T2 GR5 GEOGRAPHY Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
Q
Describe a coastal plain
A
FLAT and LOW land near the ocean
2
Q
What is a plateau?
A
FLAT and very HIGH land
3
Q
What is the correct term for the very highest land on a physical map?
A
High mountains
4
Q
What is an escarpment?
A
steeply sloping land that separates high land from low land
5
Q
What words do we use to describe the BUILD OF THE LAND?
A
flat
mountainous
high
low
steep
6
Q
What does the build of the land across South African look like,
from the Atlantic in the west to the Indian ocean in the east?
A
From west to east there is
1. coastal plain, then
2. escarpment,
3. plateau,
4. high mountains (the Drakensburg), 5. another escarpment and then
6. coastal plain
7
Q
What does “the build of the land” mean?
A
what the land looks like and how the surface is uneven (at different heights)
