Primary Four Social Studies Topical Questions

TOPICAL QUESTIONS

LOCATION OF OUR DISTRICT IN UGANDA (TERM 1)

1. Define a map

Drawing of an object as seen from above.

2. What is the difference between a map and a picture.

Is seen from above as a picture is seen from the side.

3. Name the four main points (cardinal ) of a compass direction

• North –        South
• East –        West

4. Draw a compass direction and show the four secondary points

a-North East                                                c  North West

b- South East                                    d  South west

5. State any three ways of locating places locally.
6. Using Shadows
7. Land Marks

• Position of the sun.

6. List down the four main elements of a good map.

• Key                              –        Title
• Scale –        Compass direction.

7. Give a reason why Kampala is considered to be a special district.

It is the capital city of Uganda.

8. How useful is Kampala as a city to the people of Uganda.

It is a commercial centre.

9. How many division s / sub counties

5 divisions.

1. Give any three reasons why Kampala / Wakiso is divided in to divisions / sub countries
2. To create jobs
3. To extend services nearer to people
4. State the use of a key to a map reader.

A key interprets map symbols and colours.

2. Draw the map symbols for these features.

3. Identify any four important places in your district.
4. Schools
5. Banks

• Hospital

2. Why should a good map have a scale?

To determine the actual distance between places on a map

5. Which district neighbours Kampala in all directions.

Wakiso

6. From which animal was Kampala named?

Impala.

7. Give one reason why Kampala is highly populated.

It has better social services.

8. Which division neighbor Kampala central division in the following directions?
9. North – Kawempe
10. South – Makindye
11. East – Nakawa d) West – Rubanga
12. Which is the biggest division in Kampala district?
13. Name any three small towns found in Kampala.

Nateete                                     Kasubi

Ndeeba                                     Katwe

1. In which division are police headquarters found?

Central division

2. Give two ways how people meet their needs in your district.
3. Through trade
4. Through farming
5. State any problems faced by people as their meet their needs.

• Civil wars
• Epidemic diseases.

4. Why are symbols used on a map?

To avoid over crowding on a map.

5. Identify any four problems faced by people in Kampala district.
6. Traffic jam
7. High crime rate

• High cost of living

1. Poor sanitation.
2. Pollution
3. Easy spread of disease.

PHYSICAL FEATURES IN OUR DISTRICT

1. What are physical features?

Natural land forms.

2. What is another name for physical features?

Land forms

3. Give any four examples of physical features.
4. Lakes
5. Hills

• Plains

1. Mountains
2. Valleys
3. Name the biggest physical feature in Kampala district.

Lake Victoria

5. Which physical feature covers the biggest part of Kampala?

Plateau

6. Name any two lakes found in Kampala district.
7. Lake Victoria
8. Kabaka’s lake
9. Which man made lake is found in Kampala district?
10. Identify any two uses of physical features.
11. Some physical features help in rain formation.
12. Some physical features are tourist attractions.
13. State any two dangers of
14. Mountains
15. Causes land slides.
16. Lead to soil erosion.
17. Rift valleys
18. Causes land slides
19. Leads to soil erosion.
20. State any two ways of caring for physical feature.
21. By use of terraces.
22. By practicing afforestation

• Discouraging people from dumping wastes in lakes.

1. Give two problems faced by lakes and rivers.
2. Dumping wastes in to them (pollution)
3. Prolonged drought.
4. Write any two problems faced by people living around lakes and rivers.
5. They experience floods during heavy rain falls.
6. They keep dangerous wild animals.

• They harbor disease vectors / breeding places for diseases vectors.

1. They are hiding places for.
2. State any four uses of lakes and rivers to people.
3. Source of fish
4. Source of water

• Tourist attraction

1. Help in rain formation
2. Used in water transport.
3. Identify any two uses of a plateau to people.
4. Used for farming
5. Settlement

• Industrial development

1. Fishing
2. Write four economic activities carried out on a plateau.
3. Plateau
4. Farming

• Fishing

1. Pastroralism
2. Settlement
3. Trade

• Brick making

WEATHER IN OUR DISTRICT

1. What is weather?

It is the condition of the atmosphere at a given time.

2. Identify any four types of weather (conditions )
3. Rainy
4. Sunny

• Cloudy

1. Windy
2. State any four elements (factors / components) of weather. ( weather makers )
3. Rain
4. Sunshine

• Wind blow

1. Cloud cover
2. Write any two weather changes.
3. From windy to cloudy
4. From sunny to windy
5. What term is used to mean the study of weather conditions or elements

meteorology

6. How do we call people who study and tell us about the weather conditions of particular places? meteorologists
7. What is weather forecasting?
8. State the importance of weather forecasting to farmers.

It helps farmers to plan for their farming activities.

9. In which district do we find the biggest meteorological centre in Uganda?

Wakiso district.

1. What is temperature?

Hotness or coldness of an object.

1. b) State the units used to measure temperature. Degrees.
2. c) Which instrument is used to measure the temperature of an area?

Six’s’ thermometer.

1. d) Mention any one liquid used in thermometers.

Mercury

Alcohol.

1. Which instrument is used is used to measure the amount of sun shine in an area? Sunshine recorder.
2. b) State any two uses of sunshine to man.
3. i) Source of light. ii) Dries cloths

• Dries harvested seeds. Iv)     Source of solar energy

2. State any two processes that help in rain formation.
3. Condensation
4. Evaporation

• Transpiration

b)Name the instrument used of measure the amount of rainfall received in an area?  Rain gauge.

1. How is rain gauge useful to farmers?
2. In which units is rain fall measured? Millimeters.
3. Why is rainfall measured in millimeters.

To know how deep rain water has gone in to the soil.

1. b) Mention the three types of rainfall received in an area
2. i) Convectional

ii)Relief

1. Cyclonic / frontal } rain fall.
2. c) Which type of rainfall is received in the following areas?
3. i) Hilly / mountainous areas……… Relief
4. ii) Flat areas. ……… Front

• Around water bodies………

1. Forest ……………….. convectional
2. What is wind?

Wind is moving air.

1. State any two uses of wind to man

Dries our clothes.

Runs machines

1. Out line any two dangers of wind to man.

Too much wind destroys our crops

Too much wind blows off the roofs of houses.

1. Name the instruments used to measure:
2. Direction of wind – wind vane.
3. Speed of wind – Anemometer

• Strength of wind- Wind sock.

5. Mention any four types of clouds.
6. Cirrus – Cumulus
7. Nimbus –        Stratus
8. Which clouds give rainfall to farmers?

Nimbus clouds

7. How are nimbus clouds useful to farmers?

They give farmers rain.

8. Give any two uses of clouds to man.

They provide rain to man.

They protect us from direct sunshine

VEGETATION IN OUR DISTRICT TERM 2

1. Define the term vegetation. Plant cover of an area.
2. List down the two types of vegetation.

• Natural vegetation
• Planted vegetation

3. Out line any four examples of natural vegetation.

• Forest                                 –        Savanna
• Swamps                                       –       Semi Arid

4. State any two uses of vegetation to man.

• Source of timber
• Source of firewood
• Helps in rain formation
• Helps to control soil erosion.

5. Write down any four human activities that can affect vegetation.

Negative effect                                                   Positive effect

• Bush fires                                              –       Afforestation
• Deforestation                                         –       Re-aff0restation
• Uncontrolled lumbering                        –       Agro – forestry

6. State two ways how people care for vegetation.

• Practice afforestation.
• Avoid bush burning

7. What type of wood is got from?
8. Natural forest – Hard wood.
9. Planted forests – Soft wood.
10. Give two examples of trees that provide hard wood timber.

• Muvule –        Kahogany
• Ebony
• African walnut.

9. What vegetation covers the biggest part of Uganda? Savanna.
10. What is a swamp?

A swamp is a water logged and vegetated area.

1. Identify any two uses of a swamp.

• Source of water
• Source of fish

2. Name the raw material got from swamps.

Clay / papyrus

3. What common fish is got from swamps?

Mud fish

4. State any two problems facing wet lands.

• Dumping industrial wastes in wet lands.
• Over harvesting of swamp vegetation.
• Clearing of swamps.

5. Identify any two problems faced by people living near swamps.

• Swamps are breeding places for disease vectors.
• Swamps are homes for dangerous wild animals

6. What are plantation forests?

These are forests that were planted by man.

7. State three examples of trees in planted forests.

• Eucalyptus –        Cypress
• Conifers                              –       camphor

8. State any three importance of forests to man.

• Source of timber –        Source of fire wood.
• Help in rain formation

9. Give two reasons why man cuts down trees.

• To get land for farming –        To get wood fuel
• To get timber
• Due to droughts.
• Due to epidemic diseases.
• Looking for jobs
• Running away from conflicts.

1. List down any four types of work done by people.

• Fishing             – Pottery                       – teaching
• Farming  – trading                      – office work

1. Identify any four problems faced by people when carrying out their work.

• Insecurity / wars
• Diseases of animals and birds.
• Poor transport
• Poverty
• Thieves
• Un stable prices of commodities

2. Define social activities – Activities which bring people together.
3. Outline any four social activities in an area.

• Naming children
• circumcision

4. State any three importances of social activities.

• They keep different families together
• They keep culture
• They promote unity

5. Mention four factors contributing to people’s way of life.

• Work                                            –        Un employment
• Availability of food.  –      poverty
• Security                                        –
• Education                                     –       Transport
• Diseases –

6. Define the term ethnic groups. Groups of people who share the same origin and almost speak the same language.
7. Write down the four ethnic groups.

• Bantu                                  –       Nilo hamates
• Nilotics                                –        Hamites

8. Why did ethnic groups migrate from their home land?

• Due to civil wars.
• Due to epidemic diseases.
• Due to population pressure.
• Due to famine and drought.

9. Name the original home land (Cradle land) of these groups of people groups of people.
10. Bantu – Cameroon highlands.
11. Nilotics – Bahr-el-Ghazel
12. Hamates – Ethiopia
13. Nilohamites – Ethiopia.
14. State any two effects of ethnic migration in Uganda.

• The population increased in areas where they settled.
• They introduced their culture in Uganda.

1. Out line any four problems faced by the ethnic groups on their way to Uganda.

• Famine
• Diseases
• Attacks from wild animals.
• Walking long tiresome journeys.

OUR LEADERS IN THE DISTRICT TERM 3

1. List down any four types of leaders in our district.
2. Political leaders.
3. Civic leaders.

• Religious leaders.

1. Voluntary leaders.
2. Identify one example of each of these types of leaders.
3. Political leaders – L.C.1, L.C.5, RDC, D.I SO.
4. Civic leaders – C.A.O, D.D.P, D.D.E, district director of agriculture etc.

• Religious leaders.-Bishops, priests, Reverends, Sheikhs, Pastors, Khadhis etc.

3. State 3 ways how leaders are chosen in our distinct.
4. By election
5. By appointment

• Through inheritance.

1. Through volunteering.
2. Write down any two qualities of a good leader.
3. Kindness
4. Respectful

• Knowledgeable

1. Responsible
2. Obedient
3. confident
4. What are children’s rights? These are natural freedom of children.
5. State any three of the children’s rights.
6. Right to eat
7. Right to education.
8. What is child abuse? Violation of children’s rights
9. b) State any four of child abuse.

– denying children from food.                  Education           shelter

– Child labour                                   medical care.

1. c) Identify any group of people who violates children’s rights.

–Rapists                                 kid nappers

– Defilers

8. Define by laws made at a local level.
9. b) How are by laws important in a district?

-They protect people’s rights.-They promote democracy

1. c) Who is the political head in the district?

Chair man L.C.5

1. d) What title is given to the following?

– Highest civil servant in a district – C.A.O

– Political head in a city – Lord Mayor.

– Presidents’ representative in a district – R.D.C

9. Define the term social services.

Benefits that the government provides to its people to improve on their well beings.

1. b) Identify any two social services you know

-Education          –        Medical

Security               –        Transport.

1. What is decentralization: This is the process when the central government extends some of its powers to local government.
2. b) Tell any two advantages of decentralization.

It creates jobs to people.

There is easy delivery of services.

There is easy administration

HOW TO MEET PEOPLE’S NEEDS IN OUR DISTRICT.

1. Identify any four groups of people who provide social services in our district.

• Local leaders –        Police officers
• Teachers –        Bankers
• Doctors

2. Tell any two problems in meeting people’s needs in our district.

• Poverty –        corruption
• Shortage of food. –        laziness
• Bad weather
• Theft

3. Suggest any two solutions to the problems in meeting people’s needs.

• Creating jobs to people.
• Providing medical services.
• Introducing group farming.

4. What are social services centres? These are places where social services are provided.
5. Write any four social service centres.

• Schools                                                  – Police station
• Hospitals                                                –  Banks
• Markets  – Post offices.

6. State any two ways of caring for social services centres.

• Respecting people who care for social service centres.
• Cleaning social services centres.
• Mobilizing communities on proper use of social service centres.

7. State any four ways the district raise (get ) money )

• Loans                                  – Grants
• Taxes                                  – Donations

8. Write URA in full.

Uganda Revenue Authority

9. What is the main duty of URA?

To collect money for the government.

1. Identify any three services on which the district spends her revenue.

• Education
• Security services
• Medical

PEOPLE IN OUR DITRICT

1. What is population? Population is the number of people living in an area.
2. Define the term population census.

Population census is the general official counting of people living in a country.

3. Identify any three reasons why the government carries out population census.

• To know the number of people
• To plan for the people
• To know birth rates and death rates.

4. State any two kind of information needed during population census.

• Age –        sex
• Religion –        Tribe
• Occupation –        marital status
• Level of education –        No of children in a family

5. Define these terms.
6. Legends – stories of long ago
7. Clan – A group of people under one fore father.
8. Tribe – A group of people with same beliefs, culture and language.
9. Family – A group of people related by blood or marriage
10. Out line any three symbols of a clan.

• Totem –        Naming               –        Drumming

7. What is population distribution, way hoe people are spread in an area?

b)State any four factors affecting population distribution.

• Soil fertility –        Reliable rainfall
• Good security
• Good education services.

8. Define migration

Movement of people from one place to another for settlement.

1. b) Identify any two causes of immigration.