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According to Von Thunen's Model, which agricultural zone is closest to the market?
Livestock
Commercial Grain
Milk Shed
Forestry
All of the following are assumptions made in the von Thunen model EXCEPT
Terrain has forested areas with several small lakes and rivers
The land is isotropic (flat)
The city is located centrally within an isolated state
Soil and climate are the same
According to Von Thunen's Model, which agricultural zone is closest to the market?
Livestock
Commercial Grain
Truck Farming
Forestry
According to the von Thunen model, what type of agricultural practice would locate in the outer most concentric ring?
dairy
grazing & ranching
foresty
horticulture
At lands use four (4), which would be most likely to be produced?
strawberries
corn
cattle
tomatoes
blueberries
At land use one (1), which would be most likely to be produced?
strawberries
corn
cattler
soybeans
tea
Which lists products in the order in which they will be produced starting closest to the market, according to von Thunen's model?
grain, forest, beef cattle, dairy cattle
tomatoes, grain, forest, beef cattle
dairy cattle, beef cattle, forest
dairy cattle, forest, grain, beef cattle
forest, tomatoes, beef cattle, dairy cattle
Which aspect of von Thunen's model has changes as a result of developments in transportation?
the market is no longer at the center
the width of the rings has increased
the width of the rings has decreased
the rings now stretch along rivers
the model now includes a ring for transportation
Commercial agriculture consists of _______________.
a system in which products are consumed by the farmer's household
a production system which does not use chemical fertilizers or pesticides
an agricultural system in which production is primarily for sale
competition among land uses according to rent-paying abilities
none of the above
Location theory is based on ______________.
agricultural practices as defined by distance from the market.
the premise that there is competition between different land uses according to rent-paying abilities.
the premise that agricultural products are consumed by the farmer's household.
the idea that there is one central market.
all of the above.
Which factor is allowed to vary in von Thunen's agricultural location theory?
Physical environment
Number of central markets
Distance between market and city
Mode of transportation
Profit maximization of farmers
Intensity theory states that ___________.
product location is affected by perishability and weight, as these affect transport cost
dairy and vegetable products will be produced closer to market than forestry products
for any given product, intensity of production decreases with increasing distance from the market
None of the above
A and B only
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