Term 1 Flashcards
What side of Africa is the Atlantic Ocean found?
West
What side of Africa is the Indian Ocean found?
East
What separates countries on a continent?
Borders
What is an international border?
Separate nations or countries.
What river separates South Africa and Zimbabwe?
Limpopo River
What river forms the border between South Africa and Namibia?
Orange River
What is the name of a map illustrating countries and borders?
Political map
What does a political map tell us?
Landlocked or coastline
North or south of the equator
Islands
Name a country in Africa that is landlocked.
Botswana, Zimbabwe, Lesotho
Name the biggest Island off Africa
Madagascar
Name the biggest city in Africa
Cairo 16 million people
Name the biggest city in South Africa
Johannesburg
Name South Africa’s neighbours
Mozambique Zimbabwe Botswana Namibia Lesotho Swaziland
What happens in the capital city?
The president or leader and government has it’s office
Has lots of official buildings
Name the capital of South Africa
Pretoria
What is the coast?
The line where the sea meets the land
What is a coastal plain?
A flat or gently sloping lying area along the coast
What is escarpment?
A steep slope that marks the edge of a plateau
What is a plateau
A flat area high above sea level
Explain mountain range
A line of mountains
What is a source
The place where a river begins
What are tributaries
Small rivers that flow into bigger rivers
What is a mouth?
Place where a river ends when it flows into a lake or the sea
What is a river system?
A river and all the small rivers that flow into it
