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Terms used in Population studies

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:29:08+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Population Studies:Terms used in Population studies

Birth Rate (or crude birth rate) is the number of live births per 1,000 of the population in a given year. (Not to be confused with the growth rate).
Brain Drain is the emigration of a significant proportion of a country’s highly […]

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Solutions to the Problems Caused by Nomadism

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:11:32+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Sedentarization is a possible solution. Image credit aljazeera.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Farming types in Africa:Solutions to the Problems Caused by Nomadism

The problem caused by nomads are a cause for concern for settled farmers and governments in Africa, as well as international organisation such as the United Nations.
As a result, […]

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Types of Irrigation

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:42:41+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Sprinkler irrigation are a form of modern irrigation. Image credit financialgazette.co.zw

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Farming types in Africa:Irrigation Farming:Types of Irrigation

irrigation may be divided into two groups namely:
traditional forms of irrigation and
modern ones.

Traditional forms of irrigation

Under traditional methods, there’s the water wheel moved by draught power […]

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Types of industry:Tertiary/Service Industry and Quaternary Industries

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:04:54+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Rainbow Towers Hotel Harare.

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Industrial Studies: Types of industry:Tertiary/Service Industry and Quaternary Industries

Tertiary or service industries

These industries provide back-up services to primary and secondary industries so that their functioning becomes easier.
Examples include administration, retailing, transport and distribution, power supplies, health, education and housing.
These industries […]

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The role of service industries

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:45:06+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Banks provide essential services.

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: The role of service industries

A service industry is an industry which provides back-up to other sectors of the economy such as primary and secondary industries as well as to the people or labour force for them to function well.
They are […]

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Introduction to trade

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:36:39+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Flow of goods and services in trade. Image credit uwaterloo.ca

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Trade:Introduction

Trade, or commerce, involves the transfer of goods or services from one person or entity to another, often in exchange for money.
It can also be defined as the flow of commodities and services from producers […]

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Gold panning in Zimbabwe

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:38:39+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Gold Panners. Image credit news.trust.org

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Natural Resources: Resource Exploitation: Gold panners in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe has more than 800 000 gold panners who have invaded much of the central Highveld and areas along major rivers.
The number fluctuates seasonally but the sudden rise in number of the […]

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Zimbabwe’s Forest and Effects of population growth

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:23:41+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Firewood as a fuel

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Forestry: Effects of population growth

95% of people living in the rural area depend on wood as their source of fuel.
The urban population has access to electricity but due to the power shortages issues and load shedding wood fuel is still […]

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Sources of fresh water

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

There are various sources of fresh water

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Natural Resources: Water: Sources of fresh water

Supplies of fresh water can be examined at a local level or at a national/international level.
Local supply sources at family or village level are usually small-scale, cheap schemes that can be […]

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Fish conservation

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:08:36+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Police patrols can reduce fish poaching. Image credit flickr.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Natural Resources: Fishing:Fish conservation

The fishing industry in the SADC region can only be sustained if sustainable methods are employed.
The following methods of conservation have been put in place in the region.
Legislation has been enacted […]

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