Natural Vegetation Flashcards

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What are indigenous plants?

A

Plants which grow naturally in an area

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What do we call plants which grow naturally in an area?

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Indigenous plants

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What 3 things does the type of natural vegetation which grows in an area depend on?

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  • the temperatures
  • the amount of rain
  • the time of year in which the rain falls
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Where do forests grow naturally?

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Where there is over 800mm of rain in a year

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What are 2 facts about short grasses?

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They need some rain, and can survive frost

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What are 2 facts of long grasses?

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They need more rain, and are more sensitive to frost

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What are the natural vegetation of the savannah grasslands?

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Grass and scattered thorn trees such as baobab trees

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Where do we find grasslands in South Africa?

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On the plateau and other higher ground

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What bush is indigenous to the Karoo?

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Karoo bush

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How does the Karoo bush store water?

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It stores water in it’s stems and leaves so that they can go for long periods without rain.

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Why does the Karoo bush need to be able to store water?

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There is not a lot of rain in the Karoo, so the vegetation goes for long periods without water.

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Where is fynbos indigenous to?

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The south western part of the Western Cape.

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What is the climate like in the south western part of the Western Cape?

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Hot dry summers and cool wet winters

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What trees are found in an indigenous forest?

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Yellowwood and ironwood

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