Unit 5 FRQ set 1 (2022)

Question 1

Describe ONE way that labor costs influence the location of food processing facilities in
more developed countries

Answer 1

Food processing companies may prefer not to locate in places where labor costs are higher (e.g., urban areas)

Question 2

Describe one way that the development of large-scale commercial agriculture has affected the use of agricultural technology in the U.S and Canada

Answer 2

The development of large-scale commercial agriculture has led to size and/or cost increases in machinery (e.g., irrigation systems)

Question 3

Explain how the development of large-scale commercial agriculture has led to the agglomeration of food processing facilities in towns and rural areas of the United States
and Canada.

Answer 3

Food-processing facilities that process perishable products (e.g., dairy, fruit) tend to locate in rural areas or towns in close proximity to urban areas to be close to consumers and/or limit food spoilage.

Question 4

Explain a strength of using the concept of complex commodity chains to understand the
production and consumption of ONE of the following:
* orange juice
* hamburger

Answer 4

helps distributors maximize profits by understanding costs and benefits associated with the entire commodity chain of orange juice or hamburger from production to consumption.

Question 5

Explain ONE way that government policies banning genetically modified organisms may
favor small family farms over large-scale commercial agriculture.

Answer 5

Ensuring non-GMO crops are healthy can be a more time-consuming process, which would not accommodate the economies of scale in large commercial farms and would favor the smaller family farms.

Question 6

Explain why farms in countries such as Italy, France, Spain, or Portugal often require
seasonal agricultural workers from other countries.

Answer 6

The majority of the workforce in these countries is employed in the secondary and tertiary sectors of the economy, resulting in a shortage of workers willing to do seasonal agricultural labor.

Question 7

Explain the degree to which migration or border policies in the European Union affect the
movement of agricultural laborers among its member countries

Answer 7

They affect travel to a small degree since the E.U’s open border policy between states allow workers to travel between member states with few obstacles