Agriculture and Rural Land–Use
According to the von Thunen model, which of the following would be produced furthest from the market?
Dairy
market gardening products
Forestry
Live Stock
In the context of the Von Thunen model, what common attribute do an apple orchard in Washington state and a wheat field in South Dakota share?
Both agricultural products can sustain longer transport distances due to less perishability.
They are both located on large-scale commercial farms.
They both predominantly use migrant labor forces for harvesting crops.
They are constrained by the same environmental conditions for optimal growth.
How would the Von Thünen model be modified in a region where religious practices prohibit the consumption of certain animal products?
The livestock farming ring would be situated further from the city or might not exist at all.
The model remains unchanged as cultural practices do not affect agricultural land use.
The market gardening ring would be directly adjacent to the urban center, without any changes.
There would be an additional ring for religious institutions between forestry and field crops.
According to the Von Thunen Model, where would dairy farms most likely be located?
Evenly distributed across all land types and distances from cities
In remote rural areas due to space requirements
Adjacent to industrial zones for ease of processing
Closer to the market or city center due to perishability
In what way could government-imposed restrictions on carbon emissions challenge assumptions made by von Thünen’s Agricultural Land Use Model?
Carbon taxes incentivize farmers within all rings equally, maintaining current proportions between various types of agriculture.
Transportation cost assumptions could alter significantly, affecting location decisions for different types of agricultural land use around a city center.
Increased costs only affect outer rings where less valuable crops are grown, leading them closer towards central markets.
Such regulations primarily promote organic farming techniques without altering spatial patterns predicted by von Thünen’s model.
According to von Thünen’s land use theory, what would be found farthest from urban markets?
Dairy farming
Ranching and livestock farming
Forestry
Intensive gardening
In the von Thunen model, foresting is located closer to markets due to its
Necessity as a fuel source
Ability to generate high prices
Difficulty of transport
Resistance to price changes

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Which of the following locations best exemplifies the Von Thunen Model in its use of land and proximity to a market city?
Tomato greenhouses in modern Netherlands
Rice fields in ancient China
Dairy farms in 19th century Northern Germany
Tea plantations in Colonial India
How would the implementation of an international policy aimed at reducing carbon emissions by promoting urban agriculture affect the land use patterns described in the Von Thunen model?
It would have no significant effect as urban agriculture is not accounted for in the Von Thunen model.
It could lead to a reduction in transportation costs, thereby altering the concentric rings of agricultural production.
The implementation might increase reliance on long-distance food transport due to increased competition for urban space.
Such a policy could extend the wilderness areas beyond what Von Thunen envisaged due to decreased agricultural activities.
If an outer ring commodity in the Von Thünen model suddenly becomes highly profitable due to international demand, what secondary effect might it have on the agricultural landscape?
Inner rings might shift outward as farmers allocate more land for that lucrative crop.
Agricultural practices within inner rings will remain unchanged despite economic shifts.
Urban growth rates may decline as resources are reallocated back towards rural economies.
Local food prices may drop significantly due to surplus production capacity allocation.