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Nomadic way of life

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:05:38+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Children of Nomads. Image credit wordpress.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Farming types in Africa: Subsistence farming:Nomadic way of life

Nomads are always on the move and their way of life is quite tough due to the harsh environment.
Nomads move following traditional routes and following rainbelt zones.
They travel light to enable […]

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The major estates of Zimbabwe: Hippo Valley case study

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:40:53+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Hippo Valley Estate. Image credit wordpress.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Farming types in Africa:The major estates of Zimbabwe: Hippo Valley case study

Hippo Valley estate is located in the S.E Lowveld of Zimbabwe.
Size-Large land of size 111 4555 ha leased to a company by government.
Ownership-Ownership is by Anglo-American Corporation […]

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Types of industry: Primary Industry

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:04:09+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Farming is a primary Industry.

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Types of industry: Primary Industry

These produce or extract raw materials from nature to be used by other economic sectors.
Examples include fishing, farming, forestry and mining.
Developing countries have traditionally been suppliers of raw materials to advanced countries.
This is one […]

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Multinational Companies in Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

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

Mining at Rio Tinto. Image credit afrespost.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: TNCs in Zimbabwe

Transnational corporations (TNCs) or multi-national companies (MNCs) are companies with economic operations in more than one country.
Some may have operation in one country but with diverse operations

Structural operations of TNCs

Anglo-American Corporation (AAC) is a TNC. […]

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Modern Developments in Transport: Air Transport

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:31:58+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Easy Jet provides budget flights. Image credit MediaWiki

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Transport:Modern Developments in Transport: Air Transport

Development in this transport sector includes enlarging and modernizing airports and terminals.
There is also a strong drive to attract airlines from developed countries to fly to developing countries to boost tourism […]

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Importance of Mining to the economy of Zimbabwe

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:37:26+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Gold. Image credit indianewsonweb.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Natural Resources:Resource Exploitation, Importance of mining

Growth of industries

Mining helps industries to grow by providing raw materials to industries
Many industries obtain their raw materials from the mining sector.
For example, building and construction industries get some of their raw materials from […]

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Acacia Savanna Woodlands

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:20:32+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Umbrella/Acacia Tree. Image credit afktravel.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Natural Resources: Zimbabwean Forests: Acacia Savanna Woodlands

Acacia trees are also known as umbrella trees due their shape and also the fact that they are usually surrounded by islands of grass often providing the only shade for a distance
This type […]

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Water as a renewable resource

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:12:23+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Water is a critical life resource.

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Water as a renewable resource

Water covers over two-thirds of the earth’s surface.
It is found in oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, ice caps, glaciers and in underground aquifers.
Of the world’s most abundant water resources, only 3% is fresh water and […]

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Fishing in Lake Kariba

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:07:45+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Sun drying fish on Lake Kariba. Image credit yahoo.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Natural Resources: Fishing:Lake Kariba

It was constructed on the Kariba gorge between 1955 and 1959.
The dam has produced a lake with a surface area of 5 364 km².
Commercial fishing on Lake Kariba begun in 1962.

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Energy: Introduction

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:26:42+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Power-line to transmit electrical energy

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Natural Resources:Energy

Energy is power.
It may exist in the form of potential or kinetic energy or in the form of fossil fuels and hydrocarbons.
It is also found in the form of light or heat energy.
Its sources cover all […]

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