AP®︎ Human Geography: Topic 5.8 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 5.8 of AP Human Geography – Von Thünen Model.
Questions List
Topic 5.8
Question 1 Easy
This question tests the following: PSO-5.D
What economic model explains the spatial organization of agriculture influenced by transportation costs?
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Topic 5.8: Von Thünen Model
Learning Objective: PSO-5.D
Describe how the von Thünen model is used to explain patterns of agricultural production at various scales.
Essential Knowledge: PSO-5.D.1
Von Thünen's model helps to explain rural land use by emphasizing the importance of transportation costs associated with distance from the market; however, regions of specialty farming do not always conform to von Thünen's concentric rings.
