5.7 Spatial Organization of Agriculture

• What does the spatial organization of agriculture refer to?

  Land use patterns
• What are some factors that influence the spatial organization of agriculture?

  Topography, climate, infrastructure
• Match the zone in Von Thünen's Model with its primary land use:

  Innermost Zone ↔️ Intensive market gardening

  Middle Zone ↔️ Extensive field crops

  Outermost Zone ↔️ Forestry, ranching
• Mechanization in agriculture has led to larger farm sizes and reduced labor needs
• Limited land availability leads to more intensive and nucleated agricultural patterns.
• What type of agricultural pattern results from limited land availability?

  Intensive, nucleated
• What are the two primary factors influencing the spatial organization of agriculture?

  Land and soil quality
• What are some factors that influence spatial patterns in agriculture?

  Topography, climate, infrastructure
• In Von Thünen's Model, crops with higher transport costs are located farther from the market.

  False
• How does improved transportation infrastructure impact agricultural spatial organization?

  Enhances market accessibility
• What type of agricultural pattern is often found in regions with diverse topography?

  Dispersed and fragmented
• How does diverse topography influence agricultural patterns?

  Dispersed and fragmented
• Socioeconomic factors like land tenure and market access influence agricultural spatial organization.


  True
• Arrange the types of agricultural spatial organization from least to most centralized:

  1️⃣ Dispersed

  2️⃣ Fragmented

  3️⃣ Linear

  4️⃣ Nucleated
• Mechanization in agriculture has reduced labor needs and increased farm specialization.


  True
• Improved transportation enables global trade and competitive pricing in agriculture.


  True
• Mechanization in agriculture leads to reduced labor needs and more specialized land use.


  True
• The availability of land and the quality of soil are critical factors influencing the spatial organization of agriculture
• Farmers adapt their methods to local conditions, using practices like terracing on slopes to maximize productivity
• Match the economic factor with its influence on agricultural practices:

  Demand ↔️ Crop specialization

  Prices ↔️ Encourage land allocation

  Subsidies ↔️ Support unviable crops
• Match the region with its typical agricultural spatial organization:

  Mountainous ↔️ Dispersed, fragmented

  Flat Plains ↔️ Nucleated, linear

  Arid ↔️ Extensive, specialized

  Temperate/Tropical ↔️ Diverse, intensive
• What are some examples of urban agriculture activities?

  Rooftop gardens, urban farms
• In a dispersed spatial organization, agricultural activities are spread out across the landscape
• Arrange the zones of Von Thünen's Model from innermost to outermost.

  1️⃣ Intensive market gardening, dairy

  2️⃣ Extensive field crops

  3️⃣ Forestry, ranching
• Von Thünen's Model assumes that all farmers have equal access to transportation.


  True
• Improved transportation infrastructure has driven globalization in agriculture.

  True
• Poor soil quality often results in specialized and extensive land use.


  True
• High-quality soils support more diverse and intensive agricultural activities
• The spatial organization of agriculture refers to the arrangement and distribution of agricultural activities across a geographic area
• Von Thünen's Model explains the spatial organization of agriculture around a central market
• What are some examples of technological advancements that have influenced agricultural spatial organization?

  Mechanization, irrigation, refrigeration
• Match the economic factor with its influence on agricultural practices:

  Demand ↔️ High demand leads to specialization

  Prices ↔️ Higher prices encourage land allocation

  Subsidies ↔️ Support unviable crops
• Subsidies support the cultivation of economically unviable crops, altering land use
• Arid regions often have more extensive and specialized agricultural practices, such as pastoralism
• What are the benefits of urban agriculture?

  Enhanced food security, sustainability
• Von Thünen's Model assumes land use is determined by transport costs and crop perishability
• Advanced irrigation systems in agriculture increase crop yields and expand arable land
• The quality of soil is a critical factor influencing the spatial organization of agriculture
• What does refrigeration extend for perishable agricultural goods?

  Shelf life
• Limited land availability promotes intensive, nucleated agriculture for maximum yield per area.

  True