What kind of geographical exception is Palghat Gap in the continuity of the Western Ghats?
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Correct answer: An important low natural passage
The governing concept is the continuity and interruption of a mountain barrier. The Western Ghats are generally a fairly continuous elevated escarpment along the western margin of peninsular India, but the Palghat Gap is a broad, relatively low natural opening in this highland system. It lies between the Nilgiri Hills and the Anaimalai Hills and provides an important route between Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Because it is a passage through an otherwise continuous mountain wall, option A is correct. It is not a glacier, which is a mass of moving ice found in cold highlands; it is not an Aravalli peak; and it is not an eastern coastal delta formed by river deposition.
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An important low natural passage
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The governing concept is the continuity and interruption of a mountain barrier. The Western Ghats are generally a fairly continuous elevated escarpment along the western margin of peninsular India, but the Palghat Gap is a broad, relatively low natural opening in this highland system. It lies between the Nilgiri Hills and the Anaimalai Hills and provides an important route between Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Because it is a passage through an otherwise continuous mountain wall, option A is correct. It is not a glacier, which is a mass of moving ice found in cold highlands; it is not an Aravalli peak; and it is not an eastern coastal delta formed by river deposition.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 General Knowledge question. Chapter: Indian Geography. Topic: Mountains and Plateaus of India.
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