January 2023

Dwala/Ruware/Whaleback

By |2022-09-15T12:44:20+02:00January 24th, 2023|Landform Studies, Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Dwala/Ruware. Image credit WordPress.com Dwala/Ruware. Image credit WordPress.com ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Landforms resulting from weathering: Dwala

  • Known as ruware in Shona, dwala in Ndebele (Nguni languages) and whaleback in English.
  • An example is Domboshava where several such landforms can be found.
  • It is a hill or rock which is dome shaped and rises several metres […]
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Kopje, Tor and Balancing rocks

By |2022-09-15T12:44:19+02:00January 24th, 2023|Landform Studies, Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

A Kopje. Image credit MediaWiki. A Kopje. Image credit MediaWiki. ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Landforms resulting from Weathering: Kopjes

Tors/Kopjes/Castle kopjes

  • Tors/kopjes/castle kopjes are inselbergs.
  • Tors the same as kopjes even though some books make an attempt to distinguish between the two.
  • Different names are applied in different localities to what are essentially […]
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