Lesson 5: Identify beacons: natural and man-made

Lesson 5: Identify beacons: natural and man-made

DEFINE

Landmark: something that stands out or is very prominent in a public place. Natural: things found in nature that were not made/planted by humans, such as trees, rivers, mountains etc. Man-made: objects made by people, such as buildings, bridges, statues, etc.

CORE CONTENT

Each place on Earth has certain characteristics or something unique to the area. Cape Town has Table Mountain, Pretoria’s streets are lined with the beautiful Jacaranda trees, and Johannesburg is home to the Nelson Mandela Bridge. These are examples of something special and unique to these areas. These characteristics are called landmarks.

Landmarks can be natural or man-made.

Natural landmarks include rivers and mountains; things not made by people. Even a big tree can be natural landmark, as long as it was not moved or planted there by people. Examples of natural landmarks include Table Mountain in Cape Town, the Vaal River and the Cango Caves in Oudtshoorn.

Man-made landmarks are structures that were made by people. Churches, schools, police stations, monuments and even bridges and roads can be landmarks. Examples of manmade landmarks include the Nelson Mandela Bridge in Johannesburg, The Voortrekker Monument and the Union Buildings in Pretoria, as well as uShaka Marine World in Durban.

Image 26: Table Mountain http://www.checkouttravel.com/assets/images/geodata/92156.jpg

Image 27: Nelson Mandela Bridge with Johannesburg in the background. http://www.runnersworld.co.za/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2012/02/Nike-Run-Jozi-Launch-1.jpg