New words: New words are explained when they occur for the first time.


Activities: Activities ensure that concepts are understood and consolidate knowledge.


Illustrations: These are labelled clearly to make it easier for you to understand the text.


We have used these icons to make it easier for you to understand the different kinds of activities:


These activities are suitable for Formal Assessment.


Complete these challenge activities if you have finished the others and you found them easy.


Programme of Assessment (PoA)


In the first six modules of the Learner’s Book, certain activities are identified for formal assessment. The table below gives a summary of all the formal assessment activities that can form part of the annual assessment for Grade 8:


Module 1: Map and globes Activity


Formal assessment: Map skills


2: The Industrial Revolution in Britain and southern Africa from 1860 Unit 2, Activity 6 3: Climate regions


4: The Mineral Revolution In South Africa 5: Settlement


6: The scramble for Africa


Unit 3, Activity 8 Exam revision


Unit 3, Independent study Unit 1, Activity 2


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