Meeting Spots

Question 1

List of Meeting spots? (3)

Answer 1

• Grasslands & savanna garden.
• Kalahari garden.
• Drakensberg vegetation.

Question 2

Meeting spot 1 name?

Answer 2

Grassland & savanna garden.

Question 3

Grasslands & Savannas garden?

Answer 3

= gives an idea of how the highveld was.

Question 4

Grasslands & savannas garden attributes? (5)

Answer 4

• dominated by coarse grasses.
• Little to no trees.
• Little rainfall.
• High temperatures (20-30⁰C).
• Umlahlankosi tree.

Question 5

Umlahlankosi tree is AKA?

Answer 5

Buffalo Thorn.

Question 6

Buffalo Thorn scientific name?

Answer 6

Ziziphus mucronata.

Question 7

Umlahlankosi meaning in English?

Answer 7

That which buries chief.

Question 8

History behind Umlahlankosi tree?

Answer 8

Reminder of where the late Zulu king, Umlahlankosi, was buried.

Question 9

Use of Umlahlankosi tree?

Answer 9

Used to retrieve the spirit of a deceased person where he/she died in African tradition & culture.

Question 10

Meeting spot 2 name?

Answer 10

Kalahari garden.

Question 11

Kalahari garden?

Answer 11

= gives you an idea/paints a picture of the kind of plants the San had in their gardens/habitats.

Question 12

Kalahari garden is AKA?

Answer 12

San garden.

Question 13

Kalahari breakdown? (2)

Question 14

Kalahari garden climate? (2)

Answer 14

• Sub-tropical (18⁰C < temp < 40⁰C).
• Semi-arid.

Question 15

Kalahari garden plants? (6)

Answer 15

• Aloe.
• Wild dagga.
• Sage.
• Fynbos tree (Rooibos).
• Hyperania.
• Wild garlic.

Question 16

Artist of Africa landmark?

Answer 16

Marco Ciffaneli.

Question 17

Hyparrhenia?

Answer 17

= thatching grass used for making mats & baskets.

Question 18

Fynbos tree (rooibos) benefits? (2)

Answer 18

• Improves cholesterol levels (lowers hypertension).
• Caffeine-free (alt. to black & green tree).

Question 19

Aloe benefits? (3)

Answer 19

• Anti-inflammatory (trests burns & wounds).
• Improves skin elasticity & appearance.
• Relieves constipation (laxative properties).

Question 20

Meeting spot 3 name?

Answer 20

Drakensberg vegetation.

Question 21

Drakensberg vegetation?

Answer 21

= representation of the garden found in the mountainous areas of the Drakensberg.

Question 22

Drakensberg vegetation attributes/things to focus on? (2)

Answer 22

• Mention SA National symbols.
• Focus in SA national tree.

Question 23

SA National symbols? (7)

Answer 23

• National bird.
• National tree.
• National animal.
• National fish.
• National flower.
• National flag.
• Coat of Arms.

Question 24

SA National tree?

Answer 24

Real Yellow wood tree.

Question 25

SA National bird?

Answer 25

Blue crane.

Question 26

SA National animal?

Answer 26

Springbok.

Question 27

SA National fish?

Answer 27

Galjoen.

Question 28

SA National flower?

Answer 28

King Protea.

Question 29

Why the King Protea? (3)

Answer 29

• Largest.
• Toughest.
• Most adaptable.

Question 30

SA National crest?

Answer 30

Coat of arms.

Question 31

What does the King Protea represent in SA?

Answer 31

SA’s resilience, national values & culture.

Question 32

Other trees in Drakensberg vegetation? (2)

Answer 32

• Wild fig tree.
• Crossberry raisin tree.

Question 33

Real yellowwood tree attributes? (4)

Answer 33

• Endangered tree.
• Used as SA timber (furniture, floors).
• Odourless.
• Withstands frost.

Question 34

How are Yellowwood trees conserved in SA?

Answer 34

Protected under the National Forests Act which states that they may not be cut, damaged, destroyed or disturbed without a license from the Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries.