Dairy Farming Concepts and Strategies

Christy New Roth, an AP Human Geography teacher, provides a comprehensive guide on tackling FRQs without stimulus. She emphasizes the importance of reading the question stem carefully, noting key vocabulary, and annotating questions. The video covers defining intensive agriculture, describing changes in dairy farms, explaining economies of scale, and discussing trends in dairy farm locations. It also addresses commodity chain connections, specialization of small-scale dairies, and environmental sustainability issues. The video concludes with encouragement and tips for success.

What is the first step Christy recommends when tackling an FRQ with no stimulus?

• Look at the answer choices first

• Start writing immediately

• Skip to the last part of the question

• Read the stem carefully

Why is it important to annotate the question according to Christy?

• To make the question look neat

• To highlight important concepts and vocabulary

• To impress the examiner

• To save time

What does the verb 'Define' indicate about the length of the answer required?

• A detailed essay

• A paragraph

• One or two complete sentences

• A list of points

When describing the change over time in the numbers and sizes of family-run dairy farms, what should you address?

• Only the number of farms

• Only the size of farms

• Both the number and size of farms

• Neither the number nor the size of farms

What key concepts should be included when explaining how economies of scale maximize profitability in dairy farming?

• Mechanization and transportation

• Marketing strategies

• Employee satisfaction

• Customer feedback

What recent trend in the location of dairy farms should be explained with respect to consumer locations?

• Changes in transportation methods and storage

• Increase in the number of dairy farms

• Decrease in the size of dairy farms

• Changes in dairy product prices

When explaining how a complex commodity chain connects large-scale dairies to consumers, what should you focus on?

• General ideas

• Historical data

• One detailed concept

• Multiple concepts

How can small-scale dairy farms specialize to compete with large-scale dairies?

• By reducing production

• By outsourcing production

• By focusing on farm-to-table movements

• By increasing prices

What is an example of an environmental sustainability problem resulting from large-scale dairy farming?

• Water contamination from animal waste

• Higher consumer prices

• Increased milk production

• Improved transportation methods

What is one of Christy's final thoughts on succeeding in answering FRQs?

• Use specific examples and AP human geography vocabulary

• Write as much as possible

• Avoid using any examples

• Skip the stem of the question