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Limestone pavements

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:24:56+02:00February 12th, 2025|Landform Studies, Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Clints and grikes. Image credit nen.gov.uk. ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Limestone pavements

Limestone pavements are flat areas of exposed limestone rocks.
They are part of the dissolved bedding plate which may have been exposed because the surface soil may have been removed by glacial activity […]

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Human activities in deserts

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:09:35+02:00February 12th, 2025|Hot Deserts, Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Oil drilling in a desert. Image credit Foxoildrilling.com ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Human Activities in Deserts

In spite of their hostile enviroments brought about by aridity leading to shortage of water, pasture, wood fuel and other wood resources, remoteness, infertile and salty […]

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Interlocking spurs/spurs and steep valleys

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:36:58+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Interlocking spurs. Image credit geography.org.uk ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Interlocking spurs and steep-sided valleys

Interlocking spurs are a result of water taking the easiest path down the slope and tending ot go round resistant rock resulting in a winding course.
The bends become more pronounced with […]

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The three levels of Production

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:17:02+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Katiyo tea estate, farming is a primary level activity. Image credit. birdingzimbabwe.com ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: The three levels of production

The three levels of production

Primary
is concerned with the extraction of raw materials from the earth’s surface. For […]

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Commercial Banks
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Commercial Banks

Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes

Commercial Banks

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:38:11+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Money and Banking: Commercial Banks

Commercial Banks

Is a bank that offers services to the general public and to companies.
For example Barclays, Standard Chartered, Stanbic and BancABC.

Services offered

They accept deposits in the form of current, savings and fixed deposits accounts.
They receive or make payments through cheques, direct debit and credit transfers.
They […]

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Cheques

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:10:24+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

A cheque book showing a cheque. Image credit blogspot.com ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Money and Banking: Cheques

Cheques

There ar two main types of cheques viz:
Bearer’s cheques.
Order cheques.

Bearer’s cheques An assortment of RBZ issued bearer's cheques. Image credit [...]
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Advantages and disadvantages of large-scale retailing

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:28:05+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Image credit spar-international.com ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Retail Trade: Advantages and disadvantages of large-scale retailing

Advantages of large-scale retailing

The retailers have large amounts of capital which allows them to:

buy goods in bulk on cash at low prices
advertise the goods
operate own transport
build own warehouse
employ specialists
can sell goods at […]

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Other types of warehouses

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:45:55+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Warehousing|

Goods in a removals warehouse. Image credit office-removals.co.uk ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Warehousing: Other types of Warehouses

Distribution warehouse

They are used by manufacturers who cannot afford to have their own warehouse to store goods such as clothes and electrical appliances.
They are used […]

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The influence of prepackaging and branding on advertising

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:08:54+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Packaging. Image credit tablet-news.net ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Advertising: The influence of prepackaging and branding on advertising

HOW BRANDING HAS INFLUENCED ADVERTISING?

Branding goods makes them easier to identify.
Because goods are given names or trademarks that distinguish them from each other.
Branding makes goods attractive to consumers.
Goods basically advertise themselves […]

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