Ural Mountains vs Urals

Ural Mountains and Urals both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Ural Mountains	Yes	No	No	No
Urals	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Ural Mountains and Urals are synonyms defined as:

Ural Mountains and Urals: a mountain range in western Russia extending from the Arctic to the Caspian Sea; forms part of the traditional boundary between Europe and Asia

Ural Mountains (noun)	Urals (noun)
a mountain range in western Russia extending from the Arctic to the Caspian Sea; forms part of the traditional boundary between Europe and Asia	a mountain range in western Russia extending from the Arctic to the Caspian Sea; forms part of the traditional boundary between Europe and Asia