SOCIAL STUDIES MADE EASY A PREPARATION TOOL FOR PRIMARY SOCIAL STUDIES EXAMINATIONS LEVELS 5+6 ONE PEOPLE ONE NATION ONE DESTINY JONATHAN AND BRISSHANA BENN Social Studies Made Easy A Preparation Tool For Primary Social Studies Examinations Levels 5 and 6 Jonathan Benn (B.Sc.) Brisshana Benn (B.Sc.) Social Studies Made Easy - Levels 5 & 6 | i ii | Ministry of Education - Government of Guyana Preface Students, teachers and parents will find “Social Studies Made Easy (A Preparation Tool for Primary Social Studies Examinations)” very user friendly. Lessons have been systematically arranged and are easy to understand. Every lesson is followed by a Multiple Choice Assessment that contains common questions that students are going to encounter. The assessments help to ensure that students grasp concepts conveyed in each lesson. There are also Unit Reviews that contain questions that aim to test each child’s ability to apply all they have learnt. By completing unit reviews, it is hoped that children would recognize concepts learnt are not fragmented but are all interconnected. Teachers and parents can take part in grading each assessment taken by students. Conveniently, answers for each multiple choice assessment have been placed in the book. Close monitoring of each child’s performance aids in the early identification of any weakness that a child might have. Parents and teachers are then encouraged to work together to correct identified weaknesses. Taking these measures would guarantee that every child achieves success in examinations like the “National Grade Six Assessment” written in Guyana and “Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment” written in neighbouring countries. Social Studies Made Easy - Levels 5 & 6 | iii iv | Ministry of Education - Government of Guyana Acknowledgements The authors were not able to make contact with the owners of copyright material. Since it was not possible to obtain permission to use any copyright material, we apologize. We would also appreciate any information that will better help us to acknowledge copyright owners. The authors would like to thank God for his knowledge, understanding and wisdom. We want to thank everyone that has contributed to the completion of this book. Social Studies Made Easy (A Preparation Tool for Primary Social Studies Examinations) ISBN: 978-976-96502-0-6 Revised Edition February, 2021 Authors: Jonathan Benn and Brisshana Benn Editor: Chandroutie Persaud Published By: Ministry of Education, Co-operative Republic of Guyana. Artwork Production and Printed By: A1 PRINT SHOP All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the publisher’s prior permission in writing. 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NOT FOR SALE Social Studies Made Easy - Levels 5 & 6 | v Table of Contents UNIT 1 - GUYANA’S LOCATION ON THE WORLD MAP Continents, Oceans and Seas ....................................................................................................................... 1 Lines of Longitude & Latitude .................................................................................................................... 3 Climatic Zones .............................................................................................................................................. 5 International Date Line ................................................................................................................................ 7 Unit 1 Review ................................................................................................................................................ 9 UNIT 2 - GUYANA’S HISTORY - OUR ETHNIC GROUPS Amerindians .................................................................................................................................................. 13 Europeans ....................................................................................................................................................... 17 The Triangular Trade .................................................................................................................................... 21 Africans .......................................................................................................................................................... 23 Portuguese ..................................................................................................................................................... 27 East Indians ................................................................................................................................................... 31 Chinese ........................................................................................................................................................... 35 Unit 2 Review ................................................................................................................................................ 39 UNIT 3- GUYANA’S TOPOGRAPHY Guyana’s Rivers .............................................................................................................................................. 45 Guyana’s Counties ......................................................................................................................................... 47 Guyana’s Natural Regions ............................................................................................................................ 49 Map Study (Natural Regions) ...................................................................................................................... 51 Guyana’s Administrative Region ................................................................................................................. 53 Map Study (Administrative Regions) ......................................................................................................... 55 Map Study (Towns) ....................................................................................................................................... 57 Map Study (Communities) .......................................................................................................................... 59 Map Study (Amerindian Tribes) ................................................................................................................. 61 Unit 3 Review ................................................................................................................................................ 65 UNIT 4 - GUYANA’S TOURIST ATTRACTIONS Guyana’s Monuments and Landmarks I .................................................................................................... 69 Guyana’s Monuments and Landmarks II ................................................................................................... 85 Map Study (Places of Interest) .................................................................................................................... 97 Map Study (Mountain Ranges) ................................................................................................................... 99 Unit 4 Review ................................................................................................................................................ 104 vi | Ministry of Education - Government of Guyana Table of Contents UNIT 5 - GUYANA’S NATURAL RESOURCES Weather Instruments .................................................................................................................................... 107 Renewable Natural Resources I ................................................................................................................... 109 Renewable Natural Resources II ................................................................................................................. 111 Non-renewable Natural Resources ............................................................................................................. 113 Guyana’s Oil and Gas Industry .................................................................................................................... 115 Map Study (Economic Activities) ............................................................................................................... 117 Unit 5 Review ................................................................................................................................................ 121 UNIT 6- GUYANA’S HUMAN RESOURCE I - THE INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, EDUCATION, AND RELIGION Family ............................................................................................................................................................. 127 Rules in the Home and School .................................................................................................................... 129 Drugs .............................................................................................................................................................. 131 Christians ......................................................................................................................................................