Distance, land value and farming

Question 3: two stimuliAbout 25 minutes · 7 points

In the 1800s, Johann Heinrich von Thunen modeled how distance to a market shapes farm land use (Stimulus 1). Today, City V is a large market city surrounded by farmland. Stimulus 2 shows the average value of farmland at different distances from City V.

Stimulus 1

Stimulus 2

(A) Using Stimulus 1, identify the land use von Thunen placed in the innermost farming ring, next to the market town. 1 point

(B) Using Stimulus 2, describe the relationship between distance from City V and the value of farmland. 1 point

(D) Explain why von Thunen placed forest in the ring next to the innermost farming ring. 1 point

(E) Describe one assumption of the von Thunen model. 1 point

(F) Explain one way modern transportation technology has changed the pattern of land use the model predicts. 1 point

(G) Explain how the von Thunen model can be applied at the global scale. 1 point