World Map & Compass Directions

Question 1

Name the 7 continents

Answer 1

Africa
Asia
Europe
North America
South America
Antarctica
Australia

Question 2

Name the two oceans

Answer 2

Indian Ocean - east side

Atlantic Ocean-west side

Question 3

What is the equator

Answer 3

It is an imaginary line going through the middle of the earth and divides earth in two halves

Question 4

What is at the opposite ends of the earth

Answer 4

North Pole and South Pole

Question 5

What are the eight points on the compass

Answer 5

N
E
S
W
NE
SE
SW
NW

Question 6

What are the continents divided into

Answer 6

Countries

Question 7

What divides countries

Answer 7

Boarders

Question 8

What is an international boarder

Answer 8

It is a boarder that divides nations or countries

Question 9

What natural things can be boarders

Answer 9

Rivers or mountains

Question 10

What forms a boarder between South Africa and Zimbabwe

Answer 10

The Limpopo river

Question 11

What forms as a boarder between South Africa and Namibia

Answer 11

Orange river

Question 12

Name the 6 neighboring countries of South Africa with their capital cities

Answer 12

Namibia- Windhoek
Botswana - Gabarone
Zimbabwe - Harare
Mozambique - Maseru
Swaziland - Mbabane
Lesotho - Maseru

Question 13

What does every county have

Answer 13

A capital city

Question 14

How do we know if it is a capital city

Answer 14

This is where the presidents offices are and many official buildings

Question 15

Is the capital city the largest city in that country

Answer 15

No

Question 16

Which city is the capital city of SA

Answer 16

Pretoria - being the 4th largest city

Question 17

Name South Africas capital city

Answer 17

Pretoria

Question 18

What does a political map show

Answer 18

Countries and cities

Question 19

Name 5 things a physical map shows

Answer 19

Coastline
Height of land above sea level
High mountains
Rivers & lakes
Deserts

Question 20

What is a desert

Answer 20

A large dry area of land

Question 21

What is Africas larges desert

Answer 21

The Sahara

Question 22

Which desert is in Namibia

Answer 22

Namib desert

Question 23

Which desert spreads over SA, Botswana and Namibia

Answer 23

The Kalahari desert

Question 24

On a physical map, what color shows the sea

Answer 24

Blue

Question 25

On a physical map what color shows low land near the coastline

Answer 25

Green

Question 26

On a physical map, what color shows the higher land further inland

Answer 26

Yellow & brown

Question 27

How are high mountains shown on a physical map

Answer 27

With a symbol and the height in meters written next to it

Question 28

How are rivers shown on a physical map

Answer 28

With blue lines and the name printed along it

Question 29

Name the 6 longest rivers in Africa

Answer 29

``` Nile Niger Congo Zambezi Limpopo Gariep orange ```

Question 30

Name 3 of Africas largest lakes

Answer 30

Lake Victoria Lake tanganyika Lake Malawi

Question 31

Name 3 of Africas famous falls

Answer 31

Victoria falls Maletsunyane falls Augrabies falls

Question 32

Where are falls shown on a physical map

Answer 32

On the river which it is located

Question 33

What does it mean to say high and low areas on a map

Answer 33

It is the height above sea level

Question 34

How many meters is sea level

Answer 34

Zero meters

Question 35

Traveling from West to East of SA what are the 3 low and high places you would see

Answer 35

Coastal plain Escarpment Plateau

Question 36

Starting from the West list the places you will see along your way to the East

Answer 36

``` Atlantic Ocean Coast - 0 m Coastal plain-200 m Escarpment Plateau - west is Namaqualand & east is high veld Escarpment - drakensberg mountains Coastal plain Coast Indian Ocean ```

Question 37

Traveling from North to south of SA, what places of low or high land do you see along the way

Answer 37

``` Plateau Escarpment Cape fold mountains Coastal plain Coast Indian Ocean ```

Question 38

Haw are valleys created

Answer 38

By rivers cutting trough mountain ranges

Question 39

What is the largest river in SA

Answer 39

Gariep orange

Question 40

Which falls comes from the Gariep orange River

Answer 40

The Augrabies falls

Question 41

What are the pointed parts sticking into the sea called

Answer 41

Capes

Question 42

What are the curved parts between capes called or what is where the coastline curves called

Answer 42

Bays

Question 43

What is a place called where a ship can safely stop

Answer 43

A harbor

Question 44

Look at photos for the 4 geographical features

Answer 44

``` Check Photos A - coastline B - mountain range C - bay D - mouth ```

Question 45

From the coastal plain to where the land rises steeply, what is this called

Answer 45

Escarpment

Question 46

What is the escarpment made up of

Answer 46

Many mountain ranges

Question 47

Why do the escarpment and these mountain ranges form part of the source of many rivers

Answer 47

Because most rain falls in this area

Question 48

Which side of SA is wet and what is good to farm there

Answer 48

East and maize

Question 49

Which side of SA is dryer and what is good to farm there

Answer 49

West and sheep

Question 50

What 4 things are mined on the plateau

Answer 50

Gold, diamonds, platinum & coal

Question 51

What is a river system

Answer 51

A river and its tributaries

Question 52

What are tributaries

Answer 52

They are small rivers that flow into a large river

Question 53

What is a catchment

Answer 53

An area of land from which a river gets its water

Question 54

Explain how water catchment works

Answer 54

When it rains the water flows down mountains or soaks into the ground and eventually flows in the rivers which then flow into the sea