastern ghats and western ghats. The books cover different regions, including volume 1.
The western ghats are higher than the eastern ghats. Perhaps that is why i am addicted to adult colouring books right now. Pdf on jan 1, 2005, sudhakar reddy c and others published. In this issue, we once again bring to you articles from organizations and individuals working across the eastern ghats on conservation issues and opportunities for local communities. The eastern ghats granulite gneiss tract of orissa and andhra pradesh, dominantly composed of the khondalite group with moderately extensive charnockites, granites, migmatites and local pegmatites, besides a few anorthositesalkaline syenite complexes, covers approximately 52000 sq. Download difference between western ghats and eastern ghats notes pdf for upsc 2020. Feb 23, 2018 eastern dharwar craton the edc is bounded to the north by the deccan traps and the bastarcraton, to the east by the eastern ghats mobile belt, and to the south by the southern granulite terraine. Although no longer active, the sarasawti river is mentioned in ancient sanskrit texts. Contributed articles on the ecosystem of mahendragiri, a mountain in parlakhemundi district, orissa. The eastern ghats a discontinuous range of mountains along the eastern coast of india. The indogangetic region each volume looks at the important ethnic plants of the specific region. The geological history of the western ghats goes back to the time when the earths crust was being formed and makes a fascinating reading. Pdf ethnography of koya tribe in eastern ghats holistic. They stretch from the mahanadi valley to the nilgiri hills in the south.
Jul 30, 2016 ten reasons why you must visit western ghats. The eastern ghats, extending roughly parallel to the coast and rising to an elevation of about. Following the maratha invasions of bengal, the territories of east india were conquered by the british empire. The ghat of the only world question answers, cbse english class 11 snapshots the ghat of the only world question answers, ncert class 11 english the ghat of the only world question answers notes, ncert class 11 english the ghat of the only world question answers solutions, ncert class 11 subjects, ncert class 11 english sample question papers. Forest trees of the western ghats authored by neginhal s. The highest peaks include the anai mudi 2,695metres and the doda betta 2,637metres. And drawing, shading and marking maps has always been a personal favourite. The craton is composed of the dharwar batholith dominantly granitic, greenstone belts, intrusive volcanics, and middle proterozoic to more recent.
Mar 24, 2011 the eastern ghats are broader because thats the way they were formed. Pdf ethnoorchidology of eastern ghats of andhra pradesh. The western ghats are continuous and regular and can be crossed only through passes like the thal, bhor and the pal ghats. In this issue ashoka trust for research in ecology and the. The eastern ghats mark the eastern edge of the deccan plateau. Effects of landscape change on mammals in eastern ghats, india. The northern eastern ghats landscape of southern india has extensive tropical forests harboring several. I have always enjoyed my geography classes during school. The eastern ghats are a discontinuous range of mountains along indias eastern coast. The charnockite series consists of granite, diorite, gabbro, norite. Where are the western and the eastern ghats situated and. Eastern and western ghats of india read eastern and western ghats facts. Eastern box turtle, eastern box turtle more from vegetable ivory, vegetable ivory the bony endosperm of certain palms, mainly phytelephas new world and metroxylon eastern tropics. Sending newsletters via forms of your offers into the contact us section to the sites of firms via any domain zones of the world.
The nesw eastern ghats trend follows the eastern coast of the indian peninsula from north of madras. In this issue, we once again bring to you articles from organizations and individuals working across the eastern ghats on conservation issues and. Ten reasons why you must visit western ghats in india. Ethnography of koya tribe in eastern ghats holistic approach. Goa and maharashtra coastal line is called as a konkan b coromandal c canara d circar 31. The state can be divided broadly into four natural divisions. Eastern dharwar craton the edc is bounded to the north by the deccan traps and the bastarcraton, to the east by the eastern ghats mobile belt, and to the south by the southern granulite terraine. Chapter 6 the ghat of the only world question answers notesfun. Trough in canada, and the eastern ghats belt in india. Vegetation and phytogeography of the western ghats springerlink. Ghat, a term used in the indian subcontinent, depending on the context could refer either to a range of steppedhills with valleys ghati in hindi, such as the eastern ghats and western ghats. The structure of the eastern ghats includes thrusts and strikeslip faults all along its range. Jul 29, 2008 the western ghat hill ranges, in terms of geological age, are much older than the himalayas.
The eastern ghats hills, stretching 1,600 km from north to south along the indias eastern coast and spread. All birds seen in maharashtra, gujarat, goa, karnataka, tamilnadu and kerala states are eligible for this mission. Pdf koya population is mostly spread out in the eastern ghats especially southern region of india, particularly in the states of telangana, andhra. The eastern ghats are endowed with rich flora and fauna with various types of coastal ecosystem such as, estuaries, mangroves, lagoons and coral reefs. The eastern ghats are not as high as the western ghats. The peninsular plateau of india belongs to a tethys b gondwana c angara d eurasian 30. The meeting point of the western ghats and the eastern ghats is a cardamom hills. Faunal diversity of nallamalai hill ranges of eastern ghats. The surprisingly early history of christianity in india. The eastern ghats are located between 76 56 and 86 30 e longitudes and 11 30 and 22 n latitudes, they extend in north east south. The western ghats extend from the tapti river to cape comorin. Evaluation of fish biodiversity of eastern ghats region for conservation. The northern plateau in the northern part of the state is an extension of the forestcovered and mineralrich chota nagpur plateau centred in jharkhand.
One of hinduisms most important goddesses, ganga is worshipped at the ganges, a transboundary river bordering india and bangladesh. Rivers have long played an important role in hindu mythology. The lithology, structure, metamorphism and stratigraphy of the granite gneisses, charnockite series, khondalite series and granites occurring in the eastern ghats of andhra pradesh are described. The western ghats, also known as sahyadri benevolent mountains, are a mountain. The arabian seas white beaches fringe kerala to the west, while the western ghats, with their impenetrable tropical forests and eternities of grasslands, define its eastern boundary. Ghats two mountain systems in india running parallel to the coast on both sides of the deccan plateau. Ethnoorchidology of eastern ghats of andhra pradesh. When talking about top travel and food bloggers, seema gurnani is the first name that pops up in the minds of individuals. Sirumallai hills, eastern ghats, tamil nadu, south. The eastern ghats run from the northern odisha through andhra pradesh. The eastern ghats run from west bengal state in the north, through odisha and andhra pradesh to tamil nadu in the south passing some parts of karnataka.
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