ZIMSEC O-Level Geography
7.1Weather and climate
Overview
Topic 1 of the scope and sequence: weather elements, data and forecasting (Form 1), hazards and the climate of Zimbabwe (Form 2), air masses and world climates (Form 3), depressions, cyclones and climate change (Form 4).
In this topic
- 7.1.1 Weather elements, instruments and the weather station
- 7.1.2 Weather and climatic data
- 7.1.3 Precipitation and types of rainfall
- 7.1.4 Synoptic charts and weather forecasting
- 7.1.5 Weather hazards and the influence of people on weather
- 7.1.6 The climate of Zimbabwe and climate variability
- 7.1.7 Air masses and the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone
- 7.1.8 Climatic types on a global scale
- 7.1.9 Temperate depressions and frontal systems
- 7.1.10 Tropical cyclones
- 7.1.11 People's influence on climate and climate change
Lessons
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Weather elements, instruments and the weather station
30 min
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Climate data and climate graphs
35 min
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Precipitation and the types of rainfall
35 min
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Synoptic charts and weather forecasting
30 min
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Weather hazards in Zimbabwe: floods, lightning and drought
35 min
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The climate of Zimbabwe and climate variability
35 min
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Air masses and the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone
35 min
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World climate types
35 min
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Temperate depressions and fronts
35 min
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Tropical cyclones: formation, hazards and Cyclone Idai
40 min
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Climate change: evidence and causes
40 min
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