Flashcards in Map Skills Deck (34)
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What is a plan view of an area?
Map!
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What are photos taken from above the ground called?
Aerial view
3
What is another name for an aerial view?
Bird's eye view
4
What is the name of the part of a map that shows what symbols mean?
The key or legend.
5
how do you tell someone where something is located on a map?
Using a grid reference
6
What do we use to find a direction?
A compass
7
What is a compass?
A special piece of equipment which can indicate the direction between two places.
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What does a compass use?
Cardinal points
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What are the cardinal points?
North, South, East and West
10
Where does the sun rise?
East
11
Where does the sunset?
West
12
Where is North normally on a map?
At the top
13
What does a map provide?
Information
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There are several different types of map. Name at least 2.
1. Physical map
2. Political map
3. Topographical map (shows contours)
4. Climate map
5. Economic map
6. Road map
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What does a physical map show?
Natural features
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Name two natural features.
Oceans, mountains, rivers, deserts, lakes.
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What does a physical map show?
Things people have made such as provinces, cities, towns, borders.
18
How are countries separates if they are on the same continent?
International borders or boundaries.
19
How is South Africa divided?
Into Provinces.
20
How many Provinces are there is South Africa?
9: Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, North West, Free State, Limpopo, Gauteng, Mpumalanga. Kwazulu-Natal
21
How many countries share a border with South Africa?
6: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swaziland, Lesotho
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What are the 7 continents?
North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia and Antarctica
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What are the main oceans?
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Artic, Southern
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Which oceans are to the West and East of South Africa?
Atlantic and Indian
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Where do rivers flow?
From mountains to the sea.
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What is the capital of the Western Cape?
Cape Town
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What is the capital of the Eastern Cape?
Bisho
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What is the capital of the Northern Cape?
Kimberley
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What is the capital of North West Province?
Kimberley
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What is the capital of Limpopo?
Polokwane
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What is the capital of Gauteng?
Johannesburg
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What is the capital of the Free State?
Bloemfontein
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What is the capital of the Kwazulu-Natal?
Pietermaritzburg
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