A Level Geography ZW

Explore the drainage basin as a system, the processes that shape river channels and valleys, and the landforms produced along a river's course from source to mouth. Emphasis is placed on process-based explanation and Southern African river examples including the Zambezi.

Examine the distribution and characteristics of the world's major biomes, the processes of plant succession, the functioning of ecosystems, and the impact of human activity on natural vegetation — with a focus on African savanna and tropical forest environments.

Investigate the processes that shape the land surface over time, including weathering, mass movement, slope development, and the geomorphological landscapes produced by these processes in varied climatic zones.

Investigate the origin, growth, and function of settlements from isolated rural homesteads to major metropolitan centres. Examine urban morphology, land-use models, urban problems, and rural-urban linkages with reference to Zimbabwean cities including Harare and Bulawayo.

Analyse population distribution, density, growth, and structure at global and local scales. Examine the demographic transition model, population policies, and the patterns, causes, and consequences of international and internal migration.

Examine the factors influencing agricultural systems, classify farming types, and analyse the challenges of food production and food security in Zimbabwe and Sub-Saharan Africa. Evaluate strategies to increase food output and achieve food security.

Examine the theoretical and practical factors influencing industrial location, trace the changing structure of industry from primary to quaternary sectors, and analyse the growth, decline, and spatial dynamics of industry in Zimbabwe and globally.

Examine Zimbabwe's extensive mineral wealth, the processes of extraction for key minerals, the concept and practice of mineral beneficiation, and the economic, social, and environmental impacts of mining. Evaluate the potential of mining to drive national development.

Classify and compare energy sources, examine the global and Zimbabwean energy mix, analyse the relationship between energy access and development, and evaluate strategies to achieve energy security and transition to cleaner energy in developing economies.