Q. The Eastern and Western Ghats are two major mountain ranges in India, yet their influence on climate and agriculture differs significantly. Discuss.
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The climate and pattern of agriculture varied between the two regions of Eastern and Western Ghats both of which are two ancient mountain ranges of India. Monsoon becks up along the western coast are blocked by the towering Western Ghats. When moisture transporting southwest monsoons try to move eastward, they are displaced upward and release a large amount of precipitation on the windward side. This forms the backdrop of the green tropical veld of Kerala and then perfect growing conditions of the plantation crops like coffee and tea. The Eastern Ghats are entirely on the leeward side and is thus characterized by a rain shadow area. They are subjected to comparatively less precipitation; this has implications on comparatively drier Deccan plateaus and encourages mixed farming. Here, for example, millets and pulses are well adapted because of their drought resistant ability. Such climates have accorded the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats trails of differentiating India’s agriculture realm between cash crops by the first and staple food production by the latter .