Social science

• Physical Features


  Things in the natural environment, such as rivers and mountains
• Plateau


  • High, flat inland parts of a country
• Coast


  • Land next to the sea
• Coastal plain


  • Low-lying land that is near to the sea
• Escarpment


  • A steep slope between a plateau and a lower area
• Source


  The start of something such as rivers or streams
• River mouth


  Where a river flows into the sea
• Stream


  A small river
• Tributary


  A stream or river that flows into a bigger river
• Catchment area


  The area drained that flows into a bigger river
• The Seven Continents


  • North America
  • South America
  • Africa
  • Europe
  • Asia
  • Australia
  • Antarctica
• A continent is a very large piece of land where millions of people live
• The Atlantic Ocean


  Lies West of Africa
• The Indian Ocean


  Lies East of Africa
• The Red Sea


  One of the two seas around Africa
• The Mediterranean Sea


  One of the two seas around Africa
• Madagascar counts as part of the continent of Africa
• Countries in Africa


  • MOROCCO
  • ALGERIA
  • LIBYA
  • EGYPT
  • MAURITANIA
  • MALI
  • NIGER
  • SUDAN
  • NIGERIA
  • SOUTH
  • ETHIOPIA
  • SOMALIA
  • DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
  • UGANDA
  • KENYA
  • REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
  • TANZANIA
  • SEYCHELLES
  • ANGOLA
  • ZAMBIA
  • COMOROS
  • MOZAMBIQUE
  • ZIMBABWE
  • MADAGASCAR
  • NAMIBIA
  • BOTSWANA
  • SWAZILAND
  • LESOTHO
  • SOUTH AFRICA
• The Democratic Republic of the Congo lies South of South Africa
• River source


  High place in the mountains
• River mouth


  Where the river ends in the sea
• Water always flows from high places to low places
• Orange River/Orange-Senqu River


  Longest river in South Africa, 2100km/2432km long, flows from the Drakensberg mountains in Lesotho to the Atlantic Ocean
• Dams


  Man-made structures used to store water for the dry seasons and provide water for towns and cities
• Coastal plains and seas

  Used for business and recreational purposes
• Human impact on physical features

  Polluting the seas, killing the marine life, littering the beaches
• Human impact on mountains

  Building roads through them
• Human impact on forests


  Cutting down trees, destroying animal homes, reducing oxygen producers
• Cape


  A piece of highland that goes into the sea
• Bay


  A dent or curve in the coastline
• Valley


  A low area between mountains or hills
• Mountain peak


  The highest point of a mountain
• Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest point in Africa
• The seven continents


  • North America
  • South America
  • Africa
  • Europe
  • Asia
  • Australia
  • Antarctica
• Physical features


  Things in the natural environment, such as rivers and mountains
• Plateau


  High, flat inland parts of a country
• Coast


  Land next to the sea
• Coastal plain


  Low-lying land that is near to the sea
• Escarpment


  A steep slope between a plateau and a lower area
• River source


  The start of a river or stream