ZIMSEC O-Level Agriculture
5.1.1Land use
Land use in ZIMSEC O-Level Agriculture: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives
What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.
- 5.1.1.1Form 1: describe forms of land use, explain the factors that limit land use and identify protected areas in Zimbabwe.
- 5.1.1.2Form 1: explain land tenure and describe each tenure system (freehold, leasehold, communal, resettlement).
- 5.1.1.3Form 1: explain the importance of land as a national heritage, outline land ownership before, during and after colonial rule, and outline the resettlement models of the land reform programme.
- 5.1.1.4Form 2: explain the effects of population growth on land use.
- 5.1.1.5Form 2: describe farming systems such as mixed farming, monoculture and intercropping.
- 5.1.1.6Form 3: discuss the importance of physical farm planning and sketch a farm layout.
- 5.1.1.7Form 3: outline the principles of crop rotation, design a four-course rotation and discuss its advantages.
Lessons
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Crop rotation: principles and planning
30 min
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Farming systems: mixed farming, monoculture and intercropping
25 min
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Forms of land use and the factors that limit them
25 min
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Land tenure and land reform in Zimbabwe
25 min
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Physical farm planning and farm layout
25 min
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