February 2025
A satellite photo of the Nile Delta. Image creditTransport:Motor vehicles
Vehicles driving on the streets of Harare. Image credit herald.co.zw ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Transport: Motor vehicles
Advantages
- Is fast
- They are comfortable e.g. they have air conditioning and heating.
- They are protected from weather elements.
- They can conduct door to door deliveries.
- Independent i.e […]
Harris and Ullman’s Multi-nuclei model (1945)
The Multi-nuclei model. Image credit MediaWiki ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Settlements: Harris and Ullman’s Multi-nuclei model (1945)
They made their study well after the other two models had been published and thus had the benefit of hindsight and cities had since grown in size.
Findings
- They […]
The city of Bulawayo
The City of Bulawayo. Image credit mg.co.za
ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Settlements: The city of Bulawayo
- Bulawayo is the second largest city in Zimbabwe.
- With a male population of 303 346
- Female – 349 991
- Total population – 653 337 according to the 2012 census.
- Bulawayo was built at the […]
Population and resources
There is a link between population and resources. Image credit Flickr.com
ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Population and resources:Population and resources
- There exists a complex relationship between population, resources and the environment.
- Population issues are central in any country’s programs that seek to eradicate poverty and diseases as well as sustain economic growth, […]
Nomadic Pastoralism
Fulani Nomads. Image credit todayonline.com
ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Farming types in Africa: Subsistence farming: Nomadic Pastoralism
- Another traditional farming system still practiced in Africa and dates back for centuries is nomadic pastoralism.
- The people who practice nomadism are called nomads.
- Livestock kept by the nomads in Africa include goats, sheep, donkeys, […]
Reasons for the decline of plantation farming in Africa
Sugarcane in the Lowveld. Image credit voanews.com
ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Farming types in Africa:Reasons for the decline of plantation farming in Africa
- Despite the advantages of estate farming estate farming has its problems.
- They exhaust soils of the same nutrients since one crop may be grown for up to 30 […]
Industrial Studies: Introduction
Zimplats Plant. Image credit mg.co.za
ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Industrial Studies: Introduction
- The word industry refers to the capacity or ability to do work where some form of energy has to be used in the process.
- Industry is also defined as economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods […]
Industrial Relocation
Relocation can lead to ghost towns. Image credit weebly.com
ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Industrial studies: Industrial Relocation
- This is a situation where an industry which had been established in one area has to shift and locate in a new different area.
- This may even involve trans-border location.
- The industry has […]
Modern Developments in Transport: Sea transport
A container ship. Image credit MediaWiki
ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Transport:Modern Developments in Transport: Sea transport
- Sea transport development has involved the modernization of old ports through deepening of harbours, building wharfs and quays and installing new port handling facilities to increase capacity and efficiency.
- For example in Mozambique, the […]