AP Human Geography Models and Theories Quiz - Legendary Review

von Thunen’s agricultural land use model assumes

• there is a flat isotopic plane.
• all goods use the same form of transportation.
• there are no physical features present, such as rivers or mountains.
• all of these

Who created this Urban Model?

• Harris
• Harris and Ullman
• Burgess
• Hoyt

Who created this Urban Model?

• Burgess
• Hoyt
• Griffin and Ford
• DeBlij

In von Thünen’s theory, the key variable in an agricultural location decision is

• labor cost
• cost of irrigation
• transportation cost
• value of agglomeration benefits

Whose model is this?

• Colin Renfrew
• Julian Simo
• Thomas Malthus
• John Snow

What pattern represents market areas in the Central Place Theory?

• squares
• circles
• hexagons
• none of the above

According to Thomas Malthus, natural “checks” on a population include all of the following except

• disease
• famine
• war
• agricultural advancements

Into which stage of the demographic transition model would Poland and Japan fit?

• 4
• 3
• 5
• 1

von Thunen’s agricultural land use model assumes

• there is a flat isotopic plane.
• all goods use the same form of transportation.
• there are no physical features present, such as rivers or mountains.
• all of these

According to the classic bid-rent curve, what happens to the value of land as one gets closer to the Central Business District (CBD)?

• Land gets used more extensively.
• Land gets more expensive.
• Land gets used less intensively.
• Land gets more affordable along busy streets.