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ZIMSEC O-Level Geography

7.12.3Trade, regional imbalances and trading blocs

Trade, regional imbalances and trading blocs in ZIMSEC O-Level Geography: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Overview

Form 2 (trade; domestic and foreign trade; trade patterns of Zimbabwe, SADC, Africa and the world) and Form 3 (regional imbalances in trade; SADC, COMESA, ECOWAS, OPEC, EU).

Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 7.12.3.1Explain trade and describe trade patterns in Zimbabwe, SADC, Africa and the world.
  2. 7.12.3.2Outline the characteristics of domestic and foreign trade and distinguish them.
  3. 7.12.3.3Show how trading patterns create imbalances nationally and between regions.
  4. 7.12.3.4Name economic groupings and give reasons for the formation of trading blocs.

Lessons

  • Trade: patterns, imbalances and trading blocs

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Trade, regional imbalances and trading blocs: sample question

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Which pair describes Zimbabwe's trade most accurately?

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