11-13 Frq

Question 1

Restructuring of agriculture in late 20th cent has had important implications for rural land use and distribution on poultry is USA
Breifly describe 2 characteristics of the percent economic organization of poultry production

Answer 1

Large scale poultry farm and operations create more pulley houses and specialized farms for them

Same corporation owns all equipment and chicken farms- Tyson declares what the chicken farmer must do and must follow everything they demand for the chicken

Question 2

Restructuring of agriculture in late 20th cent has had important implications for rural land use and distribution on poultry is USA
Describe 2 features of the present geographic distribution of poultry production in the us

Answer 2

Places w/ low wages
As more and more people eat chicken, the company will make more processing plants close on the market
Attracts immigrant work force- regionally contracted in depressed areas

Question 3

Define the green revolution

Answer 3

A period of increase led agriculture activity an practices with the use of high yield seeds, pesticides, and artificial fertilizer

Question 4

Explain the principle agriculture practices/ technologies associated with green revolution

Answer 4

Artificial fertilizers
Irrigation to water the crops
Insecticides to prevent bugs from messing with crops
Machinery used to collect crops instead of hand picking
High yield seeds produce more of the crop ad survive better bc they gmo

Question 5

Name two different regions in different parts of the world where the green revolution has ha significant impact on crops

Answer 5

East Asia (China)

South east Asia (Vietnam

Latin America ( Mexico)

Question 6

The development of suburbs in n America metro area has greatly accelerated since 1950 1960: discuss following that have contributed

Transportation

Answer 6

Interstate highway system increases transportation to suburbs; gives more people access to go there

Question 7

The development of suburbs in n America metro area has greatly accelerated since 1950 1960: discuss following that have contributed

Housing reproduction

Answer 7

Sped up the assembly line process of building houses block to block; different contractors build different parts of the house (diffusion of labor)

Question 8

The development of suburbs in n America metro area has greatly accelerated since 1950 1960: discuss following that have contributed

Landscape preference

Answer 8

People want big houses w/ no pollution from cities so they move out into suburbs where they get more space, more land, and no sharing of walls with other people

Question 9

The development of suburbs in n America metro area has greatly accelerated since 1950 1960: discuss following that have contributed

Social demographic trends

Answer 9

Baby boomers provide a demographic trend bc more people lookin for a place to live; post ww2 parents and kids no longer have tradition of living in same house of grandparents, they get their own

Question 10

Drawing reflects agriculture activities in the hinterland of large urban areas

Predict locations

Answer 10

X takes place closer to the city (perishable items must be located close to the city so they don’t rot)
Y take place further from the city (need more land to grow crops)

Question 11

Drawing reflects agriculture activities in the hinterland of large urban areas

Choose either activity and apply underlying principles of Von thunnens agricultural land use models to explain location

Answer 11

Location X deals with paritiable items, so they are closer to the market or else won’t be fresh

Location y deals with extensive agriculture, so they want cheap land to grow grain- and they aren’t perishable

Question 12

Drawing reflects agriculture activities in the hinterland of large urban areas

Discuss two factors that explain why agriculture land use patterns today differ from those developed by the model

Answer 12

Technology like fridges has made it easier to keep perishable products from going bad for a longer period of time and there are trucks instead of ox carts

Question 13

In the 1990 the central business district and te residential district of cities in USA become the focus of revitalization process: discuss each of the following contributed to it

Economic factors

Answer 13

The Service sectors (tertiary sector) expanded: created more research facilities and the demand for economic growth caused houses to move closer to cbd

Question 14

In the 1990 the central business district and te residential district of cities in USA become the focus of revitalization process: discuss each of the following contributed to it

Demographic composition

Answer 14

Recent international immigrants move into the area (cbd) revitalizing the town
Set up own ethnic shops etc

Retired people move closer into the cbd to be able to go to all the intertwine my places

Question 15

In the 1990 the central business district and te residential district of cities in USA become the focus of revitalization process: discuss each of the following contributed to it

Urban policy

Answer 15

Private partnerships bw government and company to redevelope cbd and subsidize people who want to restor the old cbd

Question 16

In the 1990 the central business district and te residential district of cities in USA become the focus of revitalization process: discuss each of the following contributed to it

Sense of place

Answer 16

Feeling of attachment to a place make people want to restor the cbd back to the glory days, people keep the uniqueness of the area: they feel nostalgic and they have pride for the community (culture amenity)

Question 17

Von thunen model of land use and burgess model of land use are similar in appearance but different in geographic setting

Identify type of land use model addresses

Answer 17

Von thunen uses agriculture or rural land use in model

Burgess uses urbane land use or city land use in model

Question 18

Von thunen model of land use and burgess model of land use are similar in appearance but different in geographic setting

Identify 2 assumption that are shared by both models

Answer 18

Both models have one cbd in the center of the model and everything is determined by how far the land is from the center: they don’t take into account of hills, uniform land: transportation cost go up as you move away from center vise versa

Question 19

Von thunen model of land use and burgess model of land use are similar in appearance but different in geographic setting

Explain how relative location effects the pattern in the models

Answer 19

VT- land closer in is used intensivly; dairy is near the center so it doesn’t spoil, wood for fuel is close to market (high cost transport)and further out the less perishable the items( more land and easy to transport stuff)

B- intensive landscape use in the center (cbd) cities build up- land use decrease as you move out and wealthy live further out in te rings

Question 20

Larges proportion of urban residents in the mega cities of the periphery of the world live in squatter settlements

Describe typical location of squatter settlements w in urban areas of megacities on global periphery

Answer 20

They are found at the periphery of the city- in the flood plains, side of hills, and at the edge of town

Question 21

Larges proportion of urban residents in the mega cities of the periphery of the world live in squatter settlements

Two factors that contribute to the formation of squatter settlements

Answer 21

Poverty and the lack of housing (not enough houses for people

People moving from country to urban and there is no place for them to live

Question 22

Larges proportion of urban residents in the mega cities of the periphery of the world live in squatter settlements

3 consequences of the rapid growth of squatter settlements

Answer 22

Environmental- hurts water ways (unhealthy living conditions cause pollution bc lack of sanitation (mortality go up, crime go up)
Visual pollution- not very pleasant to see
Deforestation- cut up trees to use to set up there house

Question 23

Over the past 150 years railroad and highway systems influenced patterns of urban growth in us

Explain one way they affected the size and one way effected the form of cities

Answer 23

The cities grew bigger which stimulates economic activity which cause the labor force to move in bc of accessiblity to the city: industry sector springs up next to the transportation line and then price of land around it goes up bc of demand for it

Question 24

Over the past 150 years railroad and highway systems influenced patterns of urban growth in us

Identify and explain to ways interstate highways system effect cities in USA

Answer 24

Relocation of economic activity takes place- restaurants move near the exits of the highway interstate and businesses leave the cbd and there is a urban sprawl following the intersection

Cities can be bipassed and this will cause some city to decline bc they are not near interstates

Question 25

Restructuring of agriculture in late 20th cent has had important implications for rural land use and distribution on poultry is USA
List two that have increased demand of poultry

Answer 25

Price of chicken has remained cheap compared to beef, population is increasing so the need for cheap food increase

Chicken is more widely available because of fast food chains like chickfila