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Map Skills Flashcards

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1
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What do you call the way that something looks when viewed from the side?

A

side view

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What do you call a view from above that shows how things are laid out?

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plan view

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What is a symbol?

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A symbol is a picture, letter or colour that stands for something.

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What is a map?

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A map is a plan view or view from above that shows the position of things on the ground.

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What is a map key?

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A map key is a table that gives the meaning of symbols. This is used when symbols on a map are not so easy to understand.

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What do you call the lines on a picture or a map that cross each other to form squares or rectangles?

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grid lines

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What is a grid?

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A grid is a pattern formed by lines that cross each other. A grid makes it easy to find objects on maps or pictures.

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What do you call the names that are given to parts of a grid on a map or picture, using letters and numbers (eg. 1, 2, 3, A, B, C)?

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grid references (See page 30-33 for examples. Maybe you will have to decipher a picture or map in your test!)

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9
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If you do not have a grid, what other way is there to find a position on a map?

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You can use the sun and compass directions.

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10
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Where does the sun come up?

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In the east

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Where does the sun set?

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In the west

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12
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Name all four compass directions.

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North, south, east, west

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13
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What do you call a sparsely populated area?

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Rural area

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How can you use your body to determine compass direction?

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When you go outside in the morning see where the sun rises. This is east. Turn your body so that your outstretched right arm points to the east. Your left arm will then point to the west, your face will be towards north, and your back will be towards south.

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On a map, where is north?

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At the top of the map.

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16
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Since a map is drawn on a flat piece of paper, does that mean that the world is flat?

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No, the world is round (like a ball).

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What do you call a round ball with a map of the world drawn on it?

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A globe

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18
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Why do we use flat maps on paper if we can simply use a globe?

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Because on a globe we cannot see all the different parts of the world at the same time.

19
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What do we call the large pieces of land on the world map?

A

Continents

20
Q

How many continents are there and name them all.

A
  1. Africa, Asia, Europe, Australasia, Antarctica, North America and South America
21
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Name the three large oceans of the world.

A

Indian, Atlantic and Pacific

Ref: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ALimits_5_oceans.png

22
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Name 3 countries on the African continent.

A

Ghana, Nigeria, Egypt, Zimbabwe, South Africa…

23
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What exactly is a country?

A

Land belonging to a nation with its own government.

24
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What do we call the different parts of a country?

A

Provinces

25
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What are the four main directions?

A

North, South, East and West

26
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What is a compass?

A

An instrument with a needle that always points North.

27
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From which direction does the sun come up?

A

East

28
Q

Name the provinces of South Africa.

A

Gauteng, Western Cape, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape, North West, Mpumalanga, Free State, Kwa-Zulu Natal, Limpopo

29
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What is the capital of the Free State?

A

Bloemfontein

30
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What is the capital of the Western Cape?

A

Cape Town

31
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What is the capital of the Eastern Cape?

A

Bhisho

32
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What is the capital of the Northern Cape?

A

Kimberley

33
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What is the capital of Kwa-Zulu Natal?

A

Pietermaritzburg

34
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What is the capital of Mpumalanga?

A

Nelspruit

35
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What is the capital of North West province?

A

Mafikeng

36
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What is the capital of Limpopo?

A

Polokwane

37
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What is the capital of Gauteng?

A

Johannesburg

38
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What do we call the black line on a map where land and see meet?

A

A coastline

39
Q

What do we call large areas of sea?

A

Oceans

40
Q

Which two oceans are off the South African coast?

A

Indian and Atlantic

41
Q

What do we call the line on a map where two provinces meet?

A

Provincial Border

42
Q

Which two countries are contained by South Africa?

A

Lesotho and Swaziland

43
Q

Name the seven continents.

Ref: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AContinents_vide_couleurs.png

A

Africa, North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Australasia, Antarctica

Ref: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AContinental_models-Australia.gif

Geography Grade 4 Team (4 decks)

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