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The city of Harare

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:03:54+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

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ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Settlements: The city of Harare

According to the 2012 census:
Harare has a population of 2 098 199 people.
With a male population of: 1 011 831
And a female population of: 1 086 368
It is Zimbabwe’s administrative capital and largest city.
It is the focal point of all roads, rail […]

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The City of Mutare

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:43:42+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

The city of Mutare. Image credit blogger.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Settlements: The city of Mutare

Mutare is the eastern gateway into Zimbabwe.
It has a male population of 34 648 and a female population of 31 534.
This bring the total population to 28 068 according to the 2012 […]

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Population and health

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

Unsafe water is a health hazard. Image credit reuters.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Population and resources:Population and health

Important sources of a country’s health and quality of life are water supply and sanitation.
97% of the world’s water resources is salty water mainly in the seas and oceans.
Of the remaining 3%, […]

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Problems caused by nomadism

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:06:07+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Tuaregs of North Africa. Image credit thisfabtrek.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Farming types in Africa: Subsistence farming: Problems caused by nomadism

The way of life led by the nomads creates a lot of problems to the environment, to themselves, to other people and to African governments.
These problems include:

Cattle diseases.

These spread […]

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Irrigation Farming

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:41:48+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Small scale irrigation. Image credit wfp.org

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

This is the artificial application of water on land in order to grow crops when prevailing climatic and weather conditions cannot sustain such crop growth.
This expensive farming system is carried out in order to:
1. Increase […]

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Types of industry: Secondary Industry

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:04:29+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Workers at a sawmill. Image credit blogspot.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Industrial Studies: Introduction

These are also known as processing and manufacturing industries.
In these industries, the production processes are undertaken in a unit called the factory.
It is important to distinguish between processing and manufacturing.
Processing involves the initial removal of […]

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The Effects of TNC in Zimbabwe

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:43:54+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Nestle Zimbabwe and the minister of education. Image credit nestle-ea.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: The Effects of TNC in Zimbabwe

TNC activities have both positive and negative effects to the economies and people of the host countries in which they operate.

The character and distribution of industry in Zimbabwe

The […]

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Longitude,time and the International Date Line

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:32:20+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Time zones of the world. Image credit icsm.gov.au

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Transport:Longitude,time and the International Date Line

Travelers witness a change in time as they fly for long distances.
The time difference in different countries is caused by the rotation of the Earth.
This refers to the earth spinning […]

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Problems being faced by the Mining Industry in Zimbabwe

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:37:58+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Abandoned mine. Image credit wenxuecity.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Natural Resources: Problems being faced by the Mining Industry in Zimbabwe

Disinvestment by TNC after 1980 resulted in some mine closures and creation of ghost towns.
For example are Kamative and Mhangura.
Some mine closures are also as a result of […]

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