A History of Agriculture in India v1.c7.3

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Ever since the Cambrian Period, the dawn of geological history, the peninsula has been a land area that has never been submerged under the sea. The mountains are not true mountains of upheaval, but are outstanding portions of the old plateau which have escaped weathering. The Western Ghats form the western edge, and the Eastern Ghats the eastern edge of the plateau, which slopes towards the east.