Geography Flash Cards (Isla)

Question 1

What are the four main types of settlements?

Answer 1

Farm, Village, Town, and City

Question 2

Which settlement type has the fewest people living there?

Answer 2

Farm

Question 3

Which settlement type has the most people living there?

Answer 3

City

Question 4

Put these settlements in order from smallest to largest: City, Farm, Village, Town

Answer 4

Farm, Village, Town, City

Question 5

Where would you find mostly crops and animals?

Answer 5

On a farm

Question 6

What are three things you can look for to identify what type of settlement you’re in?

Answer 6

Number of people, types of buildings, and services available

Question 7

If you see mostly houses, a few shops, and a school, what type of settlement are you probably in?

Answer 7

A village

Question 8

If you see tall buildings, many shops, hospitals, and universities, what type of settlement are you in?

Answer 8

A city

Question 9

Name three types of buildings you might find in a town.

Answer 9

Houses, shops, schools, post office, clinic (any three)

Question 10

What is a residential building used for?

Answer 10

For people to live in (homes/houses)

Question 11

What is a commercial building used for?

Answer 11

For buying and selling things (shops, markets)

Question 12

Name two public buildings that provide services to the community.

Answer 12

School, hospital, library, post office, police station (any two)

Question 13

What type of work do people mainly do on farms?

Answer 13

Growing crops and raising animals

Question 14

Name three jobs you might find in a city.

Answer 14

Doctor, teacher, shop owner, police officer, nurse (any three)

Question 15

What is the difference between the work people do in villages and cities?

Answer 15

Villages have simpler jobs (farming, small shops), cities have more specialized jobs (doctors, lawyers, engineers)

Question 16

What is the difference between a road and a footpath?

Answer 16

Roads are for vehicles (cars, trucks), footpaths are for people walking

Question 17

Where would you find wider roads - in a village or a city?

Answer 17

In a city

Question 18

Why do settlements need roads and footpaths?

Answer 18

To help people and vehicles move around safely

Question 19

Name three famous landmarks in South Africa.

Answer 19

Table Mountain, Kruger National Park, Robben Island, Gold Reef City (any three)

Question 20

What is Table Mountain and where is it found?

Answer 20

A flat-topped mountain found in Cape Town

Question 21

What is a landmark?

Answer 21

A famous or important place that helps people know where they are

Question 22

If you are walking north and turn left, which direction are you now facing?

Answer 22

West

Question 23

What are the three basic directions you can give someone?

Answer 23

Left, right, and straight

Question 24

If someone says ‘turn right at the traffic light,’ what should you do?

Answer 24

Keep walking until you reach the traffic light, then turn right

Question 25

What is a side view?

Answer 25

Looking at something from the side (like looking at a house from the front or back)

Question 26

What is a plan view?

Answer 26

Looking at something from above (like a bird's eye view)

Question 27

If you look down at your desk from above, what type of view is this?

Answer 27

Plan view

Question 28

Which view would show you how tall a building is?

Answer 28

Side view

Question 29

What is a map symbol?

Answer 29

A small picture or sign that represents something on a map

Question 30

What is a map key (or legend)?

Answer 30

A box that explains what all the symbols on a map mean

Question 31

Why do maps use symbols instead of writing everything in words?

Answer 31

To save space and make maps easier to read quickly

Question 32

What symbol might represent a school on a map?

Answer 32

A small building with a flag, or the letters 'SCH'

Question 33

What are grid references used for?

Answer 33

To help find exact locations on a map

Question 34

Grid references use letters and numbers. Which comes first - the letter or the number?

Answer 34

The letter comes first (like A3 or B7)

Question 35

If something is at grid reference C4, where do you look?

Answer 35

Find column C and row 4, then look where they meet

Question 36

What are the four main compass directions?

Answer 36

North, South, East, West

Question 37

If you are facing north, which direction is to your right?

Answer 37

East

Question 38

If you are facing south, which direction is to your left?

Answer 38

East

Question 39

What does a compass help you do?

Answer 39

Find directions and know which way you are facing

Question 40

How many provinces does South Africa have?

Answer 40

Nine provinces

Question 41

Name three provinces in South Africa.

Answer 41

Western Cape, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Free State, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, Northern Cape (any three)

Question 42

Which province is Cape Town in?

Answer 42

Western Cape

Question 43

Which province is Johannesburg in?

Answer 43

Gauteng

Question 44

What is the capital city of South Africa? (Hint: There are three!)

Answer 44

Cape Town (legislative), Pretoria (executive), Bloemfontein (judicial)

Question 45

How many continents are there in the world?

Answer 45

Seven continents

Question 46

Name the seven continents.

Answer 46

Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Australia, Antarctica

Question 47

Which continent do we live on?

Answer 47

Africa

Question 48

Which is the largest continent?

Answer 48

Asia

Question 49

Which is the smallest continent?

Answer 49

Australia

Question 50

How many oceans are there in the world?

Answer 50

Five oceans

Question 51

Name the five oceans.

Answer 51

Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, Southern (Antarctic)

Question 52

Which ocean is between Africa and Australia?

Answer 52

Indian Ocean

Question 53

Which is the largest ocean?

Answer 53

Pacific Ocean

Question 54

Which oceans touch the coast of South Africa?

Answer 54

Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean

Question 55

Would you find more services in a town or a village?

Answer 55

A town

Question 56

If you want to show someone exactly where your house is, would you draw a side view or plan view?

Answer 56

Plan view

Question 57

What type of settlement would have the most traffic lights?

Answer 57

A city

Question 58

If you're looking at a map and see a blue area, what does it probably represent?

Answer 58

Water (river, lake, or ocean)

Question 59

Name one thing that makes a city different from a farm.

Answer 59

Cities have many more people, tall buildings, more services (any one correct answer)

Question 60

Why is it important to learn about different types of settlements?

Answer 60

To understand how people live in different places and what they need to survive and work