February 2025

Transport:Motor vehicles

By |2025-02-12T09:29:48+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Vehicles driving on the streets of Harare. Image credit herald.co.zw Vehicles driving on the streets of Harare. Image credit herald.co.zw ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Transport: Motor vehicles

Advantages

  • Is fast
  • They are comfortable e.g. they have air conditioning and heating.
  • They are protected from weather elements.
  • They can conduct door to door deliveries.
  • Independent i.e […]
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Zimbabwe’s towns and Cities an Introduction

By |2025-02-12T09:03:07+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Bulawayo Zimbabwe's second largest city. Image credit southerneye.co.zw Bulawayo Zimbabwe’s second largest city. Image credit southerneye.co.zw ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Settlements: Zimbabwe’s towns and Cities an Introduction

  • An urban settlement in Zimbabwe is one whose population is more than 2 500 or more with the majority of its workers (more […]
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The City of Mutare

By |2025-02-12T09:43:42+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

The city of Mutare. Image credit blogger.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Settlements: The city of Mutare

  • Mutare is the eastern gateway into Zimbabwe.
  • It has a male population of 34 648 and a female population of 31 534.
  • This bring the total population to 28 068 according to the 2012 […]
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Agriculture: Introduction

By |2025-02-12T09:39:18+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Agriculture is a critical part of the Zimbabwean economy. Image credit care.ca

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture: Introduction

  • Agriculture is a primary activity in which man extracts food and industrial raw materials from nature on a production unit known as a farm.
  • As a result, this industry or activity is called farming.
  • […]

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Human Farm Inputs: Seeds and Fertilizer

By |2025-02-12T09:27:20+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Fertilizer is often a critical input

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Human Farm Inputs: Seeds and Fertilizer
Seeds

  • These determine the germination rate, growth status and productivity level of crops.
  • Traditional farmers use seeds from the previous year’s harvest.
  • These seed mostly would have been damaged by fungi, insects and rodents such that their […]
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Maize farming in Zimbabwe

By |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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The Effects of TNC in Zimbabwe

By |2025-02-12T09:43:54+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Nestle Zimbabwe and the minister of education. Image credit nestle-ea.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: The Effects of TNC in Zimbabwe

  • TNC activities have both positive and negative effects to the economies and people of the host countries in which they operate.

The character and distribution of industry in Zimbabwe

  • The […]
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Export Processing Zones

By |2025-02-12T09:11:05+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Export Processing Zone at Beitbridge

Ways of improving Zimbabwe’s export potential

  • One way of improving foreign trade was to introduce the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF).
  • This is held annually in Bulawayo as a showcase for Zimbabwe’s products.
  • Zimbabwean companies also participate in trade fairs organized by other countries for example Zambia, […]
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Conservation of mineral resources

By |2025-02-12T09:01:45+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

A pile of metal awaiting recycling. Image credit earth911.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Natural Resources:Conservation of mineral resources

  • Conservation of resources is the ethical use and protection of valuable resources, such as trees, minerals, wildlife, water and others.
  • It focuses on maintaining the natural world in order to protect the […]
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Tropical Forest Case study:The Korup Project

By |2025-02-12T08:57:58+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

The Korup National Park. Image credit himalayaninstitute.org

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Case study:The Korup Project

  • This project is located in the south-western part of Cameroon, on the border with Nigeria.
  • The forest around this area is characterized by high rainfall and poor soils making it unsuitable for raising crops
  • The […]
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