Map Skills Flashcards
What is a plan view of an area?
Map!
What are photos taken from above the ground called?
Aerial view
What is another name for an aerial view?
Bird’s eye view
What is the name of the part of a map that shows what symbols mean?
The key or legend.
how do you tell someone where something is located on a map?
Using a grid reference
What do we use to find a direction?
A compass
What is a compass?
A special piece of equipment which can indicate the direction between two places.
What does a compass use?
Cardinal points
What are the cardinal points?
North, South, East and West
Where does the sun rise?
East
Where does the sunset?
West
Where is North normally on a map?
At the top
What does a map provide?
Information
There are several different types of map. Name at least 2.
- Physical map
- Political map
- Topographical map (shows contours)
- Climate map
- Economic map
- Road map
What does a physical map show?
Natural features
Name two natural features.
Oceans, mountains, rivers, deserts, lakes.
What does a physical map show?
Things people have made such as provinces, cities, towns, borders.
How are countries separates if they are on the same continent?
International borders or boundaries.
How is South Africa divided?
Into Provinces.
How many Provinces are there is South Africa?
9: Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, North West, Free State, Limpopo, Gauteng, Mpumalanga. Kwazulu-Natal
How many countries share a border with South Africa?
6: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swaziland, Lesotho
What are the 7 continents?
North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia and Antarctica
What are the main oceans?
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Artic, Southern
Which oceans are to the West and East of South Africa?
Atlantic and Indian
