World Map & Globe
What imaginary line divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
The Equator.
What are the four main compass directions?
North, South, East, West.
What do we call the line that separates one country from another?
A border (international border).
What is the administrative capital of South Africa?
Pretoria.
What does a physical map show?
Natural/Physical features such as mountains, rivers, lakes, deserts and coastlines.
Name any four of the seven continents.
Africa, Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Australasia, Antarctica.
What does NE stand for on a compass?
North-East.
Which two oceans surround Africa?
Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean.
What is the legislative capital of South Africa?
Cape Town.
Where does the source of a river typically start?
In mountains or high ground.
What are the four things a globe shows us?
Continents, oceans, Equator, North and South Pole.
Which compass direction is halfway between South and West?
South-West.
What is a landlocked country?
A country surrounded by land with no coastline (no beaches or oceans near it).
What is the judicial capital of South Africa?
Bloemfontein.
What is a tributary?
A tributary is a smaller river or stream that joins a bigger river.
It does not flow directly into the sea. Instead, it adds its water to a larger river, making that river stronger and bigger as it continues flowing.
What continent is the South Pole found on?
Antarctica.
What instrument is used to show direction?
A compass.
What is an island?
A piece of land completely surrounded by sea.
What does the administrative capital of South Africa do?
It is where the President works and where government decisions are made (where the country is run from).
What is a peninsula?
A peninsula is a piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides but still connected to the mainland.
What is a continent?
A large land mass on Earth.
Name all eight points of the compass.
North, North-East, East, South-East, South, South-West, West, North-West.
Give one example of an island country and one example of a landlocked country in Africa.
Madagascar (island) and Zimbabwe (landlocked).
What is the difference between the legislative and judicial capitals of South Africa?
Legislative: Where laws are discussed and made by Parliament.
Judicial: Where courts interpret the law and make legal decisions.
Explain how colour is used to show altitude (height above sea level) on a physical map.
Blue shows the sea.
Green shows low land near the coast.
Yellow/brown shows higher land further inland.