Geography Flashcards
What are the six neighboring countries of South Africa?
Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swaziland and Lesotho
What is the Capital city of Namibia?
Windhoek
What is the Capital city of Botswana?
Gaborone
What is the country for Harare?
Zimbabwe
What is the country for Maputo?
Mozambique
What is the capital city of Swaziland?
Mbabane
What is the country for Maseru?
Lesotho
What is the capital city of the Western cape?
Cape Town
What is the capital city of the Free State?
Bloemfontein
What is the capital city of Gauteng?
Tshwane
What are some physical features at sea level?
Coastline, bays, capes and river mouths
What are some physical features above sea level?
Mountain, hills, valleys and the parts of rivers that are still far from the sea.
What is a coastal plain?
This is the low-lying area along the coast.
What is an escarpment?
The escarpment is the land from the coastal plain that rises rapidly in steps towards the interior
What is a plateau?
This is the name given to a flat high-lying area.
What is the highest peal in the Drakensberg Range?
Thabana Ntlenyana (3482m high)
What is a river?
A river is a channel of fresh water that flows towards an ocean, lake, sea or another river.
Why are rivers important?
Rivers are important because they carry water to farms, towns and factories and also carry nutrients.
Where do rivers begin?
Rivers always begin in high places and then they flow towards lower land.
What is the place where rivers start called?
The place where a river begins is called the source.
Where is the source for a river usually?
The source is often high up in the mountains where it rains a lot.
What can rivers do if they flow strongly?
Rivers can carve gorges and valleys if they flow strongly.
How are waterfalls made?
Waterfalls are made when a river drops suddenly to a much lower level.
What are rivers that join larger rivers on their way to the ocean called?
Rivers that join larger rivers on their way to the ocean are called tributaries.
What is the main river and all its tributaries called together?
The main river and all its tributaries are together called a river system.
What is the area of land where rain water runs off into a river system called?
The are of land where rain water runs off into a river system is called a catchment area or a drainage basin.
Where do rivers flow towards?
Rivers low towards sea level.
What is the place where a river empties its water into the sea called?
The place where a river empties its water into the sea is called the river mouth.
What happens to a river at the mouth?
At the river mouth, rivers often widen and flow slowly over flat land.
Some rivers separate into several small streams at the river mouth. What is this fan-shaped area called.
This fan-shaped area is called a delta.
What are the two main river systems in South Africa called?
The two main river systems in South Africa are called the Orange river system and the Limpopo River system.
Where does the Orange River system start and which direction does it flow?
The Orange River system starts in the Drakensberg Mountains and flows to the very dry West coast.
Where does the Limpopo River system begin and which direction does it flow?
The Limpopo River system begins in a dry area and flows to the wet East coast.
What is a capital city?
A capital city is the city from which the county is governed.
Where do the government usually meet?
Government usually meets in the capital city, in its parliament building.
Which city is usually the capital city?
The largest city is usually the capital city but not always.
What type of capital city is Cape Town?
Cape Town is the legislative capital.
What does legislative capital mean?
This means that Parliament is there.
Which city in south Africa is where they make the rules?
The rules are made in Cape Town.
What type of capital city is Tshwane(Pretoria)?
Tshwane is the administrative capital.
What does administrative capital mean?
This means that government departments are there.
What type of capital city is Bloemfontein?
Bloemfontein is the Judicial capital.
What does Judicial capital mean?
Judicial capital means that some of the highest courts of the country are there.
