O Level Geography Archives - Page 25 of 35 - Free ZIMSEC & Cambridge Revision Notes

Floods

By garikaib|2022-09-15T12:44:38+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes, Weather and Climate|

Floods in OZ. Image by Time. ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Weather Hazards: Floods.

Some parts of Zimbabwe especially low lying areas like Muzarabani. The Tokwe-Mukosi area near Masvingo experienced severe floods in the 2014/15 rain season leaving a lot of homes destroyed and people […]

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Extrusive volcanic landforms

By garikaib|2022-09-15T12:44:28+02:00January 24th, 2023|Landform Studies, Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Pico Cão Grande in New Guinea. Image credit imgur.com Pico Cão Grande in Gulf of Guinea. Image credit imgur.com ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Extrusive volcanic landforms.

Magma sometimes reaches earth’s surface through a vent/hole or a fissure/crack in surface rocks.
When lava reaches and emerges onto the earth’s surface […]

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Characteristics of Hot Deserts

By garikaib|2022-09-15T12:44:18+02:00January 24th, 2023|Hot Deserts, Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Kalahari Desert. Image credit HDImageLib ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Characteristics and Location of Hot deser

NB:It is important to note that the Ordinary Level syllabus confines our study to hot deserts that are otherwise known as tropical deserts. Other deserts such as the cold deserts of […]

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Methods of preventing desertification

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

Badia Dam in the midst of a desert. Image credit Broadleap.org. ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Methods of preventing desertification.

The following methods can be used to prevent and slow down the rate of desertification:

Afforestation that is planting trees where […]

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Deltas

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

A satellite photo of the Nile Delta. Image credit Flckr.com ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Deltas

A delta is a gently sloping depositional feature that is found at a river’s mouth where it empties into a sea or ocean that extends […]

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Transport:Motor vehicles

By garikaib|2022-09-15T12:41:10+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

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 […]

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Harris and Ullman’s Multi-nuclei model (1945)

By garikaib|2022-09-15T12:40:59+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

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 […]

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The city of Bulawayo

By Rachel Majaya|2022-09-15T12:37:20+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

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 […]

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Population and resources

By Rachel Majaya|2022-09-15T12:36:59+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

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, […]

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Nomadic Pastoralism

By Rachel Majaya|2022-09-15T12:36:40+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

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, […]

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January 2023