Unit 5: 13.3 - 13.4

Question 1

Von Thunen Model

Answer 1

a model that suggests that perishability of the product and transport costs to the market each factor into the location of agricultural land use and activity
(has assumptions that must be a factor in order for the model to be accurate).

Question 2

Global Supply Chain

Answer 2

a network of people, information, processes, and resources that work together to produce, handle, and distribute goods around the world
(The commodity chain but on a global scale)

Question 3

Cash crops

Answer 3

A crop that is produced solely for selling and the farmer does not use/ eat
Defeat - typically takes land away from the country of origin

Question 4

Fair Trade

Answer 4

a movement that tries to provide farmers and workers in peripheral and semi-peripheral countries with a fair price for their products by providing more equitable trading conditions