Moral, Social, and Cultural Studies Grade 8 Review

Vocabulary flashcards covering social identity, key figures, community definitions, and African geography based on Grade 8 Moral, Social, and Cultural Studies materials.

Kelly Hannum

The author of the book "Social Identity: Knowing Yourself, Leading Others".

Social Identity

The sense of belonging to a human group with social, cultural, psychological, and historical characteristics, which distinguishes this group from others and forms an entity embracing all its members.

Loretta Claiborne

An athlete born in 1953 in Pennsylvania who completed 26 marathons, twice ranked among the top 100 women at the Boston Marathon, earned a fourth-level black belt in karate, mastered four languages including American Sign Language, and received two honorary doctorates.

Ms Eunice Kennedy Shriver

The founder of the Special Olympics.

People of Determination

Individuals who suffer from physical, motor, or mental disability.

Sub-groups

Smaller groups formed within a larger group, consisting of individuals with emotional connections, common interests, or practical objectives.

Cohesive Society

A society that encourages people to work for a brighter future for themselves and their families.

Marginalisation

Treating a particular person or group as unimportant.

Primary Groups

Groups known as groups of belonging, which individuals usually belong to automatically and whose members share strong emotional relationships.

Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan

The leader who recognized the importance of agriculture for Al Ain, gave up the ruling family's share of water, and organized tribesmen to dig new expansions of the falaj system so water became freely available to everyone.

Falaj System

A traditional system in the UAE used to divide fresh water, which included Falaj Al Sarooj and Falaj Al Mutaredh.

Sahel

A semi-arid transition region located along the southern edge of the Sahara Desert.

Great Rift Valley

A physical feature in Eastern Africa created by plate tectonics that split the earth's crust over millions of years, exposing rock strata dating back hundreds of thousands to millions of years.

Olduvai Gorge and Lake Turkana

Locations in Tanzania and Kenya, respectively, situated within the Rift Valley, where geologists and physical anthropologists discovered ancient human remains.

Dakar

The capital city of Senegal.

Maritime Routes

Sea routes used for the movement and transport of goods and people.