Social Sciences Grade 7

Points where streets cross each other are called intersection

Rivers Are marked with a yellow Colour on a map

The pilgrimage was held at this holy city

A watch that tells the time with hands

Accommodation is a place to stay, such as a room or house

Mansa means king or emperor

Traders used the river to transport goods over a long distances

An equator is a line of latitude found at

The point halfway between North and East

Abubakari II became mansa in 1310CE

A map should have a key

Things that your country buys from other countries

The capital of Mali is called Niani

Religion mostly followed in Mali

The number of guards Mansa Musa had when leaving the palace

Things that your country sells to other countries

Camels were the best means of transport because of their

The latitude of the South pole is 90 degrees North

For direction, it is helpful to know which landmarks you will pass

Vegetation is shown with a blue Colour on a map

A building where muslims pray

Bisecting is dividing or splitting an angle into two equal parts

A line that moves from North to South

By the end of that century, the glorious kingdom of Mali had come to an end

Places such as schools, hospitals and churches are shown as symbols on a street map

A word scale is a line divided into rectangle or segments of the same size

Street maps give a bird's eye view of an area

Mansa Musa ruled Mali during this period

Timbuktu was a thriving centre of trade

Camel pullers loved the taste of camel milk which is rich in vitamins and minerals

Camels are called the ships of a desert

The Sahara desert was difficult to cross because

Examples of landmarks

A map is a scaled down or smaller version of a real area.

A watch that shows time by means of digits

A cartographer is a person who draws maps

Inheritance is a gift passed down from an older person to a young person

A line that moves from East to West

The latitude of the North Pole is 90 degrees South

A line scale explains in words what a scale is

Timbuktu is nowadays a world heritage site

Muslim religion was started by

A religious journey to a holy place

The Greenwich meridian is a line of longitude

A narrow piece of land that juts out into the sea

The point halfway between South and East

A line that moves from North to South

A compass is used to find direction

Equator is a line of latitude

Main points on a compass