Types of Agriculture
Settlement Patterns
Von Thunen's Model
Survey Methods
Name That Revolution
100
Which kind of commercial agriculture produces products like coffee in tropical environments?
Plantation agriculture
100
What is the definition of a settlement pattern?
The distribution of houses, farms, villages, towns, cities in an area
100
What did Von Thunen believe decisions regarding what farmers produced and where were based on?
Transportation costs
100
Which survey method was likely used to divide the plots of land shown here?
Long lot
100
Which agricultural revolution began in Britain?
Second Agricultural Revolution
200
Which kind of subsistence agriculture is extensive and takes place in drylands?
Pastoral nomadism
200
Which settlement pattern is pictured here?
Linear
200
In Von Thunen’s Model, what kind of farming is located closest to the market?
Horticulture (dairy farming/market gardening)
200
Which survey method is based on lines of latitude and longitude, resulting in a grid pattern?
Township and range
200
Which agricultural revolution is also known as the Neolithic Revolution?
First Agricultural Revolution
300
Which kind of commercial farming is intensive and involves both the growing of crops and raising of animals?
Mixed crop/livestock
300
Which settlement pattern offers the most privacy and independence, and the lowest risk of the spread of disease?
Dispersed
300
What kind of farming is located farthest from the market in Von Thunen’s Model?
Ranching
300
Which survey method results in irregularly shaped tracts of land?
Metes and Bounds
300
Which agricultural revolution led to a major increase in population growth and urbanization?
Second Agricultural Exchange
400
Which kind of commercial farming is extensive and takes place on large expanses of dryland?
Ranching
400
Which settlement pattern is the easiest to defend?
Clustered
400
Why is grain farming located far away from the market in Von Thunen’s Model?
It requires lots of land and is light and easy to transport
400
Which survey method was devised by the French and is used in Quebec and Louisiana?
Long lot
400
What event coincided with and supported the Second Agricultural Revolution
The Industrial Revolution
500
Which kind of agriculture is practiced in Chile, Southern Africa, and Australia, and produces figs and dates?
Mediterranean
500
Which settlement pattern would be best for a community that values equality?
Linear (everyone has equal access to the transportation route)
500
Why were forests located close to the market in Von Thunen’s Model?
It was heavy and used often for fuel, heating, etc.
500
Which survey method works best for large pieces of uninhabited land?
Township and range
500
Which agricultural revolution largely failed in Africa?
Green Revolution