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GEOGRAPHY TERM 2 Flashcards

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1
Q

Name the 3 main physical areas in South Africa

A

The coastal plain
The escarpment
The plateau

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What is the coastal plain

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It is an area near the coast.
It is a flat area of land
It is not high above sea level
It is a large area

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3
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What is the escarpment

A

It is steep slopes
It divides the coastal plain from the plateau
There are high mountains along or near the escarpment

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4
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What is the plateau

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It is a large flat area with steep sides
it is the largest part of SA
It is 1000-2000 meters above sea level

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5
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Name the 6 smaller physical areas in SA

A 
Highveld
Lowveld
Kalahari
Great Karoo
Little Karoo
Namaqualand
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6
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What makes physical areas different

A

Height
Size
Rain

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7
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What are mountains

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It is high areas of land with steep sides

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8
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What is a mountain range

A

Area with many mountains

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9
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What are hills

A

Smaller mountains with gentle slopes

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10
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What are valleys

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Low areas between mountains and hills

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11
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What are rivers

A

Channels of fresh water that flow downhill. They start at high places and flow into the the sea and lakes

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12
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What are waterfalls

A

Rivers that flows over a piece of land

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13
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What is a coastline

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A narrow strip of land next to the sea.

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14
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How long are SA’s coastlines

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+-3000 km long

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15
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What is a cape

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A piece of land that sticks into the sea like cape point

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16
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What is a bay

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An area of sea partly surrounded by land like false bay

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17
Q

How do places get their names

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They get their names for different reasons from shape, colour, plants etc

18
Q

Where does uKhalamba-Drakensberg get its name from

A

From 2 languages
Zulu meaning sharp edge
Afrikaans meaning dragon mountains

19
Q

Why is the Mthatha river named that

A

Because of the large numbers of Thatha trees that grow next to the river bank’s

20
Q

Where does Robben Island get its name

A

Robben comes from the dutch word seal because there were lots of seals on Robben Island when the Dutch arrived.

21
Q

What is a source

A

Where a river starts

22
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What is a mouth

A

Where the river flows into the sea

23
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What is a tributary

A

A small river that flows into a bigger river

24
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What is a river system

A

Main river and all its tributories

25
Q

What is a catchment area

A

An area covered by one main river and all its tributaries. There is only 1 river system in a catchment area

26
Q

Name the main rivers in South Africa

A 
Limpopo
Olifants
Thuleka
mzimvubu
Great Fish
Gamtoos
Berg
Vaal
Gariep-Orange
27
Q

What does everyone need

A

Water

28
Q

What are most cities near to

A

Rivers

29
Q

Name the cities and their rivers

A 
New Orleans - Mississippi River
Frankfurt - Rhine River
Cairo - Nile River
Manaus - Amazon River
Islamabad - Indus river
Xi'an - Huang He River
Canberra - Murray river
Kinshasa - Congo River
30
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Where do people in SA live

A

In flat areas and valleys between mountains and coastal plains and in areas o the plateau

31
Q

Why do few people live in high mountain areas

A

Land is to steep
Weather is cold
Soil is not good for farming
Difficult to build roads

32
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Why do more people live in flat areas or valleys

A

Land is flatter for farming
Weather is warmer
There are bigger rivers
There are more space to build settlements and roads

33
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Why do people live an work in the coastal plain

A 
It is close to the sea for fishing
There are harbours for ships
Land is flat for building things
Soil is good for farming
There are big rivers for water and transport
34
Q

How do people change the land

A

Farmers cut down trees and make fields
People dig into the land to make mines and quarries
Build towns and cities that cover land with buildings
Roads and railways change the land
People build dams and rivers

35
Q

How do people make dams

A

They build walls across rivers

The river water spreads out behind the wall to make a man-made lake

36
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Why do dams change the land

A

They cover large areas of farmland
The change the flow of rivers
They may increase floods

37
Q

Why do we build roads

A

To make transport easier

All roads change the land

38
Q

What types of roads are there

A

Sand road

Big motorways

39
Q

What is a mine

A

Areas where people dig out rocks fro the ground

40
Q

What is a quarry

A

An open kind of mine

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