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ZIMSEC O-Level Geography 2022 Marking Scheme

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Exam board
ZIMSEC
Subject
Geography
Level
O-Level
Document
Marking Scheme
Year
2022
File
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About this marking scheme

This is the ZIMSEC O-Level Geography marking scheme from 2022. It shows how marks are awarded, so you can mark your own answers.

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1 (a) Indigenous Knowledge Systems refers to traditional methods used by the local people to manage and protect wildife resources. It involves the use of totems sacred shrines, myths and taboos.
Environmental Legislation refers to gazetted government policies and Acts, Laws with prescribfd instruments meant to protect the environment e.g. Water Act, Forest Act. 3 even without an eg. egimk.
(b) Causes

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- Excessive use of artificial fertilisers.
- Human induced veld fires.
- Natural disasters.
- Massive deforestation.
- Poor farming methods.

- max of 3 methods.
- Brick moulding.
- etc

Effects
- Eutrophication
- Loss of wildlife habitat.
- River siltation.
- Water pollution.

- especify eg algae,
- Wood fuel shortages.
- Water hycunth. Ve

Award 1 mark for example of a rural area
6 marks causes, 5 marks effects

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$s$ cause 6 effects'
(c) Positive
- Use of taboos/totems have promoted environmental protection.
- Sacred shrines P
- Sacred pools.

/p
- Some trees not used as firewood.
etc
Negative
EMA
- Religion
- Overpopulation

/ N
- Not documented/lacks scientific evidence.
- Modernisation Political interference, culture dilutio:
- etc corruption, Legislation.
Award 4 marks for Positive and 3 marks for Negative
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4 / 33 / 4 .
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or 3
2 (a) Primate Distribution
- Refers to a situation where the largest city usually the capital completely dominates a country or region in terms of population size, economic developmeny/wealth, services and cultural activities e.g. Harare, Lilongwe, Cairo.

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