Geography

Question 1

you can learn a lot about a place from a ….

Answer 1

map

Question 2

what is a map?

Answer 2

a drawing from above showing places and information about the place

Question 3

what is a view?

Answer 3

a way of seeing things

Question 4

what is a plan?

Answer 4

a drawing as seen from above

Question 5

what is a side view?

Answer 5

what you see when you look at something from the side

Question 6

what view are maps drawn in?

Answer 6

plan views

Question 7

what view of the ground does a bird flying in the sky have?

Answer 7

plan view

Question 8

what is a simple picture or letter that has a special meaning on a map called?

Answer 8

a symbol

Question 9

what is a list on a map that explains what symbols on the map mean called?

Answer 9

a key

Question 10

a pattern of straight lines that cross over each other to form blocks. (drawn over a map)

Answer 10

a grid

Question 11

numbers and letters on a map grid

Answer 11

a grid reference

Question 12

What is the purpose of a grid and grid reference?

Answer 12

to help find places on a map

Question 13

the way someone or something is pointing or moving

Answer 13

direction

Question 14

an instrument that shows direction

Answer 14

compass

Question 15

what are the four main points on a compass? name them clockwise from the top

Answer 15

North, East, South, West

Question 16

Where does the sun rise?

Answer 16

In the east

Question 17

Where does the sun set?

Answer 17

In the west?

Question 18

An area that has its own government and rules

Answer 18

a country

Question 19

a large area of land, for example, Africa

Answer 19

a continent

Question 20

a large area of sea

Answer 20

an ocean

Question 21

where land and sea meet

Answer 21

coast

Question 22

Is South Africa a country or continent?

Answer 22

country

Question 23

What does RSA stand for?

Answer 23

Republic of South Africa

Question 24

Why is it called South Africa?

Answer 24

It is on the South end of the African continent

Question 25

How many provinces are there in South Africa

Answer 25

9

Question 26

the line between two countries or provinces

Answer 26

a border

Question 27

Name the 9 Provinces

Answer 27

Western Cape
Eastern Cape
Northern Cape
Kwa Zulu Natal
Gauteng
Free State
North West
Mpumlanga
Limpopo

Question 28

Which Oceans does the Western Cape border on?

Answer 28

Ocean and Indian

Question 29

Which Ocean is off the coastline of Kwa Zulu Natal and Eastern Cape

Answer 29

Indian Ocean

Question 30

What is a globe?

Answer 30

a round map of the world

Question 31

a piece of land surrounded by water

Answer 31

an island

Question 32

How many continents are there on planet Earth?

Answer 32

7

Question 33

Name the 7 continents

Answer 33

Antartica
Africa
Asia
Australia
Europe
North America
South AMerica