February 2025

Braiding and Alluvial fans

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

Braided River. Image credit patternsofthefuture.com Braided River. Image credit patternsofthefuture.com ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Braiding and Alluvial Fans

Braiding

  • Braiding occurs typically during the dry season when a river’s discharge is greatly reduced.
  • The river may be split into several channels which rejoin and split again.
  • These are known as braided river channels.
  • Rivers […]
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Quality of life in rural areas in Zimbabwe

By |2025-02-12T09:44:01+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

A typical rural compound. Image credit techzim.co.zw A typical rural compound. Image credit techzim.co.zw ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Settlements:Quality of life in rural areas in Zimbabwe

  • More recently in Chiadzwa families had to be resettled as their houses were on diamond fields.
  • Several families had to be resettled and compensated when […]
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Population distribution

By |2025-02-12T09:22:10+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

World population distribution. Image credit MediaWiki World population distribution. Image credit MediaWiki ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Population:Population distribution

  • Population distribution is the spread of people over an area, country or region
  • In the past population distribution was mainly influenced by natural factors such as soil fertility and the environment
  • Whilst natural factors […]
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The effects of migration

By |2025-02-12T09:22:28+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Migration leads to pressure on resources in receiving areas. Image credit MediaWiki

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Migration: The effects of migration

  • The movement of people from one area to another has both positive and negative effects in both the area of origin and receiving areas.
  • These effects can be social, economic […]
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Factors influencing farming: Physical or Environmental factors

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

Physical factors also affect agriculture. Image credit irinnews.org

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Factors influencing farming: Physical or Environmental factors

Temperature

  • These are critical for plant growth because each plant or crop type requires a minimum growing temperature.
  • In temperate latitudes this is 6°C. Below this members of the grass family, including cereals, cannot […]
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Small Scale Mixed farming

By |2025-02-12T09:31:08+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Small scale mixed farming in rural Zimbabwe. Image credit MediaWiki

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Farming types in Africa: Mixed Farming

  • This type of farming is undertaken on a small piece of land with the aim of producing crops both for home consumption and sale.
  • It is an intensive type of farming.
  • It […]
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Tea farming in Zimbabwe

By |2025-02-12T09:33:00+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

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

Growing conditions and growing area

  • A perennial tree crop grown more on plantation than by individual commercial farmers.
  • A region 1 crop in Zimbabwe.
  • High rainfall, over 1 000 mm, cool temperature, around 18°C but must be frost-free.
  • Grown on mountain […]
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Advantages of iron and steel industries

By |2025-02-12T09:14:31+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Steel Plant image credit MediaWiki

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Iron and Steel Industry:Advantages of iron and steel industries

  • Many advantages accrue to a country as a result of establishing its own iron and steel works.

Industrial growth

  • Iron and steel works are themselves industries, so establishing more of these means industrial […]
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