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Farming types in Africa: Bush Fallowing

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:04:43+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Maize Field. Image credit wordpress.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Farming types in Africa: Subsistence farming:Bush Fallowing

In many respects, it is similar to shifting cultivation but differs in that instead of rotating homes, the cultivated land is rotated.
The once cultivated area is abandoned without any crops for about five years […]

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Plantation (estate) farming

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:39:50+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

A tea estate. Image credit blogspot.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Farming types in Africa: Plantation (estate) farming

This is the large-scale production, usually of one crop on a large piece of land called an estate, for an extended period of time.
The crop grown here may be perennial, that is, grown […]

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Wheat farming in Zimbabwe

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:35:07+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Wheat field

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Farming types in Africa: Wheat farming in Zimbabwe

Growing conditions and growing area

Very capital-intensive crop growth mainly by commercial farmers in Zimbabwe.
Capital required for seeds, irrigation equipment, fertilizers and machinery.
Being a temperate crop, it is grown in winter under irrigation.
Rainfall must be […]

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Car assembling in Japan

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:30:55+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Car Making and Assembling Japan. Image credit cnn.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Industrial studies: Car assembling in Japan

Japan has one of the largest and most prominent car industries in the world
The country has been in the top 3 car manufacturing countries by number of cars made since the […]

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Modern Developments in Transport: Rail transport

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:30:56+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

High speed “bullet” train. Image credit inhabitat.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Transport:Modern Developments in Transport: Rail transport

In advanced countries, high speed rail transport has been developed.
For example the Japanese have developed their high speed Bullet train which can reach speeds of 350 – 400 km per hour.
All […]

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Resource Exploitation:Mining

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:27:35+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Open cast mining. Image credit mutapamining.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Resource Exploitation:Mining: Types of Mining

OPEN CAST AND STRIPPING (SURFACE METHODS)

The open cast method is used when mineral deposits occur in horizontal seams which are near the surface not more than 50 meters deep.
This method involves blasting which is carried […]

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Forests in Zimbabwe: Brachystegia Savanna Woodland

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:19:45+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

A group of Musasa trees on a low hill. Image credit flickr.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Natural Resources: Renewable Resources: Forests in Zimbabwe: Brachystegia Savanna Woodland

This type of woodland generally covers much of the country’s Highveld, generally lying between 900 and 1 200 metres above sea level.
Brachystegia is […]

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Conservation of coniferous forests

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:00:04+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

National Park Bashkiriya / Ural Mountains / Russia. Image credit framepool.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Natural Resources: Conservation of coniferous forests

National Parks and protected forest areas have been established both in North America, Europe and the former Soviet Union (now Russia).
Good management approaches are employed to ensure that […]

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Fish processing and marketing

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:35:52+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Sun dried Kapenta. Image credit blogspot.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Natural Resources: Fishing: Fish processing and marketing

Subsistence and commercial fishers employ more or less the same processing methods.
The high tropical temperatures mean that fish go bad very quickly after being landed from the lakes rivers and swamps.
Small […]

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