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Von Thunen Practice FRQ

The drawings above reflect agricultural activities in the hinterland (area beyond) a large urban area.

Group 1

Answer the following questions using the images and your knowledge of von Thunen's agricultural land-use model.

Source 1.1

Source 1.1 shows a farmer unloading fresh produce at a Farmer's Market.

Source 1.2

Source 1.2 shows a farmer in a combine tractor in a field.

Question 1a

Short answer

Apply the underlying principles of von Thunen's agricultural land-use model to predict the locations of the activities shown in source 1.1 and source 1.2 relative to a large urban area (the market).

Question 1b

Short answer

Choose either source 1.1 or source 1.2 and apply the underlying principles of von Thunen's agricultural land-use model to explain the location of the activity.

Question 1c

Short answer

Discuss two factors that explain why agricultural land-use patterns today differ from those developed by von Thunen's model in 1826.

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