Flashcards
people and places gr 4
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- 1CITYA large area where people live and work with many buildings, shops, factories and roads.
* this is the biggest Settlement
Port Elizabeth is a city - 2TOWNAn area with buildings, shops, and houses. It is smaller than a city
Grahamstown is a town - 3VILLAGEA group of huts/houses in the country or farming area
- 4FARMOpen area with some buildings where people grow food and keep animals
- 5RURAL SETTLEMENTA place where there are farms and villages.
- 6URBAN AREAA place where there are cities and towns
Like Port Elizabeth and Grahamstown
More jobs/work are available - 7SETTLEMENTA place where people live
- 8URBANISATIONThe movement of people from a rural to urban area.
- 9Where do people build their settlements?On top of hills or next to riverbanks.
They build walls or ditches to keep people out. - 10MINING TOWNSWhere minerals were discovered, like Kimberly where they found diamonds or Johannesburg where they found gold. They are called MINING TOWNS
- 11INDUSTRIESSome towns are developed close to industries like Sasolburg - coal were found and Saldanha for steel and fishing industries
- 12HARBOUR TOWNS/PORTSSome cities and Towns are develop around HARBOURS. Ships can anchor safely and can load or unload their cargo
- 13TOURIST ATTRACTIONSWhere people can visit on holiday, including beaches, game reserves and casinos
- 14INFORMAL SETTLEMENTSNo streets, no sewerage systems, no running water. They live in shelter made from waste materials
- 15WATERWe need 2L of water a day to survive. In some areas water are scarce and people must walk many km to collect water
- 16ENERGYWe need fuel to keep warm, cook food and heat water. Coal is used to make electricity. Other source of energy is WOOD, WIND, SUN
- 17SHELTERSafe and secure housing is important. Some people live in house others in informal settlements
- 18HEALTH CAREEveryone has a right to emergency health care. Not everyone can afford to see a doctor. There is a shortage of clinics in rural areas and people have to wait.
- 19FARMINGGrowing crops and looking after animals
- 20What do farm workers do?plant seeds, manage fields, pick and pack fruit, look after animals, milk cows.
- 21What jobs is in the city?Making things
selling things
work that helps other people - 22SERVICESJobs like, doctors, nurses, teachers, dentists, car mechanics and hair dressers
- 23What are farm roads used for?Mainly to move crops, workers and machinery between farm buildings and fields
- 24WHAT ARE THE TOWN/CITY ROADS USED FOR?Transport people to work and other places
Transport goods - 25WHAT IS A FREEWAY?Freeways are in cities.
Many cars can travel at a time - 26FOOTPATHSIt is a narrow path that people use to walk in areas where there are no roads.
- 27PAVEMENTTowns and cities have roads with footpaths on each side called a pavement
- 28LANDMARKFeatures that you notice, a beautiful building, a fountain, a tall tree.
- 29WHAT IS A NATURAL LANDMARK?Hills, rocks, rivers, waterfalls,
- 30WHAT IS A MAN MADE LANDMARK?Tall buildings, cellphone towers, bridges, railway lines.
- 31WHAT IS A MAP?It is a drawing that help us find the way. Maps show landmarks and street names