SOCIAL STUDIES MNEMONICS

1. Different seasons Ocean currents

The cold ocean currents are;

i. Canary current

a) Summer
ii. Benguela current

b) Winter
Cold current cause fog and mist to land
c) Spring

d) Autumn

Warm currents are;

The four seasons follows

i. Somali current

ii. Mozambique current

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Summer Autumn Winter Spring iii. Guinea current

Warm currents causes rainfall to the land

Can Girls Be A bit More Serious. Ocean

Mnemonic currents. Canary, Guinea, Benguela, Aghulas,

Mozambique & Somali
SOMOBEGUCA,-ocean currents starting from

Somali current
(SAWS)
Somobeguca

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 PEOPLE IN KENYA HIGHLAND NILOTES

PLAIN NILOTES IN KENYA Highland Nilotes

MNEMONIC
Tugen, Pokot, keiyo, nandi, sabaot, marakwet,

MINTS kipsigis..

Maasai, iteso,Njemps,Turkana, Samburu

M-Maasai MNEMONIC
I - Iteso
N- Njemps
T- Turkana
TUPOKEO SAMAKI TENA
S- Samburu

0r Tu – Tugen

Po - Pokot
Matetusanje Ke - Keiyo

O - Ogiek
Ma - Maasai
Sa - Sabaot

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Te - Iteso
Ma - Marakwet

Tu - Turkana
Ki - Kipsigis

Sa - Samburu Te - Terik

Na – Nandi
Nje – Njemps

Or
Or MT SIN
(Plain nilotes)
maasai KIPOSATUMAKENA
Turkana
Samburu
Iteso
Njemps

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 HARDWOOD BLOCK MOUNTAINS OF AFRICA

HARD WOOD TREE SPECIES Block mountains in Africa

Mnemonic Examples

Mvule camphor. Teak podo mahogany Ebony

and oak. Hard wood tree species
GRUDMAP
Mcatepomaeo
G – Great Kharas
M - Mvule
R – Ruwenzori
Ca - Camphor
U – Usambara

Te - Teak D – Danakil Alps

Po - Podo M – Mau Ranges

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Ma - Mahogany A - Arbadare Ranges

P – Pare
E - Ebony

0 - Oak

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 Stages of FRESH WATER LAKES IN
EAST AFRICA
Evolution

TUNAIBA VIJICHA TANGU NYANYA ALETE

RAHESSS GEORGE EDWARD KUTOKA TANA

Ramapithecus, Australopithecus, Habilis, Turkana, Naivasha, Baringo, Tanganyika, Nyasa,

Erectus, Sapien, Sapien Sapien Albert, George, Edward, Kyoga, Tana.

Ramapithecus
OCEAN CURRENTS
Australopithecus
Can girls be more smart? (Starting from Canary
Habilis anticlockwise)

Erectus

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Sapien

Sapien Sapien

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 Mountain Vegetation DAIRY ANIMALS

She-Barasa (SHeBaRaSa) -
mountain vegetation from top to bottom Song

Just GO AND FISH

SARABAHESE from bottom up
Jersey, Guernsey, Ashire, Friesian

Song

Samosa -snow and barerock

Hapa -heath and moorland

Bei - Bamboo

Rahisi - Rainforrest

Sana. – Savannah

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songs

Some Randile Boys Have Spears

By His Birth Receive Salvation

Bomori hellen Bomori rire Sarah

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 Countries Crossed by Countries crossed by
tropic of Capricorn the Equator

Countries Crossed by tropic of Capricorn

Namibia,Botswana,South DrCoGasokenya and

Africa,Mozambique,Madagascar Uganda
Nabosamoma DRC
Na - Namibia CONGO
Gabon
Bo - Botswana Somalia
Kenya
Sa - South Africa
Uganda
Mo - Mozambiquue

Ma – Madagascar
Countries Passed By
or
Tropical Of Cancer

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MASOMO BONA LAMWEM,Libya,Algeria,Mauritania,
Western sahara,Egypt,Mali.countries
passed by tropical of cancer

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 FOLD MOUNTAINS BLOCK MOUNTAINS

SONG
SONG

Alice Can Dance Amarulla Kenya And Uganda Must Part Rwandas
Decision
Tonight Terribly

Alice Can Dance Amarulla Kenya And Uganda Must Part Rwandas
Tonight Terribly Decision
A
C
D Doctor Takes Nine Minutes Treating(
A Dagaa,Tilapia,Nileperch ,mudfish,Trout. (Fish
in Inland fishing)
T
T

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 FISH FARMING FISH FARMING

Fish caught in sea fishing/marine fisheries

Examples of fish found in inland fisheries

Kupata(kingfish)
pesa(parrotfish)mara(mullet)tena(tuna)shid
my(mudfish)teacher(trout) a(seabass,snapper,sail fish and sardine)
dung(dagaa)and Not(Nile perch)
caught(catfish)\ Kupata(kingfish)
pesa(parrotfish)
mara(mullet)
my(mudfish)
tena(tuna)
teacher(trout)
shida(seabass,snapper,sail fish and
dung(dagaa)and
sardine)
Not(Nile perch)
caught(catfish) Tuna

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egcrubs,oysters,shrimps,lo
bsters.

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 Factors Affecting Climate
German Colonies

LODWAS....latitude,ocean currents,
Distance from water bodies, altitude, shape
of the coastline Bucanarwatota
Latitude,ocean currents, Distance from Or
water bodies, altitude, shape of the
coastline

Factors Influencing
Vegetation distribution. Tanacato
GHADRECCS, Government policy,
Human activities, Drainage, Relief, Climate, Tanzania
Cultural activities, soil. factor influencing
Namibia
vegetation distribution.
Burundi
C-R-A-S-H Climate, Relief, Altitude, Soil,
Human activities Cameroon
Factors Affecting Rwanda
Climate Togo

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Lapods factors affecting climate
latitude altitude prevailing winds ocean
currents distance from the sea shape of
coastline
KIKAGIMAKIAMUGRA..the seven forks
scheme
F.B.I _ french, British and Italy.
Colonisers of Somalia
AngoBisaoToVerde~colonies of
Portugues
LISOE. ..Italian colonies
British colonies..all African countries
with resources & with river Nile passing
through then add SEBUMANIMAUATu

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 Nilotes in Sudan Plain Nilotes Ethiopia

Sudan

SHINDA BAGK
shilluk Dinka Nuer Annuak
B
A
SHINDA G
K
SHI - Shilluk
N – Nuer
D - Dinka
A - Annuak
Kwa speakers.
Ga
D
A
F
VIBACHAKYO.......... down I
warped lakes...... Victoria... Bangweulu.. K
Chad.... Kyoga
W

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A
N
N
Y
HATUA afro asiantic ( hausa Ga, dendi, Ashante, Igbo,
,Tuareg,andarawa) kanuri,wassa, akwapim, nupe, nzima,
Yoruba
baba suso mama.Mande speakers.
Bambara, Susu, soninke, malinke, mande

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 Salty Lakes

ELBOMANAK

EL - Elementaita

BO - Bogoria

MA - Magadi

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NAK - Nakuru

FRESH WATER
Lakes

NaiBaViTu

Rivers Ending with

Delta

NiNiTa
Niger Nile Tana

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 RIFTVALLEY LAKES IN
KENYA

Rift valley lakes in Kenya

Rift valley lakes in Kenya starting from

north to south in order.

Turkana,Baringo,Bogoria,Nakuru,Element
eita,Naivasha

TUBABONAELNAMA

TU - Turkana
BA - Baringo
BO – Bogoria
O- Olobolsat

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NA- Nakuru
EL - Elementaita
NA- Naivasha
MA -

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 SOLTICES AND
EQUINOXES

When the sun is overhead at tropics n equator

JUMADESE 21 21 22 23
when the sun is overhead at tropics n equator
N/B : Write anticlockwise from top.
JUMADESE (June 21, March 21, December
22, September 23)

Song - John married Sister Dorothy

CAJU-Sun is overhead at tropic of

cancer, June
ESEMA-Sun is overhead at the
equator, September and March
CADE-Sun is overhead at Tropic of

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Capricorn, December.

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 Vice Presidents
since independence

vice president s since independence

OMUMOKIKASAMUWAMOKARU
Oginga,Murumbi,moi,kibaki,karaja,saitoti,mud
avadi,wamalwa,moodi,kalanzo,Ruto.
1) Oginga
2) Murumbi
3) Moi
4) Kibaki
5) Karaja
6) Saitoti
7) Mudavadi
8) Wamalwa
9) M0odi

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10) Kalonzo
11) Ruto.

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 Countries crossed
by the equator.

DrCoGasokenya and Uganda

DRC
CONGO
Gabon
Somalia
Kenya
Uganda

Countries Crossed By T.Of Capricorn

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MASOMO BONA

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 Cocoa Triangle

Takoradi, Kumasi,Accra

Takua
Ta - Takoradi

Ku - Kumasi

A - Accra

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WOTE TUKOSE FULANI
GRU(west Atlantic communities)
Wolof
Temme
Tukolor
Serer
Fulan
Gru,

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 Refineries in
Nigeria

mganwe,mtwale,mteko,kikoma,minule
Mganmtwamtekimi
Mgan- mganwe
Mtwa- mtwale
Mte- mteko
Ki- kikoma
mi- minule

Warri, Kaduna, Port Harcourt, Else

Wakapoe
Wa - Warri
Ka - Kaduna

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Po - Port Hacourt
E - Else

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 BREEZES

LearN SeeD
Land breeze during the night

Sea breeze during the day

LAND LOCKED COUNTRIES

OF EASTERN AFRICA

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BERUS
B- Burundi
E- Ethiopia
R- Rwanda
U- Uganda
S- South Sudan

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 CARDINAL POINNTS OF THE
COMPASS DIRECTION

NEVER EAT SUKUMA WIKI

NORTH EAST
SOUTH WEST

CAPES

Bishop Gatimu Alienda Voi

(The capes from Blanco clockwise)

FLOWERS

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Places where flowers are grown in Kenya

NEJAKiTh

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