Von Thunen Model
Food Issues
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100

The century that Johann Heinrich von Thünen created the von Thunen model.

What is the 19th century? 

100

Gender-biased norms will block this group of laborers from profiting from their work.

Who are women in agriculture? 

100

The term for the science of altering living organisms, often through genetic manipulation, to create new products for specific purposes, such as crops that resist certain pests.

What is biotechnology?

100

Starring, Timothee Chalamat, this film is a sequel nominated for Best Movie.

What is Dune: Part 2

200

The model uses these two factors to consider where a product will be grown/cultivated.

What are perishability and transportation?

200

This issue has most greatly attributed to food security around the world? 

What is conflict/war? 

200

This term refers to the network that connects places of production with distribution to consumers.

What is a commodity chain?

200

This actress is nominated as best leading actress for their role in Wicked.

Who is Cynthia Erivo? 

300
These represent the outer circle of the model, as they have traditionally had low transportation costs.

What are livestock?

300

Although over 75% of women are farmers in West Africa and South Africa, they often face this issue barring benefits from their labor.

What are the lack of land rights? 

300

In South Africa, subsistence farms that grow food for the farmers’ consumption exist next to commercial farms that export crops. This is an example of this the agricultural concept.

What is a dual agricultural economy?

300

This artist was the topic of the 5 time grammy awarded song of the year, "Not Like Us" by Kendrick Lamar.

Who is Drake?

400

The closest circle is made up of this type of product due to its quick perishability.

What is dairy?

400

A travelling bus is set up to provide food to a local community to address this food issue.

What is a food desert? 

400

This term started as a political campaign, with the goal of supporting farmers in peripheral and semi-peripheral states.

What is fair trade? 

400

This artist is the only artist to have a number 1 song, album and movie all in the same year.

Who is Sza?

500

These FIVE assumptions are the underlying basis of the model4e

1. The market is isolated

2. Farmers will seek to maximize profits

3. There is one market and its in the center

4. Land is isotropic

5. only one means of transportation

500

Monocropping exists in peripheral and semiperipheral countries as a result of this historical process.

What is colonialism? 

500

This term refers to scientists breeding different varieties of plants to enhance specific characteristics, such as making wheat more frost tolerant.

What is hybridization?

500

This artist won album of the year after being nominated 3 times previously.

Who is Beyonce?

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