SELF-WORTH IN GOD
- God is Truth & Light
- God is Healer & Forgiver
- God is Peace & Joy
TERM
2
WK 1
04/14
SOCIAL SCIENCES - GEOGRAPHY
CONTENT
A physical map of Africa - 3 hours
- Features on a physical map: high and low areas, mountains, rivers,
lakes. Ways of showing height above sea level on a physical map**
- Location on a map* (including basic information about each
feature)
o Africa’s highest mountains: Kilimanjaro and Mount Kenya
o Southern Africa’s highest peak: Thabana Ntlenyana in the
uKhahlamba-Drakensberg range
o Africa’s three largest lakes: Victoria, Tanganyika, Malawi
o Africa’s great rivers: Nile, Niger, Congo, Zambezi, Limpopo, GariepOrange
o Southern Africa’s famous waterfalls: Victoria, Maletsunyane,
Augrabies
o Africa’s great deserts: The Sahara and the Namib
o Physical features as borders between countries – focus on rivers
and lakes
WK2 Images of Africa - 3 hours
04/20 - Photographs of a range of scenes and landscapes in Africa - such as
physical features, settlement types, buildings and human activities
(asking questions and extracting
information)***
Using grid references provided on a map to give approximate
location of where photos were taken
WK3 South Africa from above (physical map) 2 hours
04/28 - High places and low places (review ‘sea level’ and ‘height above
sea level’) Coastal plain, escarpment, plateau (concepts and
WK4
SKILLS
BIBLICAL INTEGRATION & REFERENCE
* Selected physical
features should include a
range of types of feature
across South Africa.
** Select places
associated with physical
features
“From the highest of heights to the depths
of the sea.” [Song]
Map reading.
Direction.
Identifying places on a
map.
Research.
Understands and works
with many sources.
God gives us light to know which way to
go.
Camera lets in light to make the picture, so
God lets in light to make a picture in our
lives.
God shaped the continents and he is also
shaping our lives.
- Takes us through the valleys.
SELF-WORTH IN GOD
- God is Truth & Light
- God is Healer & Forgiver
- God is Peace & Joy
05/04
location of features in South Africa)
- Location of the Highveld, Lowveld, Great Karoo, Little Karoo,
Kalahari and Namaqualand
WK5 Physical features - 3 hours
05/11 - Mountains, mountain ranges, valleys and hills, rivers, waterfalls,
coastlines – capes and bays
WK6
Location of main physical features in own province
05/18
Location of selected physical features in South Africa – such as
Table Mountain, the uKhahlamba- Drakensberg,
Waterberg, Lake St. Lucia, Augrabies Falls, Cape Point, Algoa Bay *
(map)
- Place names – how a selection of three places/areas in South Africa
got their names **
* Selected physical
features should include a
range of types of feature
across South Africa.
** Select places
associated with physical
features
WK7 Rivers - 3 hours
05/25 - Where rivers begin and end – directions of flow from high areas to
the sea
WK8
06/02 - Concept of river systems – tributaries and catchment areas
- Main rivers of South Africa – identifying the sources, major
tributaries and directions of flow (map)
WK9 Physical features and human activities - 4 hours
06/08 - Links between physical features, where people live and what they
do (human activities)
WK10
06/15 - Ways in which human activities change physical landscapes – case
studies to include:
- Places our feet on solid ground.
- He is our foundation.
- Building our characters.
Ps 121 “My help comes from the Lord, the
maker of heaven and earth.”
The physical features reflect the creativity
of God.
Rivers bring life and healing.
Ezekiel 47:12
Ps 103: 10-12
Knowledge of places and
natural forces.
Finds out about people
and places and the
Road of life: God give direction. He will
show one which way to go.
God has given us the ability to change
even the physical landscape as we make a
road go over/through a mountain.
SELF-WORTH IN GOD
- God is Truth & Light
- God is Healer & Forgiver
- God is Peace & Joy
o Impact of dams on the physical environment
o Road building
WK11
06/22
Revision, assessment (formal and informal) and feedback should
take place on an ongoing basis - 3 hours
impact of the natural
environment
Communicates ideas and
information