Question

period ______
von thunens land model
1 match the following groups with their characteristics (you may have more than one letter per answer)
______grazing/ranching
______dairy farming
______forestry/logging
______crops
____fresh produce/horticulture (what is this? _______________________)
a. highly perishable (2 answers)
b. requires the most space (1 answer)
c. this product has the greatest weight for each trip to the market, increasing transportation cost (1 answer)
d. can afford high rent costs (2 answers)
e. requires extensive land use (2 answers)
f. goods are used for construction and fuel (1 answer)
g. various goods, such as wheat or corn, grown here (1 answer)
h. requires intensive land use (2 answers)

Explanation:

This matches land use types to their key traits based on Von Thunen's model, which organizes agricultural activities by distance from a market, considering transport costs, land intensity, and perishability.

1. Grazing/ranching is the farthest from the market, needing the most space and using extensive land.
2. Dairy farming involves highly perishable products (milk, cheese) that must reach the market quickly, and it uses intensive land near the market.
3. Forestry/logging involves heavy lumber, which has high transport costs, and the wood is used for construction/fuel.
4. Crops like wheat/corn are grown in mid-distance zones, are less perishable, and use moderate land.
5. Fresh Produce/Horticulture (truck farming) has highly perishable items (vegetables, fruits), uses intensive land close to the market, and can afford high rent.

Answer:

• Grazing/ranching: B, E
• Dairy farming: A, H
• Forestry/logging: C, F
• Crops: G
• Fresh Produce/Horticulture: A, D, H

(Note: Fresh Produce/Horticulture is truck farming, the intensive, high-rent, perishable land use closest to the market in Von Thunen's model)