5.7 Von Thunen Model

Question 1

What are the 5 assumption Thunern made

Answer 1

No trade connections with the outside world

Only one centrally located market

Soul and climate are uniform

Terrain is flat throughout with no rivers

All farmers located at the same distance have equal access to it

Question 2

5 stages of the von thunen Model

Answer 2

City center
Dairy and market gardening
Forest for wood
Grains and field crops
Wilderness

Question 3

Hinterland

Answer 3

The area surrounding a city

Question 4

How does the von thunen model explain historical patterns of agricultural land use?

Answer 4

It olden times, there were only trains and water transport making it easy for the Von thunen model to connect well

Question 5

Why was grain farming found in the third circle

Answer 5

Easy to transport because of two reasons:

Less cost than transporting wood

Last longer than wheat and it’s less bulky than wood

Question 6

What did van thunen model not account for contemporary?

Answer 6

New transport systems

Multiple cities

Speciality crops that can only be grown in certain soils and climates

Question 7

How does the Von thunen model explain contemporary patterns of agriculture production at different scales

Answer 7

It’s different at every scale,

Regionally it works well but it doesn’t account for speciality crops

Question 8

Stage 5 of the demographic transition model

Answer 8

Death rate exceeds birth rate

Question 9

Reference map

Answer 9

Shows geographic locations

Question 10

Pronatalist

Answer 10

Positive for enfornicjg. Birth policies