Maps and Map Work

Syllabus tag: Kenya CBC | Grade 7 Social Studies | Strand 4.0 Natural and Historic Built Environments in Africa | Sub-Strand 4.3 Maps and Map Work (10 lessons)

Lesson objectives

By the end of this topic, you will be able to:

• Describe the position, shape, and size of Africa
• Locate places and features using latitudes and longitudes on a map
• Calculate the time of different places in the world
• Appreciate the location of key features in the continent

Summary

This topic moves from the historical mapping used earlier in this strand to maps as a practical tool in their own right -- describing Africa's position, shape, and size, locating places precisely using latitude and longitude, and calculating time differences between locations using longitude.