Vocab Check 5.1.2

Question 1

Market (von Thunen Ring)

Answer 1

This is the center of the model, this is where you find all of the products, like HEB

Question 2

Market Garden (von Thunen Ring)

Answer 2

This ring is the 1st ring in the model, where you find dairy products and perishables like vegetables and fruit

Question 3

Forestry (von Thunen Ring)

Answer 3

This used to be the 2nd ring until it was no longer the main product for fuel.

Question 3

Grains (von Thunen Ring)

Answer 3

This is the 3rd ring of the model, it has plants like wheat and barley which are grains, these products do not perish

Question 4

Grazing Animals (von Thunen Ring)

Answer 4

This is the 4th ring of the model, it has animals, which do not perish easily

Question 5

Influence of Transportation Costs

Answer 5

The further away from the market you are the more it will cost to transport

Question 6

Distance From Market

Answer 6

von Thunen theorized that a farmer who wanted to maximize profits would find the optimal location, which is where rent and transportation costs are optimized

Question 7

Land-rent/Bid-rent curve

Answer 7

helps understand where in different parts of the model different crops are most profitable,rent is more expensive closer to market so you apply this to find most profit

Question 8

Concentric Rings (von Thunen Model)

Answer 8

The 4 rings are dairy and produce, wood, grains, and then ranching and livestock

Question 9

Specialty Farming

Answer 9

This is not part of the von Thunen Model because no matter where these products are produced they will always be high profit (Ex. flowers, Christmas trees, pumpkins, etc.)

Question 10

Luxury Crops

Answer 10

This is not part the von Thunen Model because they will be sold for a high profit no matter where they are grown because wealthy customers buy them (Ex. coffee, chocolate, tobacco, tea, etc. )

Question 11

Transportation Technology (von Thunen Model)

Answer 11

With this advance in technology transportation got cheaper which made the von Thunen Model less relevant

Question 12

Impact of Refrigeration

Answer 12

Perishable goods lasted longer which expanded the von Thunen Models “zones”

Question 13

Applying to Isolated State

Answer 13

this is the same as we already know, this was what he made it for, it was the ideal

Question 14

Applying to National Scale

Answer 14

There is one market(the biggest city) and everything expands from there. If you are going by climate they are in different clumps around the nation

Question 15

Applying to Regional Scale

Answer 15

The market is the densely populated “core” then near the center would be the dairy and on the edges would be the grazing animals

Question 16

Corporate Farming

Answer 16

grow and sell but also social issues and policy

Question 17

Agribusiness

Answer 17

collection of businesses/economic activity contributing to agriculture

Question 18

Commodity Chain

Answer 18

process to gather resources and transform into goods and services (Ex. Coffee)

Question 19

Transportation Infrastructure

Answer 19

it greatly expedites transport ( Europe didnt want in Africa)

Question 20

Refrigeration

Answer 20

allows goods to last longer and get to infertile areas

Question 21

Commodity

Answer 21

a raw material/agricultural product that can be bought or sold

Question 22

Fertilizer and Pesticides

Answer 22

Fertilizer supplies the plants with nutrients they need, pesticides keep away pests like bugs and weeds

Question 23

Increased Agricultural Yield (Positive)

Answer 23

biggest positive; farmers could produce more food and feed more people

Question 24

Improved Carrying Capacity (Positive)

Answer 24

increased due to fertilizers, pesticides, and improvement in agricultural technology

Question 25

Economics of Scale (Positive)

Answer 25

a proportionate saving costs gained by an increased level of production, the more there is the less is costs

Question 26

Soil Degradation (Negative)

Answer 26

the decline of soil condition caused by its improper use or poor management usually for agricultural, industrial, or urban purposes

Question 27

Salinization (Negative)

Answer 27

the process by which water-soluble salt accumulate in the soil; salt hinders the growth of crops

Question 28

Runoff Pollution (Negative)

Answer 28

leading source of water pollution in rivers and lakes, this is caused by pesticides and can build up in fish which causes people that eat them to eat high amounts of chemicals

Question 29

Unintended Consequences (Negative)

Answer 29

there has been a decrease in bees because of the pesticides

Question 30

Reduction of Family Farms

Answer 30

many small farms were consolidated into a single large farm under a single owner

Question 31

Carrying Capacity

Answer 31

the number of people, other living organisms,or crops that a region can support without regional degradation

Question 32

Coffee

Answer 32

equatorial region, luxury crop, crop grown on plantations(Europe used to have)

Question 33

Maize

Answer 33

midwest of U.S., eastern China, used as a sweetener in U.S. and animal feed in U.S. and China

Question 34

Millet

Answer 34

Sahel region of Africa, West India, less in China and East Europe, important in Africa and Asia

Question 35

Rice

Answer 35

East Asia, East India, and Bangladesh, southeast Asia, staple in South, East and Southeast Asian cultures; need a large amount of water

Question 36

Wheat

Answer 36

central plains, all of Europe, northern India, Pakistani, Northeast China and Australia, started in Fertile Crescent and became a European staple