Goegraphy Flashcards

1
Q

What is a source of a river?

A

This is where the river begins.It usually begins high up (mountains)

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2
Q

What is an upper course?

A

A young river flows quickly.The energy builds and causes the fast flowing river to create waterfalls where the water flows.

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3
Q

What is the middle course?

A

The river gets wider and slows down.

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4
Q

What is a meander?

A

This is a winding or curving bend in a river?

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5
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What is a mouth of the river?

A

It is were the river opens into a large body of water like a lake or the ocean.

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6
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What is a lower course of a river?

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it is usually slower and wider because all of the tributaries have joined up.

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7
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What is a tributary?

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it is a smaller river or stream that flows into a larger river.

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8
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distributary

A

it is a stream that branches off and flows out of a larger river.

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9
Q

some uses of water are..

A

drinking
farming
recreation
transport
hygiene
energy

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10
Q

river pollution:
what are some ways we as humans pollute rivers?

A

oil
litter
chemicals
human waste

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11
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coastal plain (what is it?)

A

it is an area of flat land, lying close to the coast and not very high above sea level.

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12
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plateau (what is it?)

A

it is an area of fairly level high ground.

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13
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escarpment (what is it?)

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it is a long, steep slope, especially one at the edge of a plateau.

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14
Q

give 3 examples of physical features/landforms in S.A

A

Table mountain, Drakensberg mountains and grasslands

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15
Q

draw a compass

A

it should have all of these:
N,NNE,NE,ENE,SE,E,SSE,S,SSW,SW,WSW,W,NNW,
NW,WNW

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16
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political maps (what are they?)

A

they show state and national borders and capital and major cities.

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17
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physical maps (what are they?)

A

they illustrate the physical features of an area, such as the mountains, rivers and lakes.

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18
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what colour is the sea shown on a map?

A

blue

19
Q

what colour is the lowest land shown on a map?

A

green

20
Q

what colour is the highest land shown on a map?

A

white or purple

21
Q

what are the 7 continents?
(remember the song)

A

Asia, Africa, north and south America, Antartica and Europe and finally Australia

22
Q

the equator is in the

A

middle of the earth

23
Q

the equator
(what is it?)

A

an imaginary line dividing the earth into the southern and northern hemisphere

24
Q

tropic of cancer
(Were is it?)

A

it is just above the equator

25
Q

continent
(what is it?)

A

A large mass of land

26
Q

country
(what is it?)

A

An area of land controlled by its own goverment.

27
Q

province
(what is it?)

A

A smaller part of a country witch is run by a municipality.

28
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A city
(what is it?)

A

A smaller urban area were many people live.

29
Q

border
(what is it?)

A

An imaginary line dividing two countries or areas.

30
Q

what are the names of S.A’s provinces?

A

Limpopo
Western Cape
Northern Cape
Western Cape
North West
Free State
KwaZulu-Natal
Mpumalanga
Gauteng

31
Q

S.A’s Neighbours and their capital cities:
What is Mozambique’s capital city?

A

Maputo

32
Q

What is Zimbabwe’s capital city?

A

Harare

33
Q

What does Botswana’s capital city?

A

Gaborone

34
Q

What is the capital city of Namibia?

A

Windhoek

35
Q

Give me 5 examples of landlocked countries?

A

Chad
Niger
Zimbabwe
Botswana
Zambia

36
Q

Give me 5 examples of coastal countries

A

South Africa
Egypt
Congo
Mozambique
Namibia

37
Q

What are S.A’s neighbors?

A

Zimbabwe,Mozambique,Botswana,Namibia,Lesotho,Swaziland

38
Q

Capital city
(What is it?)

A

The most important or biggest City in a country or province.It is also we’re the government works.

39
Q

National capital cities
(What is it?)

A

Is we’re the government meets.

40
Q

Provincial capital cities
(What is it?)

A

Usually the biggest city in a province

41
Q

Why are capital cities important?

A

It is important because it is we’re a government works.

For example: Pretoria in Gauteng is one of the places we’re the government works.

42
Q

What is the capital city of Lesotho?

A

Maseru

43
Q

What is the capital city of Swaziland?

A

Mbabane