2.
6 Examine the map of South Africa before answering the questions that
follow
2.6.1 State what you would use on the map if you need the following
information: 2
a) What the symbols mean on the map.
b) To determine distances between places.
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2.6. You are working as a tour operator. A client needs the following information.
2.6.2 a) Identify the location of THREE harbours or ports travelling in a 3
South Westerly direction from Durban. Name the cities or
towns where they are located.
b) Name South Africa’s THREE largest international airports. 3
c) State the provinces where you would be able to find the 3
Orange, Great Fish and the Tugela rivers.
d) Name the provinces labelled A and B and the capital city of 3
the province labelled C
e) Name the TWO landlocked SADC countries within South 2
Africa.
2.7 A group of golfers are going on a world golf tour. They travel from South Africa
to Brazil. From Brazil they travel to Hawaii before going to New York. The next
leg of the tour takes them to London and thereafter to China. They will then
travel to Australia before returning to South Africa.
a) Name the ocean they crossed from South Africa to Brazil. 1
b) State the country where Hawaii is found and state the continent on 1
which the country is located .
c) Name the SIX continents that they had travelled to. 6
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2.8 Study the distance table below and answer the questions that follow.
in kilometres
Cape Town Durban Johannesburg
Addo Elephant Park 978 962 962
Aliwal North 963 722 597
Bethlehem 1243 388 259
Bloemfontein 1008 628 394
Cape Town 0 1606 1393
Cape Winelands n/a 1828 1416
Caprivi Strip 2409 1760 1255
Chobe National Park 2392 1241 1183
Damaraland 1976 2490 1959
De Aar 765 993 763
Durban 1606 0 566
East London 1052 676 943
2.8.1 State the distance between:
a) Addo - Elephant park and Durban 2
b) East London and Johannesburg
2.8.2 Calculate the approximate time it would take a tourist who is driving at 2
100km per hour from De Aar to Cape Town.
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2.9 Study the following map and identify the following features on the map:
2.9.1 continents 1-7 7
2.9.2 tourist regions 8 – 9 2
2.9.3 oceans 10 – 12 3
2.9.4 island groups 13 – 15 3
2.10 Choose the best type of map / device to use for the scenarios below:
Climate map, GPS, Tourist
information map, Specialist map,
Physical map
(a) A tourist on his way to his hotel in Cape Town without a road map. 10
(b) A tourist going on the Giant’s Cup hiking trail.
(c) A tourist from overseas wanting to know when will be the best
time of the year to visit South Africa’s Sunshine Coast.
(d) A tourist wanting to see the main mountain ranges and rivers in
South Africa.
(e) A map that will give a tourist information on the different airline
routes.
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