Western Ghats

Eastern Ghats

1. Western Ghats flank the Deccan Lava Plateau on the west.

2. These have a general altitude ranging from 900 to 1100 metres.

3. These Ghats are generally forested with the character of vegetation changing from evergreen to deciduous varieties.

1. Eastern Ghats border the Peninsular interior on the east.

2. They are not so high and consist of discontinuous line of hills.

3. The hills consist of three main groups: (i) The northern hills, (ii) The middle hills and the, (iii) Tamil Nadu hills. The northern hills are more forested than the southern.

Gorge

Rift Valley

1. Gorge is a valley which is more than usually deep and narrow, with steep walls, or nearly vertical slope such as the Indus Gorge. Gorges are formed due to down cutting or rising of river banks and lowering of river bed.

2. It is associated with compressional forces.

1. Rift valley is a valley which has been formed by the sinking of land between two roughly parallel faults, such a valley is long in proportion or its width. Examples of rift valleys, are such as Narmada rift valley, Damodar rift valley and Tapi rift valley.

2. It is associated with tensional forces.