Features of South Africa Flashcards
What is the low flat land called?
Coastal plain
Describe what a plateau is.
High flat land
What is very high land called?
High mountains
What is steeply sloping land that separating high land from low land called?
Escarpment
Definition of a physical feature.
Something that naturally occurs such as: mountains, rivers, lakes etc.
Definition of a cape.
Juts out of the main part of the land into the sea in a point.
Definition of a bay.
Where a coastline curves into the land.
What are mountains that are close to each other called?
A mountain range
What is a coastline?
Where the sea meets the land
Where does a river begin?
The source
(High ground - often a mountain- where rain collects)
Other rivers that join a river are called what?
Tributaries
Where does a river end?
The river mouth (where the river meets the sea/ocean)
What are many rivers that link together called?
A river system
Describe the two main river systems in South Africa?
- Orange River system
Starts in Drakensberg mountains in Lesotho and flows to the dry west coast - Limpopo River system
In the north east
Starts in a dry area
Flows east
Mouth is at the Indian Ocean
What is a seasonal river? How are they marked on a map? Give example
- A Seasonal River is a river that flows only after heavy rain and is soon soaked into the ground.
- Marked on map with dotted blue lines
- Eg. Rivers of the Kalahari
