February 2025

Fishing in other parts of Zimbabwe

By |2025-02-12T09:08:06+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

A Zimbabwean fisherman attempts to land his catch. Image credit deseretnews.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Natural Resources: Fishing:Other fisheries in Zimbabwe

  • Both commercial and subsistence fishing also takes place in Zimbabwe’s internal dams.
  • The major ones include Lake Chivero and Manyame on the Manyame river and Lake Mutirikwi on the […]
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Classification of energy sources

By |2025-02-12T09:27:09+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Natural Gas flame. Image credit money.cnn.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Natural Resources:Energy: Classification of energy sources

  • One way of classification is by grouping energy sources into traditional and modern sources.
  • Some sources and types belong to both groups.
  • For example canoeing down a river uses the force of the moving […]
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Possible measures to solve the energy crisis in Zimbabwe

By |2025-02-12T08:58:00+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Cahora Bassa Dama Mozambique.Image credit zambezitraveller.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Natural Resources: Energy:The energy crisis in Zimbabwe:Measures

Measures have been put in place to try to resolve the energy crisis in Zimbabwe. These include:

  • Imports of electricity from countries overproducing it for example from South Africa through the Insukamini interconnector near […]
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Lava Plateaus

By |2025-02-12T09:01:56+02:00February 12th, 2025|Landform Studies, Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Fissure eruptions at Mt Nyiragongo. Image credit Imgsoup. Fissure eruptions at Mt Nyiragongo. Image credit Imgsoup. ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Lava Plateaus

  • Lava eruptions through narrow cracks (fissures) tends to be very quiet and subdued.
  • The lava spreads out over the surrounding countryside.
  • Successive lava outpourings causes successive layers of lava to […]
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Trains and rail transport

By |2025-02-12T09:31:28+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

An NRZ train. Image credit sa-transport.co.za An NRZ train. Image credit sa-transport.co.za ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Transport: Trains and rail transport

Advantages

  • Is relatively cheap
  • Caries bulk goods such as coal and unprocessed ores
  • Carries large amounts of goods and
  • Carries large amounts of passengers
  • They are comfortable
  • Can be very fast
  • They are less prone to […]
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