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WorksheetsKey Issues 10.4: Thinking Spatially
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
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1.
Von Thunen's model can best be used to explain the location of which of the following types of agriculture?
a)
dairying in the Northeast of the U.S.
b)
pastoral nomadism in the dry lands of North Africa
c)
shifting cultivation in the tropics of South America
d)
intensive subsistence in South China
2.
According to the von Thunen model, timber production was located in the second ring from the city because of what factor?
a)
labor intensive harvesting methods
b)
perishability
c)
sensitive delivery time
d)
product weight
3.
Which of the following is not a strategy for increasing food supply?
a)
increasing land productivity
b)
expanding arable land area
c)
increasing tariffs on grain exports
d)
increasing exports of surplus production
4.
Farmers in more developed and less developed countries share which of the following problems?
a)
limited access to chemical fertilizers
b)
inadequate income
c)
lack of equipment and technology
d)
declining market demand
5.
Less developed countries generate funds to promote development through:
a)
bartering with urban residents.
b)
feeding the rapidly growing population.
c)
adopting shifting cultivation.
d)
selling crops for export.
6.
In what zone of von Thunen's model would the mixed fruit and vegetable production method of farming best fit?
a)
market gardening
b)
dairy
c)
livestock fattening
d)
livestock ranching
7.
The overgrazing of pasture areas in arid climates has caused which environmental problem?
a)
global warming
b)
soil regeneration
c)
desertification
d)
mass starvation
8.
The primary factor in von Thunen's model for choosing commercial farm products is:
a)
land price.
b)
proximity to market.
c)
climate.
d)
labor costs.
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