Question

write a brief account of the physical environment in the veld

Answer 1

Physical environment in Veld:
a. The velds have a mild climate due to the influence of the Indian Ocean. Winters are cold and dry.
b. It receives scanty rainfall in winters.
c. Grasses dominate the landscape. Red grass is grown in bush velds.
d. Main animals found there are lions, leopards.
e. Main crops grown in this area maize, potatoes, wheat, barley etc., which constitutes the staple diet of the people living in this region.
f. Cattle rearing, mining, gold and diamond mining are important occupations found in this region.

Answer 2

Velds are found in Southern Africa, especially in the countries of South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Swaziland, Botswana and Lesotho. Velds are flat area's covered in grass and is an open landscape. 

1. Climatic conditions in a veld vary highly. The months of May - Septemeber see mild winters, whereas the months from November - March experience very hot summers. 
2. Dry and humid natural environments, such as flooded grasslands, meadows, coastal plains, savanna's, as well as agricultural fields etc are seen in this environment, however thick forests and mountainous peaks do not exist in a veld.
3. Animals and bird species are seen very rarely in the veld, because of encroachments and hunting that take place over here.