ZIMSEC Grade 7 Social Science study guide
ZIMSEC Grade 7 Social Science · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
ZIMSEC Grade 7 Social Science is the Social Science component of Zimbabwe's Grade 7 examinations, written by candidates at the end of the primary school cycle. It is taken by learners in both government and independent primary schools and functions as a check on whether a pupil has grasped the history, geography and civic knowledge expected before entering secondary school. The ZIMSEC Grade 7 Social Science study guide has 8 sections and about 2,753 words.
01History of Zimbabwe: Pre-colonial Societies, Colonial Rule and the Liberation Struggle
Zimbabwe's pre-colonial story includes early iron-working farming communities, the Mapungubwe state and then Great Zimbabwe (roughly 1100–1450 CE). Great Zimbabwe's mortarless dry-stone walls, soapstone birds and imported Chinese and Persian pottery show a powerful state trading gold and ivory with the Swahili coast.
341 words, about 2 min02Physical Geography of Zimbabwe: Relief, Drainage, Climate and Vegetation
Zimbabwe's relief is a series of steps. The Highveld lies above about 1 200 m and runs south-west to north-east through Bulawayo, Gweru and Harare.
379 words, about 2 min03Map Work and Geographical Skills: Grid References, Scale, Direction and Symbols
Topographic maps are crossed by eastings (vertical lines, numbered left to right) and northings (horizontal lines, numbered bottom to top). A four-figure reference names a whole square, while a six-figure reference locates a point within it.
361 words, about 2 min04Population, Settlement and Migration
A census counts everyone in a country at one time; in Zimbabwe it is carried out roughly every ten years by ZIMSTAT. Population density is the number of people per square kilometre (people ÷ area).
331 words, about 2 min05Economic Activities: Agriculture, Mining, Manufacturing, Trade and Transport
Economies are divided into primary activities that take raw materials from the earth (farming, mining, forestry, fishing), secondary activities that process them (manufacturing, electricity), and tertiary activities that provide services (trade, transport, tourism, banking). Agriculture employs most Zimbabweans.
302 words, about 2 min06Natural Resources, Conservation and Environmental Management
Zimbabwe's natural resources include land and soil , water , minerals , forests and woodlands , wildlife and solar energy . These support farming, mining, tourism and energy supply, but they are finite and easily damaged.
342 words, about 2 min07Citizenship, Governance, Human Rights and Civic Responsibility
A citizen is a full member of a state, with rights and duties. Zimbabwean citizenship may be acquired by birth, descent, registration or naturalisation .
347 words, about 2 min08Culture, Heritage and Social Values
Culture is the total way of life of a people - language, dress, food, music, religion, marriage customs, art and values. It can be material (buildings, drums, tools, crafts) or non-material (beliefs, taboos, songs, ceremonies).
350 words, about 2 min