PLATINUM SOCIAL SCIENCES – GEOGRAPHY| GRADE 4

TERM 1- PLACES WHERE PEOPLE LIVE

Local History

Unit 1 – People and places

Places to live in: Farm, village, town, city

 A place where a group of people live is called a settlement, like farms, villages, towns and cities.

Work: Jobs people do in different places.

 Settlements are used for different things.

 A farm is a place with land that people use to grow crops and keep animals.
 A village is a small settlement with houses or huts where people live. Some villages have other
buildings like a shop or a school.
 A town is bigger than a village with more streets, houses and shops. It also has other buildings
such as a police station, banks, and schools.
 A city is bigger than a town with many shops, hotels, offices and busy roads. They also have
hospitals and an airport.

Unit 2 – Buildings in different places and their uses

 All settlements have buildings.

 Big settlements have many buildings for many people who live there.
 Small settlements don’t have as many buildings.
 Types of buildings: houses, flats, schools, clinics, shops, town halls, churches, mosques, offices,
factories, hospitals, banks, train stations.

Unit: 3 – Roads and footpaths – how they are used within settlements

Roads and how they are used

 People use roads to travel from one place to another – some roads are big, while some are small.
 Busy roads are usually made of tar, while quieter roads may be made of gravel and sand.
 Gravel roads are called dirt roads.

Footpaths and how they are used

 A footpath is smaller than a road.

 Animals sometimes use footpaths, and some are used by people.
 You can’t drive a car, bus, taxi or truck along a footpath.

Unit: 4 – Landmarks and explaining the way

Identifying landmarks – natural and human made

 Each settlement has its own special features which are either natural (like rivers, forests, or big
rocks), or human made (like buildings, bridges and roads).
 Features that stand out in a place are called landmarks.

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PLATINUM SOCIAL SCIENCES – GEOGRAPHY| GRADE 4
TERM 1- PLACES WHERE PEOPLE LIVE

Explaining how to get from one place to another

 When you explain to someone how to get from one place to another, you must:
o Know how to get there yourself.
o Think of all the landmarks you see along the way.
o Remember the names of the roads you travel along.
o Make sure you know where to turn left, right, or go straight.

Unit: 5 – People and their needs

What all people need: water, food, shelter, health care, energy

 People need water, food, shelter, health care and energy to stay alive (needs)
 We need clothes to keep us warm, and energy to cook our food and boil water
 We also need energy to give us light at night

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