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Can you answer this FRQ?? APHG tends to roll FRQ’s Into multiple choice questions

Can you answer this FRQ?? APHG tends to roll FRQ’s Into multiple choice questions. The Von Thünen model of agricultural land use was created by German farmer and amateur economist J.H. Von Thünen. His model was created before industrialization. The Von Thünen Model.

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Can you answer this FRQ?? APHG tends to roll FRQ’s Into multiple choice questions

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  1. Can you answer this FRQ?? APHG tends to roll FRQ’s Into multiple choice questions

  2. The Von Thünen model of agricultural land use was created by German farmer and amateur economist J.H. Von Thünen. His model was created before industrialization The Von Thünen Model

  3. The Von Thünen model is an excellent illustration of the balance between land cost and transportation costs. ØAs one gets closer to a city, the price of land increases. The farmers of the Isolated State balance the cost of transportation, land, and profit and produce the most cost-effective product for market. ØIn the real world, things don't happen as they would in a model.

  4. ØFour rings of agricultural activity surrounding the city. o       1. Dairying and intensive farming occur in the ring closest to the city. Since vegetables, fruit, milk and other dairy products must get to market quickly,they would be produced close to the city in the ‘milkshed’ area (remember, we don't have refrigerated oxcarts!) In this ‘Isolated State’ Von Thünen hypothesized that the following pattern would develop:

  5. Ø      2. Timber and firewood would be produced for fuel and building materials in the second zone. oBefore industrialization (and coal power), wood was a very important fuel for heating and cooking. Wood is very heavy and difficult to transport so it is located as close to the city as possible.

  6. Ø      3. The third zone consists of extensive fields crops such as grains for bread. oSince grains last longer than dairy products and are much lighter than fuel, reducing transport costs, they can be located further from the city.

  7. Ø      4. Ranching is located in the final ring surrounding the central city. oAnimals can be raised far from the city because they are self-transporting. Animals can walk to the central city for sale or for butchering.

  8. Ø      5. Beyond the fourth ring lies the unoccupied wilderness, (hinterland) which is too great a distance from the central city for any type of agricultural product.

  9. ØThe city is located centrally within an "Isolated State" which is self sufficient and has no external influences. ØThe Isolated State is surrounded by an unoccupied wilderness. ØThe land of the State is completely flat and has no rivers or mountains to interrupt the terrain. ØThe soil quality and climate are consistent throughout the State. ØFarmers in the Isolated State transport their own goods to market via oxcart, across land, directly to the central city. Therefore, there are no roads. ØFarmers act to maximize profits. VT’s model is based on the following limiting assumptions

  10. Applying VT to the USA… • Recreate the Von Thunen Agri model using Houston as the city….

  11. NOW…. Can you answer the FRQ???

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