February 2025

Indigenous commercial forests

By |2025-02-12T09:39:43+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Chirinda Forest in Chimanimani. Image credit afrikascout.de

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Natural Resources: Commercial timber resources:Indigenous commercial forests

  • Commercial timber resources in Zimbabwe can be divided into two classes, namely: indigenous tropical hardwoods and the exotic plantations.
    1. The indigenous tropical hardwoods like the Zimbabwean teak, mahogany and mukwa.
    2. The exotic […]
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Types of Forests: Coniferous forests

By |2025-02-12T08:59:10+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Coniferous forest. Image credit chcentralmich.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Natural Resources: Coniferous forests

  • Coniferous forests consists of evergreen trees which do not shed their leaves at any time of the year.
  • These are confined to the cool temperature, latitude in belts stretching across northern USA. Southern Canada, Scandinavia, northern Europe […]
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Natural Resources: Water shortages

By |2025-02-12T09:24:31+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

A boy carrying water during 2016 water shortage in Zimbabwe. Image credit ibtimes.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Natural Resources: Water:Water shortages

Water supply shortages both at household and national level could be reduced by:

  • Water scarcity is the lack of sufficient, available water resources to meet water needs within a region.

    • […]

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Fishing:Natural lakes

By |2025-02-12T09:33:04+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Inland water fishing in Zambia. Image credit mg.co.za

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Natural Resources: Fishing: Fishing:Natural lakes

  • Fresh water lakes are mainly found in Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.
  • Zimbabwe does not have natural lakes, all are man-made.
  • Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania and Lake Malawi are the largest and deepest rift […]
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Ocean currents and the fishing industry

By |2025-02-12T09:11:44+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Ocean currents of the world. Image credit Pearson

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Natural Resources: Fishing:Ocean currents and the fishing industry

  • Ocean currents are important in the fishing industry as they affect the growth of plankton which provides fish food.
  • Warm ocean currents restrict the growth of plankton hence give rise […]
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The rise of Mussolini and the Fascists party

By |2025-02-12T09:34:13+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

A mugshot of young Benito Mussolini. Image credit blogspot.com

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Dictatorship in Europe: Dictatorship in Italy: Benito Mussolini: The rise of Mussolini and the Fascists party 

  • Benito Mussolini was born in 1883 at Dovia and his mother was a school teacher.
  • He was once a socialist […]
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Small scale energy sources: Wood stove

By |2025-02-12T09:45:48+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Wood stove. Image credit quadrafire.com

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

  • A wood stove is a heating appliance capable of burning wood fuel and wood-derived biomass fuel, such as wood pellets.
  • Wood stove are usually made using a combination of metal(iron) and bricks

    • […]

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Weimer Republic: Social Problems

By |2025-02-12T09:02:42+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Soldiers trying to quell civil unrest in Weimer Republic 1920

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Dictatorship in Europe: Dictatorship in Germany: Social Problems

  • There were widespread national strikes
  • There were also serious food shortages
  • Unemployment rate was very high
  • Demobilized soldiers caused lawlessness (anarchy)
  • There was also general poverty
  • Hunger and […]
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Safety in the laboratory

By |2025-02-12T09:23:30+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Biology Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

A typical Biology Laboratory. Image credit ad.edu

ZIMSEC O Level Biology Notes: Safety in the Laboratory

A: Eye Protection

 

  • Wear splash goggles all the time.

B: Clothing and Personal Items

  • Closed shoes must be worn during the entire time that you are in the laboratory to protect you from splashes of chemicals, broken glass, […]
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First Hundred days or the First New Deal

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

People waiting outside a bank before the New Deal

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The United States of America (USA) 1920-1939: First Hundred days or the First New Deal

  • The Emergency Banking Act of 1933 saw the closure of all banks for checking by the government with 5000 trusted one reopening […]
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