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The development and effects of trade

By Karen Mukungurutse|2025-02-12T09:01:24+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Early Societies (Late Stone Age – Early Iron Age): The development and effects of trade

The use of iron tools meant high degree and skill in the Early Iron Age and Late Iron Age
This led to the development of trade both internally with locals and […]

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Crisis in Nguniland: Introduction

By Karen Mukungurutse|2025-02-12T09:15:38+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

A Zulu regiment in a film. Image credit pininterest.com

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Crisis in Nguniland: Introduction

The group of Bantu speaking people who lived in the Southern-Eastern region of Southern Africa were called the Nguni
Nguniland was divided into three groups namely, the Zulu or Northern Kingdom, Xhosa and the […]

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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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The Khumalo/ Ndebele Migration from Zululand

By Karen Mukungurutse|2025-02-12T09:42:21+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

The Ndebele fled from Tshaka. Image credit pinterest.com

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Ndebele State:The Khumalo/ Ndebele Migration from Zululand

In 1822 Mzilikazi was sent by Shaka to go on a raiding expedition
Mzilikazi became greedy and decided not to bring back the booty to Shaka and keep it for himself

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Human Farm Inputs: Farm machinery

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:00:16+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Farm Tractors are widely used equipment.

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Human Farm Inputs: Farm machinery

Farm machinery

This is a very crucial human input in that it determines the productive capacity of a farming system.
The machinery used depends on the technological advancements of that community.
Machinery helps in making work light in […]

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Farming as a system

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:22:14+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

A farm/family plot can be viewed as a system. Image credit mg.co.za

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Farming as a system

A farm is a tract of land on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood
A farm can be viewed as a system
A system is a set of interacting […]

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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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Maize farming in Zimbabwe

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:33:47+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Maize farm near Harare

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Farming types in Africa:Maize farming in Zimbabwe

Growing conditions and growing area

Staple food crop of Zimbabwe.
Production is 2.8 million tonnes.
Annually with 70% from communal farmers.
Main producing area-ecological region 2.
Rainfall-minimum 890 mm, otherwise supplement with irrigation temperature about 21° C […]

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Market and Location of industries

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:06:16+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Bread is perishable and therefore it’s industries are located close to the market.

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Types of Industrial Location:Market and Location of industries

Some industries are market-based not because their products are heavier than the raw materials making them, but because they are perishable.
Examples are opaque beer and […]

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