World Map & Compass Directions Flashcards
Name the 7 continents
Africa Asia Europe North America South America Antarctica Australia
Name the two oceans
Indian Ocean - east side
Atlantic Ocean-west side
What is the equator
It is an imaginary line going through the middle of the earth and divides earth in two halves
What is at the opposite ends of the earth
North Pole and South Pole
What are the eight points on the compass
N E S W NE SE SW NW
What are the continents divided into
Countries
What divides countries
Boarders
What is an international boarder
It is a boarder that divides nations or countries
What natural things can be boarders
Rivers or mountains
What forms a boarder between South Africa and Zimbabwe
The Limpopo river
What forms as a boarder between South Africa and Namibia
Orange river
Name the 6 neighboring countries of South Africa with their capital cities
Namibia- Windhoek Botswana - Gabarone Zimbabwe - Harare Mozambique - Maseru Swaziland - Mbabane Lesotho - Maseru
What does every county have
A capital city
How do we know if it is a capital city
This is where the presidents offices are and many official buildings
Is the capital city the largest city in that country
No
Which city is the capital city of SA
Pretoria - being the 4th largest city
Name South Africas capital city
Pretoria
What does a political map show
Countries and cities
Name 5 things a physical map shows
Coastline Height of land above sea level High mountains Rivers & lakes Deserts
What is a desert
A large dry area of land
What is Africas larges desert
The Sahara
Which desert is in Namibia
Namib desert
Which desert spreads over SA, Botswana and Namibia
The Kalahari desert
On a physical map, what color shows the sea
Blue
On a physical map what color shows low land near the coastline
Green
On a physical map, what color shows the higher land further inland
Yellow & brown
How are high mountains shown on a physical map
With a symbol and the height in meters written next to it
How are rivers shown on a physical map
With blue lines and the name printed along it
Name the 6 longest rivers in Africa
Nile Niger Congo Zambezi Limpopo Gariep orange
Name 3 of Africas largest lakes
Lake Victoria
Lake tanganyika
Lake Malawi
Name 3 of Africas famous falls
Victoria falls
Maletsunyane falls
Augrabies falls
Where are falls shown on a physical map
On the river which it is located
What does it mean to say high and low areas on a map
It is the height above sea level
How many meters is sea level
Zero meters
Traveling from West to East of SA what are the 3 low and high places you would see
Coastal plain
Escarpment
Plateau
Starting from the West list the places you will see along your way to the East
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
Traveling from North to south of SA, what places of low or high land do you see along the way
Plateau Escarpment Cape fold mountains Coastal plain Coast Indian Ocean
Haw are valleys created
By rivers cutting trough mountain ranges
What is the largest river in SA
Gariep orange
Which falls comes from the Gariep orange River
The Augrabies falls
What are the pointed parts sticking into the sea called
Capes
What are the curved parts between capes called or what is where the coastline curves called
Bays
What is a place called where a ship can safely stop
A harbor
Look at photos for the 4 geographical features
Check Photos A - coastline B - mountain range C - bay D - mouth
From the coastal plain to where the land rises steeply, what is this called
Escarpment
What is the escarpment made up of
Many mountain ranges
Why do the escarpment and these mountain ranges form part of the source of many rivers
Because most rain falls in this area
Which side of SA is wet and what is good to farm there
East and maize
Which side of SA is dryer and what is good to farm there
West and sheep
What 4 things are mined on the plateau
Gold, diamonds, platinum & coal
What is a river system
A river and its tributaries
What are tributaries
They are small rivers that flow into a large river
What is a catchment
An area of land from which a river gets its water
Explain how water catchment works
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
