5.8 Von Thünen Model

• The Von Thünen Model accounts for technological change in agricultural production.

  False
• The Von Thünen Model assumes an isolated agricultural region with no external influences
• The Von Thünen Model was developed in the 1820s
• The concentric pattern in the Von Thünen Model emerges as farmers seek to minimize transportation costs
• What two factors influence the arrangement of agricultural rings in the Von Thünen Model?

  Transportation costs and perishability
• Match the land use with its characteristic in the Von Thünen Model:

  Dairy farming ↔️ Perishable products, moderate transportation costs

  Grain farming ↔️ Low perishability, high transportation costs
• The Von Thünen Model arranges agricultural land use in concentric rings around a central market town.


  True
• Intensive market gardening is located closest to the market
• Arrange the following land uses in order of their distance from the market in the Von Thünen Model.

  1️⃣ Intensive market gardening

  2️⃣ Dairy farming

  3️⃣ Extensive field crops

  4️⃣ Forestry
• The Von Thünen Model considers both transportation costs and perishability in organizing land uses.


  True
• The concentric ring pattern is driven by transportation costs and land rent
• Match the agricultural activity with its influencing factor in the Von Thünen Model.

  Intensive market gardening ↔️ High land rent near market

  Forestry ↔️ Lowest land rent furthest from market

  Dairy farming ↔️ Moderate transportation costs
• Who developed the Von Thünen Model?

  Johann Heinrich von Thünen
• Match the land use with its characteristic in the Von Thünen Model:

  Intensive market gardening ↔️ High-value, perishable crops

  Dairy farming ↔️ Perishable dairy products

  Extensive field crops ↔️ Lower-value, less perishable crops

  Forestry ↔️ Least perishable, lowest transportation costs
• Land rent in the Von Thünen Model is influenced by proximity to the market
• Crops with higher transportation costs are located closer to the market in the Von Thünen Model.


  True
• Higher land rents are found closer to the market
• Lower-value crops can afford higher land rents in the Von Thünen Model.

  False
• Lower-value crops are located further from the market
• The Von Thünen Model arranges land uses in concentric rings
• Transportation costs determine the profitability of crops at different distances
• Arrange the following land uses in order of their perishability from most perishable to least perishable.

  1️⃣ Dairy farming

  2️⃣ Extensive field crops

  3️⃣ Forestry
• The Von Thünen Model assumes the land is uniform in fertility and topography
• What is the Von Thünen Model primarily concerned with?

  Agricultural land use patterns
• What does the Von Thünen Model fail to account for regarding transportation and production?

  Technological change
• The key feature of the Von Thünen Model is the arrangement of agricultural land uses in concentric rings.


  True
• The market in the Von Thünen Model is the central location where agricultural goods are sold
• Arrange the agricultural activities in the Von Thünen Model based on their proximity to the market:

  1️⃣ Market gardening

  2️⃣ Dairy farming

  3️⃣ Extensive field crops

  4️⃣ Livestock ranching
• What is the primary factor influencing land use in the Von Thünen Model?

  Transportation costs
• The Von Thünen Model assumes an isolated state with no external influences.


  True
• The Von Thünen Model assumes farmers act to maximize profits
• What type of market does the Von Thünen Model assume?

  Single market center
• The agricultural rings in the contemporary context are less defined than in the traditional Von Thünen Model.


  True
• Government policies can alter production patterns in the Von Thünen Model's agricultural zones.


  True
• The Von Thünen Model provides a specialized perspective on agricultural land use
• The Von Thünen Model arranges agricultural land uses in concentric rings around a central market town.

  True
• What is the role of the market in the Von Thünen Model?

  Central location for sales
• Arrange the land uses in the Von Thünen Model from closest to furthest from the market:

  1️⃣ Market gardening

  2️⃣ Dairy farming

  3️⃣ Grain farming

  4️⃣ Livestock ranching
• In the Von Thünen Model, crops that can afford higher land rents are located closest to the market.
• Crops with high transportation costs are located closer to the market