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Advantages and Disadvantages of Hydroelectricity

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:01:03+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

A micro-hydroelectric power station. Image credit abc.net.au

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Natural Resources: Energy: Advantages and Disadvantages of Hydroelectricity

Advantages

Renewable energy source.
Cheap to maintain as water-transports itself to plants.
Very clean energy source.
Easy to use.
Very versatile, that is many uses.
Large lakes are multi-purpose can also be […]

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Transport: Introduction

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:24:42+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Esighodhini Bus Stop. Image credit zimbabwefocus.com ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Transport: Transport: Introduction

-refers to the means by which goods and people are moved from one point to another on the earth’s surface.
Transport is an outcome of supply (production) and demand (consumption).
Goods or raw […]

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Rural Settlements in Zimbabwe

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:43:15+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Rural Homestead. Image credit thezimbabwemail.com ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Settlements:Rural Settlements in Zimbabwe

Historic settlements were rural, as the populations were mainly dependent on hunting, fishing and gathering fruits.
Shelter was mostly basic and in the form of caves, tents made from animal skins, huts made out […]

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Population distribution

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:22:10+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

World population distribution. Image credit MediaWiki ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Population:Population distribution

Population distribution is the spread of people over an area, country or region
In the past population distribution was mainly influenced by natural factors such as soil fertility and the environment
Whilst natural factors […]

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Refugees: Introduction

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:23:05+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Sudanese refugees. Image credit CCTV Africa

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Refugees: Introduction

Refugee– is a person who cannot return to his/her own country because of a well-founded fear of persecution for reason of race, religion, nationality, political association or social grouping
A refugee is therefore a forced emigrant
Based on this definition, African […]

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Nomadism: A Case Study

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:14:06+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Sahel Nomads. Image credit btcycle.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Farming types in Africa: Subsistence farming: Nomadism: A Case Study: Sedentarisation of nomads in the Sahel

Sedenterisation of Nomads in the Sahel

In this scheme, an area to settle the nomads is selected by UN officials.
A deep well is sunk at the centre, […]

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Livestock Farming

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

Dairy Farm. Image credit abstcm.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Farming types in Africa:Livestock Farming

Animal husbandry is the rearing of livestock, cattle, sheep, goats and donkeys by a farmer in order to sustain himself and his nation.
Commercially, for Zimbabwe and the rest of Africa with the exception of South Africa’s […]

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A case study of ZISCO

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:13:41+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

A blast furnace at ZISCO steel company. Image credit media.glassdoor.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Iron and Steel Industry:A case study of ZISCO

This kind of industry is raw material based.

Raw materials required

Iron ore (Fe) is used to make pig iron or steel; scrap metal may be used in its place.
Limestone (CaCO₃) […]

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Modern Developments in Transport: Sea transport

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:31:37+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

A container ship. Image credit MediaWiki

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Transport:Modern Developments in Transport: Sea transport

Sea transport development has involved the modernization of old ports through deepening of harbours, building wharfs and quays and installing new port handling facilities to increase capacity and efficiency.
For example in Mozambique, the […]

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