Agriculture- Von Thunen Theory
- 1.According to Von Thunen intensity of production model if the farmer’s crop is being cultivated closer to the market, and he intensifies his production:
- A.
He will experience economies of scale
- B.
He will experience diminishing returns
- C.
His returns will be greater if he adopts a more extensive method of cultivation
- D.
His intensity of production will decline by extensive methods of cultivation
- 2.According to the location rent theory, location of different crops are determined by:
- A.
Production costs, wages, availability of land
- B.
Production costs, land tenure and competition at the market
- C.
Production costs, government policy and yields per hectare
- D.
Production costs, yields per hectare and market prices
- 3.If two crops have the same production costs and yields, but A has higher transport costs and a higher market price than B, which crop will be grown closer to the market?
- A.
Crop A
- B.
Crop B
- C.
It would depend on the total revenue earned
- D.
It would depend on the total cost per unit – the total market price per unit
- 4.Von Thunen’s model is outdated because:
- A.
He did not anticipate changes in technology, such a refrigeration
- B.
Government policies and pricing controls were introduced
- C.
Farmers do not follow the humanistic model purely
- D.
All of the above
- 5.Von Thunen created variations to his model making it more complex by adding:
- A.
A river to aid transport
- B.
Physical features to reduce the costs of production and focus the land use pattern
- C.
Introducing a smaller city with its own land use pattern
- D.
All of the above
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