Grade 7 Social Sciences (SS) (Geography & History) Term 1 (Platinum) – Summaries Only

Grade 7 Social Sciences (SS) (Geography & History) Term 1 (Platinum) – Summaries Only

Geography:  Topic 1:  Map skills

• Sub-topic 1:  Local maps and street maps
  • Unit 1: Finding home, school and places of interest on a map of the local area
  • Unit 2: Using an index and grid to locate places in a street guide
  • Unit 3: Using a street map to find places and describe a route
• Sub-topic 2:  Sketch maps and explaining routes
  • Unit 1: Sketching maps to show the route from one place to another
  • Unit 2:  Determining and showing compass directions on a local sketch map
  • Unit 3:  Explaining a route verbally
• Sub-topic 3:  Distance and scale
  • Unit 1:  Line scales and word scales
  • Unit 2:  Different scales for different maps- small and large scale maps
  • Unit 3:  Measuring indirect distances on a street map
  • Unit 4:  Calculating distances on maps (direct and indirect routes)
• Sub-topic 4:  Current events
  • Unit 1:  Places in the news on a world map
  • Unit 2:  Latitude and longitude of places in the news

History: Topic 1:  The kingdom of Mali and the city of Timbuktu in the 14^th century

• Sub-topic 1:  Trade across the Sahara Desert
  • Unit 1:  Camel caravan as the means of transport
  • Unit 2:  Goods including salt brought from Europe and North Africa into Mali where they were exchanged for gold, slaves, ivory and ostrich feathers
  • Unit 3:  Spread of Islam across North Africa into West Africa via traders: 19^th century
  • Unit 4:  Sources of information about the past
• Sub-topic 2:  The kingdom of Mali
  • Unit 1:  Mali at the height of its power under Mansa Musa early 14^th century
  • Unit 2:  Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage to Mecca
  • Unit 3:  Construction of the Great Mosque
• Sub-topic 3:  The city of Timbuktu
  • Unit 1:  Why the city of Timbuktu flourished
  • Unit 2:  Leo Africanus’ eyewitness stories of his travels
  • Unit 3:  Timbuktu as a trade centre on the trans-Saharan caravan route
  • Unit 4:  Timbuktu as a centre of learning

Packages usually include the following but may differ from product to product:

• Overview for the term including main points, keywords and short summaries / revision.
• Mind map per chapter / topic / term depending on the volume.
• Extensive bulleted summaries in colour with pictures and / or photos.