transport in zimbabwe Archives - Free ZIMSEC & Cambridge Revision Notes

February 2025

Roads in Zimbabwe

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:11:20+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Wide tarred road with a cycle track.

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Transport: Road transport network in Zimbabwe

Roads in Zimbabwe have been divided into groups, namely:<
1. Wide-tarred roads which are two-way highways with a minimum width of 6 metres, and
2. Other roads include here are narrow-tarred roads, strip roads and […]

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The railways in Zimbabwe

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:11:42+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

NRZ train.chronicle.co.zw

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Transport: Rail transport network in Zimbabwe

The railway network of Zimbabwe is less complicated when compared to the road network.
There are,however, some striking similarities between these.
The main railway line of Zimbabwe runs along the Central Watershed from Bulawayo through Gweru, Kwekwe, Kadoma and then […]

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Air Transport in Zimbabwe

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

Air Zimbabwe Boeing 707-330B Hoppe. credit MediaWiki

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Transport: Air Transport in Zimbabwe

Modern airports are very costly to build and maintain and require a very large area of flat land on which to build them.
Large areas to build arrival and departure terminals, custom offices, warehouses and maintenance […]

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Topological maps

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:17:55+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

An example of a topological map of Uganda. Image credit babakfakhamzadeh.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Transport: Topological Maps

A topological map is one where straight lines are drawn to replace winding routes of transport networks.
These straight lines may replace roads, rails or waterways but they are always drawn to link […]

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Modern Developments in Transport: Road transport

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:30:28+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Google’s Self-driving car. Image credit abclocal.go.com

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

With technology advancement, increase in human population and growth in national, regional and international trade, there has been tremendous improvements in all modes of transport for good and people.
The main aims of these improvements […]

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Modern Developments in Transport: Rail transport

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:30:56+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

High speed “bullet” train. Image credit inhabitat.com

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

In advanced countries, high speed rail transport has been developed.
For example the Japanese have developed their high speed Bullet train which can reach speeds of 350 – 400 km per hour.
All […]

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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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Modern Developments in Transport: Air Transport

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:31:58+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Easy Jet provides budget flights. Image credit MediaWiki

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Transport:Modern Developments in Transport: Air Transport

Development in this transport sector includes enlarging and modernizing airports and terminals.
There is also a strong drive to attract airlines from developed countries to fly to developing countries to boost tourism […]

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