WorksheetsVonThunen's Land Use Model
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
According to Von Thunen's Model, which agricultural zone is closest to the market?
a)
Livestock
b)
Commercial Grain
c)
Dairy Farming
d)
Forestry
2.
All of the following are assumptions made in the von Thunen model EXCEPT
a)
Terrain has forested areas with several small lakes and rivers
b)
Farmers sell all of their harvest
c)
The city is located centrally within an isolated state
d)
Soil and climate are the same
3.
What geographer suggested that certain crops are grown in direct relation to their distance from the market center?
a)
Johann Heinrich Von Thunen
b)
Carl Sauer
c)
Thomas Malthus
d)
Jon Snow
4.
Which of the following is an underlying assumption of von Thunen's model of rural land use?
a)
The city was its own state
b)
The city was completely surrounded by water
c)
Arid climates dominated the outer rings
d)
Farmers act under a profit driven mindset
5.
According to the von Thunen Model, which of the following is the correct order of agricultural land use activities that corresponds to traveling outward from the market center?
a)
Milk, Forest, Wheat
b)
Livestock, Milk, Wheat
c)
Vegetables, Forest, Milk
d)
Wheat, Livestock, Milk
6.
Which of the following are the two main factors of rural land use, according to the von Thunen model?
a)
Technology and productivity
b)
Transportation and land costs
c)
Sustainability and physical conditions
d)
Subsidies and commodities markets
7.
According to von Thunen model, what costs does a commercial farmer consider MOST when deciding what crops top plant?
a)
Land cost and transportation cost
b)
Land cost and crop cost
c)
Crop cost and transportation cost
d)
Crop cost and production cost
8.
Based on von Thunen's model for agriculture and climate, where would we most likely find the branch of agriculture focusing on commercial gardening also known as truck farming?
a)
Sub Saharan Africa
b)
Central America
c)
Southeast Asia
d)
Southeastern United States
9.
According to Von Thunen's Model, which agricultural zone is closest to the market?
a)
Livestock
b)
Commercial Grain
c)
Dairy Farming
d)
Forestry
10.
According to the von Thunen model, what type of agricultural practice would locate in the outer most concentric ring?
a)
dairy
b)
grazing
c)
foresty
d)
horticulture
11.
Who is responsible for this land-use model?
a)
Weber
b)
Malthus
c)
Burgess
d)
vonThunen
12.
At lands use four (4), which would be most likely to be produced?
a)
strawberries
b)
corn
c)
cattle
d)
tomatoes
e)
blueberries
13.
At land use one (1), which would be most likely to be produced?
a)
strawberries
b)
corn
c)
cattler
d)
soybeans
e)
tea
14.
According to von Thunen's Model, which agricultural zone is closest to the market?
a)
Livestock
b)
Commercial Grain
c)
Dairy Farming
d)
Forestry
15.
Commercial system located close to the central town or city
a)
grain
b)
livestock
c)
dairy
d)
mixed crop and livestock
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