LANDSCAPES OF THE SWcape

Question 1

relationships of which components are shown illustrated by landscapes

Answer 1

geology, geomorphology, climate, soils, natural vegetation and people

Question 2

SW cape layer cake

Answer 2

4 = recent sands
3 =  Table M group sandstone
2 = cape granites
1 = malmesbury shales

Question 3

what rock formations make up table mountain group sandstones?

Answer 3

peninsula and graafwater formation

Question 4

recent sands description

Answer 4

late tertiart and quaternary - unconsolidated

Question 5

that category of rock is each of the rock type

Answer 5

cape granite - igneous
malmes shale - sed
sandstone - sed
recent sand - ? unconsol

Question 6

what is regolith

Answer 6

the layer of unconsolidated solid material covering the bedrock of a planet

Question 7

colluvium

Answer 7

material which accumulates at the foot of a steep slope

Question 8

what is a core stone

Answer 8

Rounded boulder, occurring individually or in piles at the ground surface, or in exposed sections

Question 9

what vegetation occurs on the malmesbury shale?

Answer 9

renoster veld - renosterbos

Question 10

what vegetation occurs on the granites and sandstones of the uplands

Answer 10

mountain fynbos

• proteas
• -mimetes
• -silver tree
• heaths – ericas
• restios

Question 11

afromontane forest

Answer 11

found in crevices on wetter side of table mountain

Question 12

vegetation found on recent sands of cape flats

Answer 12

dune fynbos

acid sand plain fynbos

Question 13

how has agriculture changed the landscape?

Answer 13

decreased amount of natural vegetation

Question 14

what is the geography of the swartland

Answer 14

distinctive region - undulating coastal plateau
uniform geology - malmes shale
-highliy erodible soils
-semi arid
-monoculture of small grain crops – wheat and barely
-nutrient rich soils
-perfect conditions for

Question 15

what is the geography of the swartland

Answer 15

distinctive region - undulating coastal plateau
uniform geology - malmes shale
-highliy erodible soils
-semi arid
-monoculture of small grain crops – wheat and barely
-nutrient rich soils
-perfect conditions for

Question 16

what was Talbot’s analysis of the swartland?

Answer 16

gullies

Question 17

why was the landscape so destroyed?

Answer 17

• Importance of socio-economic factors, in particular the introduction of the Wheat Importation Restrictions Act of 1930 which led to price increases that stimulated production
• Reduction in fallow (rest) period coupled with expansion of cultivation into areas with steeper slopes
• Incorrect ploughing practices
• Failure to check initial signs of erosion

Question 18

why was the landscape so destroyed?

Answer 18

• Importance of socio-economic factors, in particular the introduction of the Wheat Importation Restrictions Act of 1930 which led to price increases that stimulated production
• Reduction in fallow (rest) period coupled with expansion of cultivation into areas with steeper slopes
• Incorrect ploughing practices
• Failure to check initial signs of erosion

Question 19

how did the improvement of the swartland come about

Answer 19

land use planning
gully reclaimation 
landowner education 
soil conservation act
national party governemnt fostered support among farmers

Question 20

problems with alien trees

Answer 20

increased biomass relative to natural vegetation

• higher fuel loads - higher fire intensity
• increased water use

Question 21

recent sands geomorph, soils, vegetation and degree of transformation

Answer 21

flat geomorph
soils= sandy, variable nutrients
vegeation = dune fynbos or acid sand plan fynbos
high degree of transformation

Question 22

table mounntain group sandstone geomorph, soils, veg and trans

Answer 22

geomorph = rugged topography
soils = shallow, nutrient poor
veg = fynbos
trans = moderate,low in some places

Question 23

cape granite suite

Answer 23

geomorph = gentle rounded slopes
soils = clay rich, leached
veg = fynbos
trans = moderate to high

Question 24

malmesbury shale

Answer 24

geomorph = gentle rounded slopes
soils = clay, loam, nutrient rich
veg = renosterveld
trans = very high