February 2025

Factors affecting weathering

By |2025-02-12T09:17:15+02:00February 12th, 2025|Landform Studies, Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Weathered Limestone rocks. Image credit konfuciuszintezet.hu Weathered Limestone rocks. Image credit konfuciuszintezet.hu ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Factors affecting weathering.

  • The rate and prvailing type of weathering at any given place is affected by:
  1. Climate
  2. Relief
  3. Vegetation
  4. Rock type

Climate

  • Weathering types are distrubuted according to the prevailing climate of given areas especially when considering.
  • Temperature and rainfall […]
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Interlocking spurs/spurs and steep valleys

By |2025-02-12T09:36:58+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Interlocking spurs. Image credit geography.org.uk Interlocking spurs. Image credit geography.org.uk ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Interlocking spurs and steep-sided valleys

  • Interlocking spurs are a result of water taking the easiest path down the slope and tending ot go round resistant rock resulting in a winding course.
  • The bends become more pronounced with […]
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Transport: Introduction

By |2025-02-12T09:24:42+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Esighodhini Bus Stop. Image credit zimbabwefocus.com Esighodhini Bus Stop. Image credit zimbabwefocus.com ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Transport: Transport: Introduction

  • -refers to the means by which goods and people are moved from one point to another on the earth’s surface.
    Transport is an outcome of supply (production) and demand (consumption).
  • Goods or raw […]
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Registration as a source of population information

By |2025-02-12T09:00:13+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

A Zimbabwean ID document. Image credit newzimbabwe.com A Zimbabwean ID document. Image credit newzimbabwe.com ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Population:Registration as a source of population information

  • Most governments, and the Zimbabwean government is no exception, require that its citizens register themselves with various government departments.
  • Primarily these registrations are with the office of […]
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Causes of Migrations

By |2025-02-12T09:19:53+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Causes of Migration. Image credit rnw.nl

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Migration: Causes of Migrations

  • Generally factors that affect migration are divide into two:
  • push factors and
  • pull factors
  • Push factors are those that are responsible for driving people from an area
  • Pull factors are those that attract people to an area.

    • […]

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Factors influencing farming: Economic factors

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

Farming requires transport to move the produce to the market. Image credit farmradio.fm

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Factors influencing farming: Economic factors

Transport

  • Types of transport available, time taken, and the cost of moving raw materials is one of the economic factors.
  • For perishable commodities for example milk, an efficient transport network is […]
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Human Farm Inputs: Seeds and Fertilizer

By |2025-02-12T09:27:20+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Fertilizer is often a critical input

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Human Farm Inputs: Seeds and Fertilizer
Seeds

  • These determine the germination rate, growth status and productivity level of crops.
  • Traditional farmers use seeds from the previous year’s harvest.
  • These seed mostly would have been damaged by fungi, insects and rodents such that their […]
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Commercial farming in Zimbabwe

By |2025-02-12T09:31:36+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Commercial Farm in Zimbabwe.

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

Inputs

  • Land– ranges from 500 to 100 000 ha.
  • Rainfall– water for irrigation comes from rivers, dams, lakes or aquifers.
  • Capital– comes from banks or other farmers.
  • Labour– this comes from the farmers himself, skilled and […]
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