Social Studies Questions and Answers - Grade 7 Mid Term 1 Exams 2023 Set 1

QUESTIONS   

1. Define Social Studies as a subject    (1mk)
2. Grade 7 learners were asked by their Social Studies teacher to identify four career opportunities related to Social Studies. Which ones did they give?    (4mks)
3. Identify four benefits of Social Studies for personal development and service to humanity. (4mks)
4. Grade seven learners were learning about continents. Name the seven continents of the World.(7mks)
5. Name three historic built environment in Kenya.    (3mks)
6. Define the word climate.   (1mk)
7. Briefly describe the term culture.    (1mk)
8. Name three Island countries in Africa.   (3mks)  

Use the map of Africa below to answer question 9.   

9.  
   1. Name the ocean marked M.   (1mk)
   2. Jacky visited the country marked K. Which country is it?   (1mk)
   3. Grade seven learners were told to name four countries that the latitude marked N passes through. List the countries.  (4mks)
   4. Identify the position of Africa using longitudes and latitudes.
10. The time in Accra along longitude 0° is 8.00am. What is the time in Nakuru along longitude 45°E?   (2mks)
11. Distinguish pictures, plans and maps as used in Social Studies.    (6mks)
    
    1. Pictures
    2. Plans
    3. Maps
12. Social Studies teacher told grade seven learners to name five elements of a map. List the answers that they gave.    (5mks)
13. Landlocked countries are those without sea coast. List five countries in Africa that are landlocked.        (5mks)

MARKING SCHEME

1. It is a subject that involves the study of History, Geography and Citizenship.
2.  
   1. History-Anthropology- public administration.
   2. Economics - Geology - Disaster Management.
   3. Archeology - Urban planning - survey.
   4. Forestry-Agriculture-Sociology.
3.  
   1. Enables us to solve present problems and predict the future.
   2. Helps us to understand our natural environment.
   3. Helps us appreciate the earth as homeland of humankind.
   4. Helps us understand our culture. 
   5. Enables us develop leadership skills.
4.  
   1. Africa
   2. Asia
   3. Europe
   4. North America
   5. South America
   6. Australia
   7. Antarctica.
5.  
   1. Fort Jesus
   2. Vasco da Gama pillar
   3. Gedi ruins.
6. The average weather conditions of a given place taken over a long period of time.
7. The people's way of life
8.  
   1. Madagascar
   2. Comoros
   3. Mauritius
   4. Sao Tome and Principe
   5. Seychelles
   6. Cape Verde.
9.  
   1. Atlantic ocean
   2. Egypt 
   3.  
      1. Somalia
      2. Kenya
      3. Uganda
      4. Democratic Republic of Congo 
      5. Gabon
      6. Congo
   4. Africa lies between latitude 37°N and 35° South and between longitudes 25° West and 58°East.
10. 11.00am
11.  
    1. An image of an actual object represented either as a drawing, painting or a photograph. 
    2. A map of a place or picture that is drawn to scale for a specific use.
    3. A representation of a part of the earth or the whole earth on a flat surface.
12.  
    1. Frame
    2. Title
    3. Key
    4. Compass 
    5. Scale
13.  
    1. Mali
    2. Burkina Faso
    3. Niger
    4. Chad
    5. South Sudan
    6. Rwanda
    7. Burundi
    8. Uganda
    9. Zambia
    10. Zimbabwe
    11. Botswana
    12. Lesotho
    13. Central African Republic.