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Buses and Tram cars

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:30:21+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Road Port Bus Terminal. Image credit world-adventurer.com ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Transport: Buses and Tram cars

Advantages

They are fast
They are comfortable
They are punctual
They carry a lot of passengers at once.
They are cheaper than other modern modes of transport.
They have prescribed pick up and […]

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Types of sea transport: Liners

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:25:26+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Transport|

The Carnival Magic, an ocean liner for people. Image credit wordpress.com ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Transport: Liners

Liners

They are also known as ocean liners
Cargo ships which are not meant for hiring.
There are also ocean liners that carry people.
They follow […]

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Trains and rail transport

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:31:28+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

An NRZ train. Image credit sa-transport.co.za ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Transport: Trains and rail transport

Advantages

Is relatively cheap
Caries bulk goods such as coal and unprocessed ores
Carries large amounts of goods and
Carries large amounts of passengers
They are comfortable
Can be very fast
They are less prone to […]

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Oil Bulk Ore (O.B.O) Ships

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:26:28+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Transport|

Sabrina I, a bulk carrier. Image credit MediaWiki ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Transport: Oil Bulk Ore (O.B.O) Ships

Bulk Carriers

They are also known as Bulk Carriers.
They are a specialised type of ship (tankers) which carry special types of cargo.
These are bulk carrier […]

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Air Transport

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:32:07+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

An Ethiopian airways cargo plane. Image credit theafricanaviationtribune.com ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Transport: Air Transport

Advantages

Is very fast for example a trip to the Victoria Falls takes 1 hour 15 minutes by air and over 12 hours by road.
Is comfortable
Not affected by […]

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Roll on Roll off (RoRo) Ships

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:27:15+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Transport|

A RoRo ship loading. Image credit venice.it ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Transport: Roll on Roll off (RoRo) Ships

Roll on Roll off (Ro-Ro) ships

These are specialised types of vessels.
They allow lorries or vehicles loaded with their own cargo to:
to be driven onto the ship (roll […]

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Sea Transport

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:32:45+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

An ocean bulk cariar. Image credit malaquaylogistics.com An ocean bulk carrier. Image credit malaquaylogistics.com ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Transport: Sea Transport

Advantages

Is relatively cheaper.
Caries bulky goods at once
They are very comfortable for example cruise ships and ocean liners are often fitted with luxury facilities such as bathrooms, toilets, casinos and […]

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Ocean Tankers

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:28:19+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Transport|

An oil tanker. Image credit arabiangazette.com ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Transport: Ocean Tankers

Tankers

They are large in size ranging from a few thousand tons to over 500 000 tons in size.
They are a bulky type of carrier ship that specialise in transporting liquids e.g. […]

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