MJ map skills Flashcards
What is the name of a view from above?
A birds eye view
What is a plan view?
A view from above that shows how things are set out
What is the name of a place on a map that tells us what the symbols on a map mean?
A map key
Correct these sentences:
The Earth is flat.
The Earth is round
The biggest continent is North America.
The biggest continent is Asia
There are 7 provinces in South Africa.
There are 9 provinces in South Africa
What direction does the sun rise?
The East
What are the 4 main compass directions?
North,South,East and West
What is the equator?
The imaginary line that separates the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
What are the 4 main types of frogs?
NO,SORRY sorry I didn’t mean for you to write that down Matt!!!!
Delete that one NOW!
In what direction does the sun set?
The West
What is the capital of the Western Cape?
Cape Town
What is the capital of the North West?
Mafikeng
What is the capital of the Free Sate?
Bloemfontein
True or False:
The Eastern Cape is a province
True
The 3 main oceans of the world are:
The Pacific Ocean,the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean
The capital of the Northern Cape is?
Kimberley
What is the capital of Mpumalanga?
Nelspruit
Name the 9 provinces of South Africa.
The Western Cape,Northern Cape,Eastern Cape,Free State,North West,Limpopo,Mpumalanga,KwaZulu Natal and Gauteng
The 2 oceans next to South Africa are:
The Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean
Name the 7 continents
Antarctica,Australasia,Africa,Asia,Europe,North America and South America
What is the name of a view from the side
A side view
The neighboring countries of South Africa are:
Namibia,Zimbabwe,Botswana and Mozambique
The 2 countries within South Africa are:
Lesotho and Swaziland
True or False:
Swaziland is North West of Lesotho
False
True or False:
Botswana is East of Namibia
True
True or False:
The Atlantic Ocean is to the West of South Africa
True
What is a globe?
A spherical map of the world
