AP Human Geography : Land Use & Cover
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Example Question #161 : Agriculture, Food Production, & Rural Land Use
In the Von Thunen model which of these would be closest to the center of the city?
Plantations
Wheat and grain farms
Ranching
Dairy farms
Poultry farms
Dairy farms
In the Von Thunen model crops that spoil easily, such as dairy products, are most likely to be located close to urban centers to decrease transit time.
Example Question #51 : Rural Land Use & Settlement Patterns
According to Derwent Whittlesey’s theory on agricultural regions, which of these areas of agriculture is not considered vital to developing societies?
Plantation
All of these are considered vital to developing societies.
Pastoral nomadism
Intensive subsistence; rice
Shifting cultivation
All of these are considered vital to developing societies.
Derwent Whittlesey identified five key agricultural practices - as well as regions in which they were commonly practiced - that he considered vital to maintaining the population of developing societies. These include plantations; pastoral nomadism; intensive subsistence, rice; intensive subsistence, not rice; and shifting cultivation.
Example Question #11 : Models Of Agricultural Land Use
Planned-agricultural economies are closely associated with __________.
Evangelism
Mercantilism
Capitalism
Communism
Pastoralism
Communism
In a “planned-agricultural economy” the government controls all aspects of the production, sale, and exchange of agricultural produce. The supply and the price are both set by the government. This type of agricultural economy is closely associated with communist countries, although it is practiced in capitalist societies too. Planned-agricultural economies were common in China and the Soviet Union in the twentieth century, particularly when the two countries were under the control of Mao and Stalin, respectively.
Example Question #12 : Models Of Agricultural Land Use
In the Von Thunen model which of these would be the furthest distance from the centre of the city?
Forestation
Wheat and grain farms
Ranching
Dairy farms
Vegetable gardens
Ranching
In the Von Thunen model ranching and livestock agriculture is generally located the furthest distance from urban centers. This is because these forms of agriculture require more space and consist of produce that remains edible for a relatively long period of time.
Example Question #162 : Agriculture, Food Production, & Rural Land Use
Most dairy farming in the United States occurs in which of these states?
Texas
California
New York
Wisconsin
Montana
California
Despite its reputation Wisconsin is actually the second largest dairy-producing state in the United States. The honor of being the largest dairy producing state goes to California. Much of America’s dairy farming is concentrated in the upper Midwest, but California still produces almost a quarter of all America’s dairy produce.
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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