Social studies

 CLIMATOLOGY  GRADE 7

 SEARCHING FOR PEACE  CONFLICT AND VIOLENCE IN OUR SOCIETY What is conflict? ●is the disagreement between people over something important. It is fight between groups of people or countries.  What is violence? Refers to physical force intended to hurt, damage, and or kill someone or something.  Causes of conflict and violence in our society.  ●misunderstanding  ●low self-esteem  ●political reason ●financial greedy ●different views of opinions  ●alcohol and drug abuse ●frustration  Social and environmental conflicts Social conflict -disputes among the people in a village. E.g beating of children at home or  school.  Environmental conflict -conflict over the use of natural resources, damage caused or countries claiming the same part of land .E.g Namibia and Botswana claiming to own Kasikili Island.  GENDER BASED VIOLENCE (GBV) Involves abuse ad physical harm or killing between men and women. It is mostly done by men to woman....

 OUR REGIONS AND SETTLEMENT  REGIONS OF NAMIBIA  ●Namibia, located in south of the African continent,is divided into 14 administrative regions.  ●Although each region has limited power, it has regional administrations.  ●After the independence of the country,the regions were legally determined on 3 March 1992 and the system was put into practice.  ●Delimitation commission of Namibia is the only authority in the country in terms of numbers,size or division of regions.  ●Namibia is divided into 14 regions, the highest administrative division.  ●Regions of Namibia are Kunene,Omusati,Oshana,Ohangwena ,Ohikoto Kavango West, Kavango Easter ,Zambezi  Erongo,Otjozondjupa ,Omaheke, Khomas, Hardap and//karas  Now look at regions of Namibia in the map. SETTLEMENT  What is settlement? ●Settlement is a place where people live.A settlement may be a small as a single house in a remote areas or as large as mega city (a city with over 10 million res...

SEASON OF THE YEAR We have different types of season such as summer, autumn,winter and spring . SUMMER  ●Summer (solstice)begins in December 22 or 23. ●The weather is hot,humid and dry during this season, and the temperature can rise extremely high in a certain place,as the earth tilts itself towards the sun. ●As the sun shines brightly in summer  this season is suitable for farmers to prepare for cultivation and we get many seasonal fruits and vegetables.  ●It has longest day and shortest night.  Here are some pictures how summer season looks like. During summer months the Zambezi has an average of 8-10 rainy days a month, whilst during the months of June to August hardly any precipitation is received. AUTUMN  Autumn (equinox) begins in March 20 or 21. ●Autumn is a season the duration of day decrease and the night length increases as a season progresses until winter solstice in December (northern hemisphere)and (Southern hemisphere)June.  ●the temperature ...

 EARLY HUMAN KIND EVOLUTION AND CREATION  Creation-is the belief that life and the universe were created by a supernatural being God.  Evolution-is the process by which different kind of living organisms developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth. EVOLUTION AND CREATION  -The theory of evolution indicated that life on earth evolved from one universal common ancestors about 3.8 billion years ago. -A theory in the scientific sense of the world, which means it is supported by evidence and accepted as fact by the scientific community.  -The intelligent design hypothesis is  not supported by evidence.  -sinc1929,the term "creationism "in the US has been associated with Christian belief.  EXAMPLES OF CREATIONISM -The idea that the earth and all creatures on it,including humans ,had been created by God a few thousand years ago and this is called creationism.  -This taught by many religion in the world.  Biblica...

 HOW OUR COMMUNITIES DEVELOPED Looking for evidence  Archaeology:is the study of human being who lived long time ago. Archeological evidence:a source or things which reminded such as ruins,pottery,human skeleton, weapons and jewelleries. ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE WHICH TELL US ABOUT HOW PEOPLE LIVED.  Archeological materials can be grouped into four main categories as followed.  1.Artifacts These are portable materials remains ,and these objects are made or modified by a person in a specific time and place.  E.g ceramic ,stone tools and carved bone or shell. 2.Ecofacts Are naturally organic or inorganic remains found in an archaeological site, suggesting they were deposited as a result of human activity.  E.g seeds charcoal, minerals, and unmodified shell or bones . 3.Structure and features  In Archaeology, we normally use the term "structure "to refer to non-potable architectural elements, usually made of durable materials as soil, stone or wood. The fo...