Term 2 - Map Work

Question 1

How many continents are there?

Answer 1

7

Question 2

What is the name of the country we live in?

Answer 2

South Africa

Question 3

What is the name of the province we live in?

Answer 3

Kwazulu-Natal

Question 4

How many provinces in South Africa?

Answer 4

9

Question 5

Name the 9 Provinces

Answer 5

1. Northern Cape
2. Western Cape
3. Eastern Cape
4. North West
5. Freestate
6. Kwazulu-Natal
7. Mpumalanga
8. Limpopo
9. Gauteng

Question 6

What is the capital of Kwazulu-Natal?

Answer 6

Pietermaritzburg

Question 7

Name the 3 main Cities in Kwazulu-Natal

Answer 7

1. Pietermaritzburg
2. Durban
3. Ulundi

Question 8

Name the 3 main rivers that run through Kwazulu-Natal

Answer 8

1. Tugela River

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Question 9

What is the highest mountain range in South Africa?

Answer 9

Drakensberg Mountains

Question 10

Name the 3 Main Lines of Latitude?

Answer 10

1. Tropic of Cancer
2. Equator
3. Tropic of Capricorn

Question 11

What is the name of the main line of longitude?

Answer 11

Greenwich Meridian

Question 12

What is a grid reference?

Answer 12

?

Question 13

What is the lowest lying place in South Africa?

Answer 13

The Coast

Question 14

From what direction does the sun rise?

Answer 14

The East

Question 15

What is the highest mountain in Africa?

Answer 15

Mt Kilimanjaro

Question 16

What is the largest river in Africa?

Answer 16

The Nile

Question 17

Name the 4 main oceans

Answer 17

1. Indian Ocean
2. Atlantic Ocean
3. Pacific Ocean
4. Arctic Ocean

Question 18

Name the 7 Continents

Answer 18

1. North America
2. South America
3. Europe
4. Africa
5. Antarctica
6. Asia
7. Australia

Question 19

What does Inland mean?

Answer 19

Away from the sea / interior part of a country

Question 20

What Ocean is to the west of South Africa?

Answer 20

Atlantic Ocean

Question 21

What Ocean is to the east of South Africa?

Answer 21

Indian Ocean

Question 22

In what direction does the sun set?

Answer 22

West

Question 23

Name the four main directions

Answer 23

1. North
2. South
3. East
4. West

Question 24

What continent do we live on?

Answer 24

Africa

Question 25

What is a province?

Answer 25

An area or region of land that is part of a country

Question 26

What is a continent?

Answer 26

Huge mass of land on earth

Question 27

What is a side view?

Answer 27

A view of something from the side

Question 28

What is a plan view?

Answer 28

A view of something from the top

Question 29

Ocean that has warm water?

Answer 29

Indian Ocean

Question 30

Place where the land and see meet?

Answer 30

Coastline

Question 31

What is used to read symbols on a map?

Answer 31

A key

Question 32

Line that separates two provinces/countries?

Answer 32

Border

Question 33

Huge area of salt water?

Answer 33

Ocean

Question 34

A simple picture or letter that represents an object?

Answer 34

Symbol

Question 35

What is a grid reference?

Answer 35

A way of finding places on a map using blocks

Question 36

What is a map?

Answer 36

A birds eye view of a place

Question 37

What is a globe?

Answer 37

A model of the earth

Question 38

What instrument do you use to show direction?

Answer 38

Compass

Question 39

Earth is divided into 2 hemispheres, name them.

Answer 39

1. Northern Hemisphere

2. Southern Hemisphere

Question 40

Which Hemisphere is South Africa in?

Answer 40

Southern

Question 41

What is the largest of the Earths oceans?

Answer 41

Pacific