AP Human Geography : Agriculture, Food Production, & Rural Land Use
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Example Question #171 : Agriculture, Food Production, & Rural Land Use
A mid-sized land holding in which most of the labor is done by machines is best described as a form of __________.
capital-intensive agriculture
extensive agriculture
pastoralism
subsistence farming
labor-intensive agriculture
capital-intensive agriculture
“Capital-intensive agriculture” is a type of agricultural production in which a mid-size land holding is used to produce as much goods as possible. The vast majority of the labor is carried out by machinery, with relatively little human work required.
Example Question #172 : Agriculture, Food Production, & Rural Land Use
Which of these human geographers is famous for developing the concept of distinct agricultural regions—some are important to developed countries and others are important to developing societies?
Carl Sauer
Paul Vidal de la Blache
Derwent Whittlesey
Walter Christaller
Arno Peters
Derwent Whittlesey
Derwent Whittlesey is famous for developing the concept of eleven distinct agricultural regions in the 1930s. Whittlesey divided these eleven regions into some that were important to developed societies (e.g. livestock farming) and some that were important to developing societies (e.g. pastoral nomadism).
Example Question #173 : Agriculture, Food Production, & Rural Land Use
An agricultural economy in which farmers produce and sell their own goods with the aim of making the largest profit possible is called a(n) __________.
subsistence-agricultural economy
planned-agricultural economy
mercantile-agricultural economy
commercial-agricultural economy
capitalist-agricultural economy
commercial-agricultural economy
A “commercial-agricultural economy” is the one that exists in most wealthy capitalist countries, and prevails generally around the world. It is an agricultural economy in which farmers produce and sell their own goods on the open market with the aim of making the largest profit possible.
Example Question #174 : Agriculture, Food Production, & Rural Land Use
Von Thunen's model for rural land use relied on four major assumptions. Which one of these was not one of the four major assumptions for the model?
No visible change in soil, climate, or terrain
Surrounded by wilderness
Isolated state - no external influences
Farmers always produce goods for maximized profits
Minimum population of 200 people
Minimum population of 200 people
The town needs to be located in the center of the concentric rings, but a minimum population was never specified.
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