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Geography Grade 6 term 1 Flashcards

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1
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What is a hemisphere

A

One half of the earth

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2
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What does imaginary mean

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It does not really exist

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3
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What is latitude

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Lines on a globe or map that run from east to west

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What is longitude

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Lines on a globe that run from north to south

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5
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What are lines of latitude and longitude

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They are imaginary lines that people draw and maps and globes. They are not real lines on the land

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6
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What does the equator do

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It divides the earth into 2 equal halves

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7
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What are the two halves of the earth called

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Hemispheres

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What does the equator divide the world into

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The northern and southern hemisphere

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9
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What is the greenwich meridian

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A line of longitude that passes through a place called Greenwich in England

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What does the Greenwich Meridian do

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It divides the world into the eastern and western hemisphere.

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What do lines of longitude and latitude do

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They divide the globe into a pattern grid. Each line has a number in degrees

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12
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What is the number in degrees of the equator

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0 degree line of latitude

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13
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What is the number in degrees of the Greenwich Meridian

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0 degree line of longitude

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14
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Where do we measure 90 degrees of latitude

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North to the north pole

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15
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Where do we measure 90 degrees of longitude

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South of the South Pole

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16
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What do we use degrees for

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To describe the position of a place

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17
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How do give degrees of a place

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WE always give degrees of latitude first and then degrees of longitude

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18
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What do we call it when we give the degrees of latitude and longitude

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We call these co-ordinates

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19
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What does the word represents mean

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To stand in place of something

20
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What is scale about

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It is about size. Distances on maps are an exact number of times smaller that the real distances on the land. Each map has a different scale. For example. A map might be 10 x smaller than the real distance and another map might be 1000 x smaller than the real distance.

21
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What does the map scale tell us

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It tells us the length of real distance on the ground. The line at the bottom of the map shows you the map scale

22
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What do small scale maps show

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It shows large areas on the ground in less detail

23
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What does line scales show you

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It shows the map scale as a line under the map. The ground distance is written on the line as a number.

24
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What can we also use to describe scale

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We can also use words

25
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What is an atlas

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It is a book of maps, diagrams and statistics

26
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What are current events

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It is things that are happening now

27
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What does global mean

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To do with the whole world

28
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What are statistics

A

Information in numbers and short facts

29
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What are themes

A

Specific Topics

30
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What other information does an atlas have other than maps

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It gives you many kinds of information about different parts of the world. The contents page at the front of the atlas shows you what is in the atlas

31
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Name 6 facts about the Western Cape

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The highest point is 2325m
The main towns are Cape Town and Swellendam
The population is 5.3million people
Farming includes fruit, wheat and sheep
Industry includes wine and clothing
Tourism includes Robben Island and Table Mountain

32
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Name 6 facts about Limpopo

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The highest point is 2216m
The main towns are Polokwane and Makado
The population is 5.6million people
Farming includes fruit and sunflowers
Industry includes Platinum, iron and stell
Tourism includes Mapungubwe and Bela Bela hot springs

33
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Name 6 facts about Gauteng

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The highest point is 1917m
The main towns are Johannesburg and Pretoria
The population is 11.3million people
Farming includes Vegetables and chickens
Industry includes jewellery and banking
Tourism includes Cradle of Humankind and Soweto

34
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Name 6 facts about KwaZulu Natal

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The highest point is 3377m
The main towns are Durban and Pietermaritzburg
The population is 10.8million people
Farming includes Sugar and Cattle
Industry includes Oil refining and coal
Tourism includes Beaches, uShaka Marine World

35
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Name 6 facts about Free State

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The highest point is 3277m
The main towns are Bloemfontein and Kroonstad
The population is 2.8million people
Farming includes maize and cattle
Industry includes gold and chemicals
Tourism includes Qwa Qwa, Golden Gate National Park

36
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Name 6 facts about Eastern Cape

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The highest point is 3001m
The main towns are Port Elizabeth and East London
The population is 6.8million people
Farming includes fruit, maize and cattle
Industry includes Cars and furniture
Tourism includes Addo Elephant Park and Wild Coast

37
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Name 6 facts about Northern Cape

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The highest point is 1855m
The main towns are Kimberley and Upington
The population is 1.1million people
Farming includes Sheep and cotton
Industry includes Diamonds and copper
Tourism includes Kgalgadi Transfrontier Park, Augrabies Falls

38
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Name 6 Facts about Mpumalanga

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The highest point is 2331m
The main towns are Mbombela and eMalahleni
The population is 3.7million people
Farming includes fruit and forestry
Industry includes coal, electricity and paper
Tourism includes Kruger National Park and Sudwala Caves

39
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Name 6 facts about North West

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The highest point is 1786m
The main towns are Mahikeng and Rustenburg
The population is 3.3million people
Farming includes maize and wheat
Industry includes platinum and diamonds
Tourism includes Sun City, Pilansberg National Park

40
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What do Atlases give information about

A

It gives information about physical and human geography of the world

41
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Name the 3 longest rivers

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Nile 6693km
Amazon 6436km
Chang Jiang 6378km

42
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Name the 3 highest mountains

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Everest 8884m
K2 8611m
Kanchenjunga 8586m

43
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Name the 3 biggest deserts

A

Sahara
Arabian
Gobi

44
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Name the 3 biggest natural forests

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Coniferous forests of Russia
Canadian Forest
Amazon Rain Forest

45
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Name the 3 largest oceans

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Pacific
Atlantic
Indian

46
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Name the 3 largest countries

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Russia
Canada
China

47
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Name the 3 most populated cities

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Tokyo 32 million people
Mexico City 20 million people
New York City 19 million people

Geography Grade 6 Term 1 (1 decks)

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