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Human Farm Inputs: Farm machinery

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:00:16+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Farm Tractors are widely used equipment.

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Human Farm Inputs: Farm machinery

Farm machinery

This is a very crucial human input in that it determines the productive capacity of a farming system.
The machinery used depends on the technological advancements of that community.
Machinery helps in making work light in […]

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Human Farm Inputs: Labour and Capital

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:26:20+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Capital and Labour are important on farms. Image credit buzzsouthafrica.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Farm Inputs:Farm Inputs: Labour and Capital

These fall under Human Inputs

Labour

This refers to the number of people involved in a production system, their skills or technical know-how as well as their production objectives.
In traditional farming systems, […]

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Cattle Ranching as a system

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:20:31+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Grazing Cattle. Image credit blogspot.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Farming types in Africa:Cattle Ranching as a system

We are aware that some of the information in this topic is dated but we have included it because examiners still keep examining on it.

Cattle ranching , like any other farming activity, is […]

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Government Policy and Location of industries

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:07:19+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Hon. Patrick Chinamasa presenting the budget.

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Types of Industrial Location:Government Policy and Location of industries

This factor affects both industrial growth and location in a national economy in a number of ways.
In terms of industrial growth, government can affect this through:
Fiscal policy – Fiscal policy […]

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Sea Ports in Africa

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:16:27+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

The port at Cape Town South Africa. Image credit businessmediamags.co.za

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Transport:Ports in Africa

Siting of ports in Africa

The siting of a port is determined by the physical environment.
Deep estuaries or deep offshore waters are necessary otherwise where the continental shelf is shallow, a lot of […]

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Domestic Trade in Zimbabwe

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:09:26+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

A vendor selling his wares

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Trade:Domestic Trade in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe’s internal trade (domestic trade) is controlled by processing, manufacturing and marketing of agro-based products.
The flow of goods starts with the producer of raw materials, through to marketing boards, to manufacture, to wholesalers and retailers and […]

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Rehabilitation of mine areas.

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:01:33+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

A rehabilitated Zinc mine in Australia. Image credit abc.net.au

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Natural Resources:Mining:Rehabilitation of mine areas

Land rehabilitation is the process of returning the land in a given area to some degree of its former state, after some process (industry, natural disasters, etc.) has resulted in its damage.

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