February 2025

Factors influencing farming: Economic factors

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

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ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Factors influencing farming: Economic factors

Transport

  • Types of transport available, time taken, and the cost of moving raw materials is one of the economic factors.
  • For perishable commodities for example milk, an efficient transport network is […]
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Small Scale Mixed farming

By |2025-02-12T09:31:08+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

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

  • This type of farming is undertaken on a small piece of land with the aim of producing crops both for home consumption and sale.
  • It is an intensive type of farming.
  • It […]
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Wheat farming in Zimbabwe

By |2025-02-12T09:35:07+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Wheat field

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

Growing conditions and growing area

  • Very capital-intensive crop growth mainly by commercial farmers in Zimbabwe.
  • Capital required for seeds, irrigation equipment, fertilizers and machinery.
  • Being a temperate crop, it is grown in winter under irrigation.
  • Rainfall must be […]
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Tourism Industry in Zimbabwe

By |2025-02-12T09:45:57+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

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ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Tourism Industry in Zimbabwe

  • Tourism has been the world’s fastest growing industry due to a number of factors.
  • This growth has been taking place in both developed and developing countries although growth rates have been varying between countries.
  • The greatest […]
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Types of Natural Resources

By |2025-02-12T09:23:16+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

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ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Natural Resources:Types of Natural Resources

  • Natural resources are defined as materials or substances occurring in nature which can be exploited for economic gain.
  • Examples are soil, water, mineral, forests and wild life which can be used to improve […]
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Forestry: Introduction

By |2025-02-12T09:18:16+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

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ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Natural Resources: Renewable resources:Forestry Introduction

  • Trees are an important natural resources in mankind’s pursuit for long lasting (sustainable) economic development and a better quality of lives.
  • Trees are a renewable resource since people can engage in reforestation and afforestation […]
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Conservation of coniferous forests

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

National Park Bashkiriya / Ural Mountains / Russia. Image credit framepool.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Natural Resources: Conservation of coniferous forests

  • National Parks and protected forest areas have been established both in North America, Europe and the former Soviet Union (now Russia).
  • Good management approaches are employed to ensure that […]
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Fishing in Lake Kariba

By |2025-02-12T09:07:45+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

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ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Natural Resources: Fishing:Lake Kariba

  • It was constructed on the Kariba gorge between 1955 and 1959.
  • The dam has produced a lake with a surface area of 5 364 km2.
  • Commercial fishing on Lake Kariba begun in 1962.

    • […]

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Energy: Introduction

By |2025-02-12T09:26:42+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Power-line to transmit electrical energy

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Natural Resources:Energy

  • Energy is power.
  • It may exist in the form of potential or kinetic energy or in the form of fossil fuels and hydrocarbons.
  • It is also found in the form of light or heat energy.
  • Its sources cover all […]
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The energy crisis in Zimbabwe

By |2025-02-12T08:57:24+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Polling Stations in the Dark. Image credit mg.co.za

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Natural Resources: Energy:The energy crisis in Zimbabwe 

The energy crisis in Zimbabwe is demonstrated through the following:

  • Frequent shortages of petroleum and its products resulting in long queues for the scarce commodity at service stations.
  • Fluctuating prices in the […]
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