February 2025

Nomadic way of life

By |2025-02-12T09:05:38+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Children of Nomads. Image credit wordpress.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Farming types in Africa: Subsistence farming:Nomadic way of life

  • Nomads are always on the move and their way of life is quite tough due to the harsh environment.
  • Nomads move following traditional routes and following rainbelt zones.
  • They travel light to enable […]
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Conditions in Africa that led to colonisation

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

A map of Africa before partition

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes:Scramble and Partition of Africa:Conditions in Africa that led to colonisation

  • Explorers and adventurers had produced reports of economic potential in Africa invited many European countries to rush to acquire colonies
  • Traders operating in Africa called upon their mother governments to […]
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Commercial ranching

By |2025-02-12T09:20:04+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Brahman cattle. Image credit agcanada.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Farming types in Africa: Commercial ranching

  • This is the large scale rearing of livestock mainly to produce meat for sale.
  • In Zimbabwe however, the ranching has of late been diversified with the farmers not just keeping cattle and sheep but also wildlife […]
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The First Chimurenga: The Ndebele Uprising

By |2025-02-12T09:15:22+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Drawing of Ndebele army dancing. Image credit plus.google.com

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The First Chimurenga: The Ndebele Uprisings

    • The battle began in March 1896 when the British initiated the Jameson raid.
    • The Ndebele killed many British soldiers by end of March
    • The Ndebele also killed farm and mine Shona workers who […]
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Effects of the Land Apportionment Act

By |2025-02-12T09:33:17+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

African homestead in Rhodesia

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Zimbabwe 1894-1969: Effects of the Land Apportionment Act

  • Africans lost their land, and inheritance from their ancestors
  • It brewed hatred between Europeans and Africans which continued till the Second Chimurenga
  • It divided the country into three farming areas
  • Europeans began to occupy […]
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Towns and Secondary Industry in Rhodesia

By |2025-02-12T09:02:40+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Salisbury (Harare) in 1910

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Zimbabwe 1894-1969: Towns and Secondary Industry

  • Blacks had not been allowed in whites locations and this was protected by the Urban Location Ordinance of 1892
  • The developments in mining, agriculture and transport encouraged growth and establishment of towns, such as Bulawayo, Salisbury, […]
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Economic Development in South Africa 1867-1910: Introduction

By |2025-02-12T09:19:02+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Johannesburg in 1888

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: South Africa 1867 – 1910: Economic Development in South Africa 1867-1910

  • This topic will look at the:
  • social,
  • political and economic effects of the discovery of diamonds and gold in South Africa
  • The location of gold and diamond mines in South Africa
  • African […]
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Trade between developing and developed nations

By |2025-02-12T09:37:14+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Tobacco is Zimbabwe’s top export product.

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Trade:Trade between developing and developed nations

  • Developing countries export mostly raw materials to developed countries and the volume of trade among developing countries is generally low.
  • Developing countries have the highest proportion of the world’ population and their economies are […]
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The benefits and problems facing SADC

By |2025-02-12T09:08:35+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Some of the SADC staff.

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Trade:The benefits and problems facing SADC

Benefits

  • The countries collectively from a large regional market.
  • Jointly, the countries have a diverse resources base. If exploited fully these would stimulate rapid economic growth within the region.
  • Bilateral trade between member states.
  • There are […]
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