PRIMARY SEVEN SOCIAL STUDIES SCHEME OF WORK - 2017

WK PD UNIT TOPIC OBJECTIVES CONTENT METHODS ACTIVITES LEARNING REFERENCE

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1 3 LOCATION AND LOCATION OF Learners should be; Position of Africa - Discussion -group Wall map of Primary SST
PHYSICAL AFRICA. - Locate Africa - 380N and 350S - Discovery discussion Africa/world Atlas.
FEATURES OF using longitude (altitude) - Illustration -map globe
AFRICA and latitudes. - 170W and 500E - Inquiry reading and Trs guide
- Name the major longitudes. drawing Functional SST
lines of latitude Major latitudes -taking P.7
and longitude. and longitudes notes
- - Prime meridian Inquiry Sharing our
00(Greenwich) world
- 1nternational
date line MK BK 7 SST
(1800W)
- Equator 00 Fountain BK 7
- Tropic of cancer
(23 ½ 0N)
- Tropic of
Capricorn
Neighbouring
continents
- Europe –North
- Asia – N. East
- S. America
- N. America

1 5 PHYSICAL -list down the Geographical - Do Do Do Do

FEATURES OF major physical regions and
AFRICA AND regions and countries found
THEIR features of Africa. there. (their
FORMATION -Describing and capital cities)
illustrate formation Physical regions
of given physical - coastal plain

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 features. - plateau
State problems - mountain ranges
associated with - rift valley
lakes and rivers.
physical features
- lakes and rivers
- the Great Rift
valley and
escarpments
- mountains and
hills
- depressions
- coastal features
i.e coral reefs.
- Lagoons,
harbours
- plateau
-

2 4 RIFT VALLEY Learners should be Rift valley - Do Do Do Do

able to Eastern Branch
- Identify the two Turkana, Magadi,
branches of the Naivasha, Nakuru,
Great Rift valley. etc
- Mention the rift
valley and the non Western arm
rift valley lakes. Tanganyika,
- Illustrate the Albert, Kivu,
formation of rift Bunyonyi etc
valley.
- State the benefits
of the rift valley.
- Outline the Characteristics
dangers of the rift of Rift valley
valley. lakes
Formation

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 - compression
force theory
- tensional force
theory
- faulting process
- fault lines,
escarpments

Economic activities
- tourism,
farming, mining
-

5 MOUNTAINS Learners should be Types of - Do Do Do Do

able to mountains
- Mention the types Block /Host
of mountains. Rwenzori,
- Describe the Usanbara
formation of
mountains Volcanic
- Locate mountains Elgon, Kenya,
on the map of Mufumbiro,
Africa. Kilimanjaro,
- State the values Cameroon
of mountains
- Point out the Fold
dangers of Atlas,
mountains. Cape ranges

A map showing
location of
mountains

Values of
mountains

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 - Minerals/mining
- Tourism
- Farming
- Rain formation
- Recreation

Dangers
Eruptions
Landslides

3 3 PLATEAUS AND Learners should be Plateaus in - Do Do Do Do

DEPRESSIONS able to; Africa
Draw a map JOS
showing location of Fouta Djallon
these plateaus (Guinea)
Bie
Describe the
human activities on A map showing
plateaus location of
plateaus and
depressions in
Africa.

Depressions
Qattara
Danakili
Bodere

Human
activities
Farming,
lumbering, mining,
tourism,
settlement, fishing
Depressions
Tourism
3 4 COASTAL Coastal features - Do Do Do Do

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 FEATURES - Lagoon lakes
- Coastline
- Coastal plain
- Coral reefs
- Harbours ,
bays, headlands

Gulfs
- Gulf of Eden
- Gulf of Guinea
- Gulf of sirte
- Gulf of Gaves

Formation of
Lagoon lakes
and coral reefs
Values of lagoon
lakes, coral reefs
and coastal plains
4 1 MULTI-PURPOSE Learners should be Definition - Do Do Do Do
PROJECTS able to; A multi-purpose
- List down the project is a project
major multi- set up on rivers to
purpose projects. provide more than
- Locate them on one purpose e.g
the map of - Nalubale
Africa. - Kiira
- State factors - Aswan highdam
considered for - Sennar dam
their location. - Volta project on
- Mention the R. Volta
benefits of multi- - Kainji on R. Niger
purpose projects.
- Enumerate Factors for
problems facing - narrow gorge
multi-purpose (valley behind)
river projects. - Presence of a

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 water source.
- Gentle sloping
landscape
- Presence of
storing rocks
- Presence of
man power .

4 2 VEGETATION VEGETATION Learners should be Vegetation – - Do Do Do Do

OF AFRICA ZONES able to: refers to the plant
Define vegetation cover of a
Natural vegetation landscape.
and plantation Natural vegetation
vegetation refers to the plant
- List down covers of a
vegetation zones landscape that
of Africa. grows on its own.
- Identify
characteristics of Plantation
each vegetation vegetation refers
zone. to all plants on
- State human landscape that are
activities that planted by man.
care carried out
in each Vegetation zones
vegetation zone. of Africa.
- Equatorial
rainforests
- Savanna
- Woodland
savanna
- Semi desert
- Desert
- Mediterranean
4 3 VEGETATION Outline factors that Factors that - Do Do Do Do

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 ZONES influence influence
vegetation vegetation
distribution distribution in
Africa.
- Climate
- Latitude
- Human
activities
- Relief
- Altitude
- Nature of soils
- Land drainage

Importance of
vegetation to
people
- Source of
food/fruits
- Raw materials
for pulp an
paper.
- Timber
- Herbal
medicines
- Rainfall
formation
- Soil
conservation

Importance of
animals
- Shelter, food,
protection
-
4 4 VEGETATION Outline the effects Effects of - Do Do Do Do
ZONES of vegetation use mankind
by mankind activities on

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 vegetation
- Deforestation
- Swamp
drainage
- Bush burning
- Extinction of
plant species

Man’s activities
that destroy
vegetation
- Industrialization
- Urbanization
- Farming
- Establishment
of infrastructure
- Lumbering
- Settlement
- Charcoal
burning
- Mining
- Crazing
-
4 5 Suggest ways large Dangers of large - Do Do Do Do
scale use of scale use of
vegetation affects vegetation on
the environment environment.
(destruction) of
natural
environment.
- Soil erosion
- Change in
climatic
pattern
- Reduction of
rain
- Soil exhaustion

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 - Global
warming
- Mining
- Grazing
5 1 TOURISM IN Learners should be Definition of - Do Do Do Do
AFRICA able to; terms
- Define terms - Tourism
- Identify tourist - Poaching
attractions in - Tourist as an
Africa. industry
- State factors - Tourism as an
that promote industry
tourism in Africa. - Tourism as
- Importance of invisible trade
game parks in - Game parks and
Africa. game reserves
- Identify - Wild life
problems faced - Game
by people who parks/reserves
live near game - Tourism
parks. attractions in
- African that
promote tourism
in Africa.

5 2 CLIMATE OF CLIMATIC Learners should be Definitions - Do Do Do Do

AFRICA REGIONS OF able to: Weather is the
AFRICA - Define the condition of the
following atmosphere of a
- Weather given place at a
- Climate particular time.
- List down the
climatic regions Climate is the
of Africa. average condition
- Outline of a place
characteristics of recorded for a
each climatic long period of

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 region in Africa time.
- State the human
activities in each Climatic region of
climatic region. Africa.
- - Equatorial
climate
- Tropical climate
- Temperate/high
veld
- Montane
- Mediterranean
5 3 - Outline factors - Hot deserts - Do Do Do Do
affecting climate - Semi deserts
- Outline effects of - Characteristics
man’s activities of each climatic
on climate region
- State the causes - Human activities
and effects of in each climatic
global warming regions
- Factors affecting
the climate of
Africa
- Effects of
human activities
on climate
- Causes and
effects of global
warming
- Definitions
4 THE PEOPLE OF MAJOR ETHNIC Learners should be - Major ethnic - Do Do Do Do
AFRICA GROUPS OF able to; groups
AFRICA - Name the major - Bantu
ethnic groups of - Semites –
Africa. Arabs, Egyptians
etc
- Berbers
5 4 THE PEOPLE OF MAJOR ETHNIC - Locate their - Nilotics e.g -

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 AFRICA GROUPS OF settlements River-lake
AFRICA. - Identify their Nilotes,
economic Highland
activities Nilotes, Plain
- Outline causes of Nilotes
their migrations - Hamites
- State problems (cushites)
faced during - KhoiKhoi
tribal migrations (Hottentos)
- Mention effects khoisan
of tribal - Sans (bushmen)
migrations in - Pygmies
Africa. - Europeans
 Map showing
ethnic
settlement
 Economic
activities of
each ethnic
group
 Causes of ethnic
migrations
 Problems faced
during
migrations
 The great trek
- Cause of the
great trek.
- Effects of the
great trek
5 5 ECONOMIC AND Learners should be Kingdoms in Africa -
POLITICAL able to; - West Africa
ORGANIZATION - Identify - Central Africa
OF THE PEOPLE kingdoms in - Southern Africa
OF AFRICA. Africa. - Definition
- Define trans- - Transahara
Sahara trade trade was the

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 - Mention people ancient trade
involved and between North
terms of trade and West Africa
- Outline the across the
effects of the Sahara desert.
trans-sahara People who were
trade to the involved in TST
people of West - Arabs
Africa. - Berbers
- Tuaregs
- Flani
- Hausa etc
Effects of TST
- West Africa was
linked to N.
Africa
- Islam was
introduced
5 5 - - In west Africa -
- New items of
trade were
introduced.
- Kings and chiefs
in West Africa
became
powerful and
rich.
- Growth and
expansion of
West Africa
- Development of
towns and cities
- Slave trade was
introduced
- Maps showing
trade route.
6 1 FOREIGN GROUPS OF Learners should be - Africa was - Discussion -group Maps MK Standard

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 INFLUENCE ON FOREIGNERS able to; referred to as a - Map study discussion SST BK 7
THE AFRICAN WHO CAME TO - State why Africa dark continent
COUNTRIES AFRICA was referred to because - Map Functional SST
as a dark Europeans did drawing
continent not have Fountain
- List groups of information
foreigners who about its interior - Taking Sharing our
came to Africa - Groups of notes World
- Outline reasons foreigners who
for the coming of came to Africa Teachers guide
foreigners to  Arabs
Africa.  Explorers Comprehensive
- Point out the  Missionaries
problems faced  Traders
by early  Colonialists
foreigners in - Reasons for the
Africa. coming of
foreigners
 To trade raw
materials /
market
 To explore
 To find land
for settlement
 To spread
Christianity
- Problems face
by the
foreigners in
Africa.
 Tropical
diseases
 Hostile tribes
 Dangerous wild
animals
 Harsh climate
 Language
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 barrier
- Arabs
 Reasons for
slave trade
 Effects of slave
trade
 Participants and
routes
 End of slave
trade
2 EXPLORERS IN Learners should be - Europeans - Discussion Note taking Maps Comprehensive
AFRICA able to; explorers who SST
- Name the came to Africa Answering
explorers who - Mungo Park questions MK standard
came to Africa Landers SST BK 6 and
- Describe the (Richard and Drawing sharing our
journeys and John), Heinrich, maps world
contributions Barth De Brazza
made by Dr David
explorers . Livingstone,
Bradon Laing
- Contributions
made by
explorers.
 Linked Africa to
the rest of the
world
 Sighted and
named
important
physical
features.
 Identified
suitable areas
for settlement
and mining.
 Helped in the
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 abolition of
slave trade.
 Led to
colonization of
Africa.
- Reasons for
their coming
- Results / effects
- Maps of Africa
MISSIONARIES Learners should be - A missionary is - Discussion Note taking Comprehensive
able to; some one who Maps SST
- Define the term spreads the Answering
missionary word of God in questions MK standard
- State the various a foreign land. SST BK 6 and
missionary  Church Drawing 7
groups that missionary maps
came to Africa. society (CMS) Sharing our
- Outline reasons  Roman Catholic world
for their coming missionaries
- Name the - Reasons for the
individual come of
missionaries who missionaries
came to Africa.  To spread the
- State the effects gospel
of missionary  To fight against
work in Africa. slave trade
 To promote
their culture
and language
 Suppressing
Islam
 Promote formal
education
 To fight
diseases
- Individual
missionaries
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  Dr. David
Livingstone
 Ludwing Krapf
 Rebman,
Erhardt
 Rev CT Wilson
 Alexandra
Mackey etc
- Problems/
effects of
missionaries in
Africa.
TRADERS Learners should be - Reasons why -
able to; traders came to
- Give reasons Africa.
why traders - Raw materials
came to Africa. - Market for
- Name the goods.
trading - To get areas to
companies that invest their
came to Africa. surplus capital.
- List down the - Cheap labour
main idem of - Trading
trade to and our companies
of Africa.  IBEACo
- Describe the  GEACo
medium of  The British
exchange. South African
Co.
 Livingstone
Central Africa
Trading
Company
 International
African
Association
(TAT.T)
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 - - Trade items -
taken out of
Africa.
 Slaves, minerals
 Hides
 Crops e.g
coffee, oil palm
 Ivory

- Activities of
trading
companies.
- - Trader items -
brought to
Africa
 Gums, glass
 Swords, beads,
clothes,
perfumes,
household items
- Medium of
exchange
 Cowry shell
 Barter trade
- Map showing
TAT
THE TRANS- Learners should be - This trade was - Discussion Real objects - do
ATLANTIC able to: carried out - Inquiry of palm oil
TRADE (THE - Describe the across the - Guided Cocoa pods
TRIANGULAR reason why it Atlantic Ocean discovery Maps
TRADER) was named so. (Trans Atlantic) - Map
- List down the it was called reading
items of trade “Triangular”
involved. because the
- State what led to routes formed a
the development triangular shape
of the trans- - Items of trade
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 Atlantic trade. (From Africa to
- Explain why America and
slave labour was Europe)
needed in N.  Slaves, gold,
America. ivory
- Explain the  Palm oil
effects of the (From America to
slave trade in Europe)
Africa.  Sugarcane,
- Countries where cotton, copper,
taken tobacco, silver.
- State reasons (From Europe to
why it was Africa)
necessary to  Guns,
abolish slave cigarettes,
trade clothes, sugar,
- Identify household
personalities items,
who played the ornaments,
leading role in wines.
the abolitions of - Factors that led
slave trade. to the
- Mention the development of
effects of the the triangular
trans-Atlantic trade.
Trade.  Industrial
development in
Europe which
led to the
increased
demand for
human labour
on plantations
for raw
materials and
market for
surplus goods.

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 - Reasons why
slave labour
was needed in
America.
 Demand for
labour on
plantations and
wines
 Working in
homes
 Carry goods to
the coast.

Effects of slave
trade in Africa.
 Depopulation
 Human
suffering
 And humiliation
 Separation of
families
 Loss of labour
leading to
famine
 Destruction of
property
 Hatred between
chiefs and
subjects.
 Introduction of
Islam
 New items
 New skills
 Development of
kingdoms.

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 - Effects of slave -
trade in countries
Where slaves were
taken
 Introduction of
the black race
 African
communities
were
introduced.
 Population
increased
 Cheap labour
which led to
development

Reasons why it
was necessary
 To reduce
human suffering
 It was against
Christian
teaching
 Industrial
revolution
 Declaration of
independence
of America.

Abolition of slave
trade
 William
Wilberforce
 Dr. David
Livingstone
 Abraham
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 Lincoln
 Heinrich Bath

Effects of the
triangular trade
 Slave trade was
intensified.
 Growth of
coastal towns.
 Making the
African
continent
poorer
 Depopulation
 Foreign goods.
-
COLONIALISTS Learners should be Terms -
IN AFRICA. able to: - Colonization
- Define the terms process by
- State the which the
methods African
employed by the continent was
Europeans to taken over by
acquire Europeans
territories in - Scramble by
Africa. Europeans
- Describe the powers.
methods of - Colony – a
administration as territory ruled
used by the by a superior
colonialists in country for
Africa. permanent
- Outline the settlement.
effects of - Protectorate: A
colonial rule in territory ruled
Africa. by a superior
country for

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 protecting its
own interests
with no
intentions of
permanent
settlement.

Methods used to
acquire territories
in Africa.
- Signing treaties
- Military
- Trading
companies
- Collaborators
- Missionaries
work
- Scramble and
petition

Reasons for
scramble
- Fueling existing
misunderstandin
gs

Methods of
administration
- Direct rule
- Indirect rule
- Assimilation

(Advantages and
disadvantages)
Interests of
colonialists in
Africa.

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 - Land for excess
population
- Market and raw
materials
- Prestige
- Protection of
missionaries
- Cheap labour in
Africa.
- To stop slave
trade.
(categories as
political, religious,
economic and
humanitarian)

Effects of colonial
rule in Africa.
- Positive
- Negative
-
-
SETTLERS IN Learners should be Terms -
AFRICA able to: - Settlers -
- Define the terms foreigners who
- Mention the came from other
foreigners who continents to
settled in Africa. settle in Africa.
- Outline the - Great trek –
causes of the massive
great trek. movement by
- State the effects the Boers and
of the great trek some African
in Bantustans groups from the
- Explain how cape colony
Africans reacted northward
towards across river Vaal

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 apartheid.
- Mention the Foreigners who
most prominent settled in Africa
persons who causes of the
fought against great trek
apartheid . - Wars between
the British and
the Dutch and
Africans.
Effects of the
great trek
- Discovery of
gold
- Formation of
new states i.e
Transvaal and
Orange free
state from
national policies

Homelands for
black
- Sharpaville,
Lebowa, Swazi,
Gazankulu,
Vendo,
Qwaqwa,
Kwazulu,
Transkei, Ciskei
and Kwandebele
- Townships
accommodated
blacks working
in cities e.g
Soweto.

Conditions in

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 Bantustans
- Poor housing
- Poor sanitation
- Insecurity
- High crime rate
- Poor schools
and hospitals
- No electricity
- Over crowding
- Inadequate food

Reactions towards
apartheid
- South Africa
was excluded
from the
common wealth
and OAU.
- Trade sanctions
- Travel sanctions
- Establishment of
armed groups
and political
parties.
- Strikes and
demonstrations
- Military support
from front lines
states.

Personalities who
led the fight
against apartheid
- Nelson Mandela
- Oliver Tambo
- Robert Sobukwe
- Chief Albert

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 Luthuli

The end of
apartheid.
- Definition of terms -
- Nationalism
- Nationalists
- Pan Africanism
Nationalism and Nationalism and - Learners should - Independence -
the road to pan Africanism be able to:
independence - Define the terms Reasons for pan
- State reasons for Africanism to
pan Africansim resist Italians from
- List down the taking over
most prominent Ethiopia.
Pan Africanists - To empower
- Give reasons Africans
why Africans economically,
wanted socially, and
independence politically
- State the - To unite
personalities that Africans to
fought for demand for
independence Independence.

The most
prominent Pan
Africanists
- Nkurumah
- King Hassan
- Abdel Nasser
- Bourguibe
Mohammed etc
-
- Describe the Reasons why -
road to Africans wanted
independence in independence

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 some African - Political
countries exploitation.
- Outline problems - Social freedom
encountered in - Influence of 2nd
the struggle for World War.
independence in
Africa. Personalities that
fought for
independence
- Kaunda,
Nkurumah,
Azikowe,
Nyerere etc.
- Methods
employed to
demand for
independence
Road to
impendence in
some African
states.
- Ghana, Nigeria,
Zambia,
Zimbabwe etc

Problems
encountered in the
struggle for
independence
1ST AND 2ND - Learners should - Causes of the - Do Do Do Do
WORLD WARS be able to; effects of the
- State the causes World Wars.
and effects of
the wars.

UNO - Describe the - Formation of the

formation and League of

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 the objectives of National (LON)
the League of - Objectives of
Nationals LON
- Failures of the
- Explain reasons LON
for its formation - Reasons for the
formation UNO
- State the organs, - Organs and
agencies and agencies.
their duties and - Headquarters of
headquarters these agencies
- Successes and
- Explain the failures of UNO.
reasons for its
formation

- State the organs,

agencies and
their duties and
headquarters

- State the
success and
failures of UNO.
COMMON Learners should be - What common -
WEALTH OF able to: wealth countries
NATIONS - Explain the are;
meaning of - Examples of
common wealth common wealth
- Give examples of countries and
common wealth things they
countries and share.
the things they - Objectives of
share in the common
common. wealth.
- State the - Common wealth
objectives of the secretariat.

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 common wealth. - High
- commissioners
and
ambassadors
- Dominion states
EUROPEAN Learners should be - Members states -
UNION able to; of EU.
- Mention the - Major objectives
member of the EU.
countries - Ways of Africa
- State the major relates with EU.
objectives of the
EU.
- Explain how
Africa relates
with EU
-

OAU Learners should be - Explain the -

able to: process that led
- Describe the to formation of
formation of OAU.
OAU. - Objectives of
- State the OAU (economic,
objectives of political, and
OAU social)
- State the - Founder
founder members of
members of OAU.
OAU. - Organs of OAU
- Outline the and their duties
successes and - Successes and
failures of OAU. failures of OAU.
- Reasons why - Reasons why
OAU changed to OAU changed to
AU. AU.
- OAU had

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 accomplished
most of its aims.
- Africa was
facing new
challenges.
- Objectives of AU
- State the organs - Promoting -
of AU peace
- Outline the - Promoting
objectives of AU security
- State the - Promoting
challenges facing stability
AU and possible - Promoting
solutions. socio-economic
development
- Promoting
democratic
governance.
- Promoting
human rights.
- Challenges
facing AU and
the solutions.
POST REGIONAL CO- Learners should be - Cooperation -
INDEPENDENCE OPERATION able: - Regional
AFRICA - Define the terms markets
- Outline the need - Neo colonialism
for cooperation - Common
in Africa. markets
- Regional
cooperation
- Need for
cooperation in
Africa.
AFRICA’S - List down - Regional -
ECONOMY regional groupings,
groupings and membership

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 their aims. aims
- Identify - Problems facing
problems facing regional
regional cooperation and
cooperation solutions.

Terms
- Economic
development
- Economic
activities
- Economy
- Economic
resources and
their uses

Land use
- Types of
farming
- Advantages and
disadvantages
Case studies
- Ghana, Nigeria,
Sudan, Libya
-
AFRICA’S NATURAL - Define terms - South Africa, DR -
ECONOMY RESOURCES - Name economic Congo
resources and - Horn of Africa
their resources countries
- Egypt, Rwanda
and Burundi
- Zambia
AFRICA’S CHALLENGES Learners should be Definition of terms -
CHALLENGES SOLUTIONS TO able to; - Challenges
AFRICA’S - A numerate - Birth rates
PROBLEMS political, - Economic
economic and growth

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 social challenges - Illiteracy
of Africa. - Infant –
maternal
mortality rates
- Fertility rates

Challenges of
Africa
- Political
- Economic
- Social
- Solutions to
challenges
-
-
- - -

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