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Limestone pavements

By garikaib|2022-09-15T12:44:19+02:00January 24th, 2023|Landform Studies, Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Clints and grikes. Image credit nen.gov.uk. ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Limestone pavements

Limestone pavements are flat areas of exposed limestone rocks.
They are part of the dissolved bedding plate which may have been exposed because the surface soil may have been removed by glacial activity […]

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Human activities in deserts

By garikaib|2022-09-15T12:44:10+02:00January 24th, 2023|Hot Deserts, Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Oil drilling in a desert. Image credit Foxoildrilling.com ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Human Activities in Deserts

In spite of their hostile enviroments brought about by aridity leading to shortage of water, pasture, wood fuel and other wood resources, remoteness, infertile and salty […]

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Ox-bow lakes

By garikaib|2022-09-15T12:43:59+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes, River Processes|

Ox-bow lake. Image credit airphotona.com ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Ox-bow lakes

An oxbow lake is a U-shaped body of water that forms when a wide meander from the main stem of a river is cut off, creating a free-standing body of water.
This landform is […]

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Transport: Bicycles, carts and Rickshaws

By garikaib|2022-09-15T12:41:11+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

A rickshaw. Image credit MediaWiki ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Transport: Draught Power

Advantages

cheap
clean
versatile
simple and available technology which makes them easy to manufacture and repair
Usually they do not require route permits

Disadvantages

They only carry a limited amount of goods/people
Can cause traffic congestion or make it worse.
They can […]

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The concentric model/Burgess’s model (1924)

By garikaib|2022-09-15T12:41:01+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

The Concentric Model. Image credit edublogs.org ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Settlements: The concentric model/Burgess’s model (1924)

This is known alternatively as the concentric model, the ring model for urban land use or Burgess’ model.
It was formulated by Burgess and Park in 1924 after their […]

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Population distribution in Zimbabwe

By garikaib|2022-09-15T12:40:05+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Farming compounds have a higher population density. Image credit sfbayview.com ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Population:Population distribution in Zimbabwe

The population of Zimbabwe as of 18 August 2012 was 12 973 808
6 234 931 males and 6 738 877 females
This population lived 3 076 […]

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The refugee problem

By Rachel Majaya|2022-09-15T12:37:00+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

South Sudan Nuba refugees. Image credit Huffingtonpost.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Refugees: The refugee problem

Between 1963-1979 nationalist movements waged a war of liberation in Zimbabwe, which caused a lot of hardships for the population
The intensification of the political oppression and persecution in the country forced many people to flee the […]

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Farming types in Africa: Subsistence farming

By Rachel Majaya|2022-09-15T12:36:41+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Subsistence Farming. Image credit wordpress.com

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

Subsistence farmers grow traditional crops such as maize, rice, sorghum, groundnuts, rapoko, millet and cassava.
They keep livestock in the form of cattle, goats, mules, donkeys, pigs and some poultry.
This is done on a small scale […]

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Commercial Crop Farming

By Rachel Majaya|2022-09-15T12:36:34+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Commercial Tobacco Farming. Image credit theconversation.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Farming types in Africa: Commercial Crop Farming

Commercial farming involves the growing of crops and the rearing of animals on a large scale for sale of products.
Commercial farming is agribusiness with the farmer aiming to have the highest returns from […]

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