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Types of industry: Secondary Industry

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:04:29+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Workers at a sawmill. Image credit blogspot.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Industrial Studies: Introduction

These are also known as processing and manufacturing industries.
In these industries, the production processes are undertaken in a unit called the factory.
It is important to distinguish between processing and manufacturing.
Processing involves the initial removal of […]

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The role of service industries

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:45:06+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Banks provide essential services.

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: The role of service industries

A service industry is an industry which provides back-up to other sectors of the economy such as primary and secondary industries as well as to the people or labour force for them to function well.
They are […]

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Types of industry:Tertiary/Service Industry and Quaternary Industries

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:04:54+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Rainbow Towers Hotel Harare.

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Industrial Studies: Types of industry:Tertiary/Service Industry and Quaternary Industries

Tertiary or service industries

These industries provide back-up services to primary and secondary industries so that their functioning becomes easier.
Examples include administration, retailing, transport and distribution, power supplies, health, education and housing.
These industries […]

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Tourism Industry in Zimbabwe

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

Troutbeck in Nyanga. Image credit hotel-r.net

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 industry: Other ways of classifying industries

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:05:25+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Lytton Industry Harare. Image credit wordpress.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Types of industry: Other ways of classifying industries

Industries can also be classified as heavy and light industries depending on the bulk and weight of the raw materials being used.
The weight and size of the end products is also considered […]

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Raw Materials and Location of industries
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Raw Materials and Location of industries

Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes

Raw Materials and Location of industries

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:05:53+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

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

From this calculation, a number of situations may arise:
\text{Raw Materials Index (RMI)} =\dfrac{\text{weight of raw materials}}{\text{weight of finished product}}
The formula used is
Industrialists calculate what is called the raw material index (RM index) to determine how raw materials will affect the location […]

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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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Transport and Location of industries

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:06:38+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Raw Materials and Finished Goods both incur transport costs

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

Industries locate where there are efficient, appropriate and cheap modes of transport to move their raw materials goods to markets and the labour force.
Generally there are two types of […]

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Power supply and Location of industries

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:06:54+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Power is important in industry

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

Almost all modern industries use electricity in their industrial process.
This power can come from individual small stations of thermal, nuclear or hydro-origin in which case the industries must locate close to the […]

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Government Policy and Location of industries

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:07:19+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Hon. Patrick Chinamasa presenting the budget.

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

This factor affects both industrial growth and location in a national economy in a number of ways.
In terms of industrial growth, government can affect this through:
Fiscal policy – Fiscal policy […]

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