February 2025

Inland fresh water fishing

By |2025-02-12T09:32:36+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Woman fishing in a river. Image credit adventourizim.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Natural Resources: Fishing: Inland fresh water fishing

  • Subsistence fishing has been and is still practiced in Southern Africa.
  • Subsistence fishing refers to fishing, other than sport fishing, that is carried out primarily to feed the family and relatives […]
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Communication in Business: Teleconferencing/ Video Conferencing

By |2025-02-12T09:09:32+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Video conferencing. Image credit bluejeans.com

ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Managing Human Resources: Communication in Business: Teleconferencing/ Video Conferencing

  • A conference is a meeting between two or more people with a shared business interest
  • A video conference is when such a meeting takes place with the aid of computers
  • Two […]
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The siting and production of hydro-electric power: Rivers and Space

By |2025-02-12T09:28:25+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

The Zambezi River and the Victoria Falls. Image credit thesafarisource.com/

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Natural Resources: Energy:The siting and production of hydro-electric power

Large perennial rivers

  • These are also important and necessary for establishing HEP stations.
  • These ensure a constant supply of a large volume of water required.
  • When the rivers […]
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Small scale energy sources and plants:Solar energy

By |2025-02-12T09:44:50+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

A Photo-voltaic power plant. Image credit oorjasolar.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Natural Resources: Energy:Small scale energy sources and plants:Solar energy

  • Solar energy is converted into electrical energy in two ways
  • The first is through the use of solar panels
  • These are also known as photo voltaic power plants for reasons […]
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Problems faced by the Weimer Republic

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

Pictures showing the hyperinflation in the Weimer Republic

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Dictatorship in Europe: Dictatorship in Germany: Problems faced by the Weimer Republic

  • Dissatisfaction of the Versailles treaty
  • Too many political parties
  • Reparations that were too high
  • Weak government caused by the existence of many political parties in the […]
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The Anschluss March 1938 (The Invasion of Austria)

By |2025-02-12T09:05:41+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Hitler arriving into Austria

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Dictatorship in Europe: Dictatorship in Germany: The Anschluss March 1938 (The Invasion of Austria)

  • Germany and Austria had been forbidden from forming a union by the Versailles treaty
  • Hitler however felt that he wanted to incorporate his homeland into Germany as he […]
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Effects of the Great Depression

By |2025-02-12T08:57:25+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

People standing outside a soup kitchen during the Great Depression

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The United States of America (USA) 1920-1939: Effects of the Great Depression

  • There was a high rate of unemployment in the USA
  • Most city workers began to survive on soup and bread given by charity
  • Farmers […]
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Employer’s responses to industrial action

By |2025-02-12T09:15:25+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Managing Human Resources: Trade Unions: Employer’s responses to industrial actions

  • When negotiations between employers and employees fail, employees may engage in industrial action
  • Employers may counter these actions using various methods including:
    1. Dismissal of offending employees
    2. Manipulation and cooptation- i.e. buy off the leaders of the industrial action
    3. Lockout the strikers
    4. Strike breaking […]
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The Marketing Department

By |2025-02-12T09:35:54+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Marketing:The Marketing Department

  • Is responsible for executing and implementing the organisation’s marketing functions
  • It carries out functions such as:
    1. Marketing research:
      1. Identifying opportunities that lie in the market that the business might exploit
      2. Carrying out desk and field research
      3. Analyzing data gathered from marketing research and making decisions
    2. New product development in […]
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Marketing: Sales Promotion

By |2025-02-12T09:11:12+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Marketing: Sales Promotion

  • Refers to all forms of promotion other than  advertising or personal selling
  • Stimulation of sales achieved through contests,
  • demonstrations,
  • discounts,
  • exhibitions or trade shows,
  • games,
  • giveaways,
  • point-of-sale displays and merchandising,
  • special offers,
  • trial periods
  • and similar activities.
  • Sales promotions are normally employed in a supportive role together with other forms […]
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