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Communication - Grade 4 Flashcards

1
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Ways of communicating

A

Language: speaking writing singing
Dancing drawing
Clothes we wear
Body language

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2
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Who were the first people to live in South Africa

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The San

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Points on San

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Lived in small groups
Moved in search for food and water
San men hunted for wild animals
San women gathered plant food

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4
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What were the San also called

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Hunter- gathers

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5
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How did the San communicate

A 
Language
Symbols
Songs
Art 
dance
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6
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What was the meaning of wearing shells necklaces

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The style of necklace showed which family you belonged to. They became a symbol of who you belonged to

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7
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Kaggen

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San believed a spirit, creator of all things

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8
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Postal system

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A way to send mail from one place to another

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9
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Mail

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Letters and packages sent by post

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10
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Wireless

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Without wires

Eg. Radios

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11
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What did people use long ago to send letter?

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People placed letters under postal stones

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12
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Who is the man on our stamp

A

Nelson Mandela

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13
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The stamp was made in 1994. What was the special occasion that the stamp was made for.

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He became the first black president of SA

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14
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Who invented the radio

A

Mr Macaroni

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15
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What does communication mean?

A

ShAring information

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16
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Who could communicate with the Kaggan to make rain fall?

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The shaman

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17
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What did a big animal painted on a rock mean

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It was communicating a rain making dance

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18
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What types of communication do we use today

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Writing
Modern technology 
Language 
Dance
Songs and art
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19
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What is the South African motto

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People who are different join together from the San language

20
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How do people sen mail today?

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You pay before for a stamp. Stick it onto letter and sent through post office

21
Q

Why is a radio called wireless

A

It sends radio signals called radio waves without using wires

22
Q

What special prize did Mr Macaroni win

A

The noble prize for physics

23
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What is the advantage of having radio

A

Light enough for people to carry

24
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Keyboard

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A set of keys on a type writer

25
Q

Jam

A

To get stuck

26
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Key

A

A labelled button with a alphabet or number used to write a letter with a type writer

27
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Why is the keyboard not I’m alphabetical order

A

The metal letters would jam if typing to quickly

28
Q

To sort the problem they were set in what format

A

QWERTY

It’s still used today on computers

29
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Code

A

Set of symbols used to communicate

30
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Sender

A

Person sending the message

31
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Receiver

A

Person getting the message

32
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Translate

A

Change words from one language to another

33
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Outdated

A

Old and no longer used

34
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Who invented the telegraph

A

Samuel mors

35
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What is a telegraph

A

It sent out a message in a signal in a special code language

36
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What did the code language use

A

Dot and dashes that stood for an alphabet

37
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The code was called

A

Morse code

38
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Who had to know the code

A

The sender and the receiver

39
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How did the telegraph work

A

The sender tapped in the dots and dashes. The signal was sent to the receiver who got a pay copy with the code. He had to translate it.

40
Q

Who invented the first telephone people could use

A

Alexander graham bell

41
Q

How does a phone work

A

Athens voice makes the string vibrate amusing the sound wave to travel through electrical wires

42
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Tripod

A

3 legs that hold up a old heavy camera

43
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Pronounce

A

To say a word correctly

44
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Digital

A

Using computer technology

45
Q

What is photos used for

A

To record history and our live

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