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APHG UNIT 0 ndash MODELS
Von Thunenrsquos Model for Agriculture
bullVon Thunen model useful in discussions of land use
bullThe model is Important because it opens up discussions of contemporary agricultural patterns
The Von Thunen model of agricultural land use was created by farmer and amateur economist JH Von Thunen (1783-1850) in 1826 (but it wasnt translated into English until 1966) Von Thunens model was created before industrialization and is based on the following limiting assumptions
bullThe city is located centrally within an Isolated State which is self sufficient and has no external influences
bullThe Isolated State is surrounded by an unoccupied wilderness bullThe land of the State is completely flat and has no rivers or mountains to interrupt the terrain
bullThe soil quality and climate are consistent throughout the StatebullFarmers in the Isolated State transport their own goods to market via oxcart across land directly to the central city Therefore there are no roads
bullFarmers act to maximize profits
Von Thunen
Agriculture and Economics Commercial Agriculture1048729 Market Orientation The Von Thuumlnen Modelbull In 1826 Johann Heinrich von Thuumlnen noticedsomething ndash identical physical characteristics(climate soil) didnt necessarily mean identicalcropsbull The crops farmers chose to plant weredetermined byo Crop valueo Cost of transportation
Von Thunen Modelbull Von Thunen Model
ndash What farmers produce varies by distance from the town with livestock raising farthest from town
ndash Cost of transportation governs use of land
ndash First effort to analyze the spatial character of economic activity
Von Thuumlnen Model
Fig 10-13 Von Thuumlnenrsquos model shows how distance from a city or market affects the choice of agricultural activity in (a) a uniform landscape and (b) one with a river
Timber and firewood would be produced for fuel and building materials in the second zone Before industrialization (and coal power) wood was a very important fuel for heating and cooking The third zone consists of extensive fields crops such as grains for bread Since grains last longer than dairy products and are much lighter than fuel reducing transport costs they can be located further from the cityRanching is located in the final ring surrounding the central city Animals can be raised far from the city because they are self-transporting
Beyond the fourth ring lies the unoccupied wilderness which is too great a distance from the central city for any type of agricultural product
Dairying and intensive farming occur in the ring closest to the city Since vegetables fruit milk and other dairy products must get to market quickly they would be produced close to the city
Application of Von Thunen Model
bull Geographer Lee Liu studied the spatial pattern of agriculture production in ChinaFound
- farmers living in a village farm both lands close to the village and far away intensively- methods varied spatially ndash resulting in land improvement (by adding organic material) close to village and land degradation (lots of pesticides and fewer conservation tactics) farther from village
Village Forms
Functional Differentiation within Villages
bull Cultural landscape of a village reflectsndash Social stratification (How is material well
being reflected in the spaces of a village)
ndash Differentiation of buildings (What are they used for How large are they)
Agriculture
bull Commercial AgricultureTerm used to describe large scale farming and ranching operations that employ vast land bases large mechanized equipment factory-type labor forces and the latest technology
- roots are in colonial agriculture- today global production made possible by
advances in transportation and food storage
Advances in Transportation and Food Storage- Containerization of seaborne freight traffic- Refrigeration of containers as they wait transport in Dunedin New Zealand
Loss of Productive FarmlandFarmland in danger of being suburbanized as cities expand into neighboring farmlands
bullVon Thunen model useful in discussions of land use
bullThe model is Important because it opens up discussions of contemporary agricultural patterns
The Von Thunen model of agricultural land use was created by farmer and amateur economist JH Von Thunen (1783-1850) in 1826 (but it wasnt translated into English until 1966) Von Thunens model was created before industrialization and is based on the following limiting assumptions
bullThe city is located centrally within an Isolated State which is self sufficient and has no external influences
bullThe Isolated State is surrounded by an unoccupied wilderness bullThe land of the State is completely flat and has no rivers or mountains to interrupt the terrain
bullThe soil quality and climate are consistent throughout the StatebullFarmers in the Isolated State transport their own goods to market via oxcart across land directly to the central city Therefore there are no roads
bullFarmers act to maximize profits
Von Thunen
Agriculture and Economics Commercial Agriculture1048729 Market Orientation The Von Thuumlnen Modelbull In 1826 Johann Heinrich von Thuumlnen noticedsomething ndash identical physical characteristics(climate soil) didnt necessarily mean identicalcropsbull The crops farmers chose to plant weredetermined byo Crop valueo Cost of transportation
Von Thunen Modelbull Von Thunen Model
ndash What farmers produce varies by distance from the town with livestock raising farthest from town
ndash Cost of transportation governs use of land
ndash First effort to analyze the spatial character of economic activity
Von Thuumlnen Model
Fig 10-13 Von Thuumlnenrsquos model shows how distance from a city or market affects the choice of agricultural activity in (a) a uniform landscape and (b) one with a river
Timber and firewood would be produced for fuel and building materials in the second zone Before industrialization (and coal power) wood was a very important fuel for heating and cooking The third zone consists of extensive fields crops such as grains for bread Since grains last longer than dairy products and are much lighter than fuel reducing transport costs they can be located further from the cityRanching is located in the final ring surrounding the central city Animals can be raised far from the city because they are self-transporting
Beyond the fourth ring lies the unoccupied wilderness which is too great a distance from the central city for any type of agricultural product
Dairying and intensive farming occur in the ring closest to the city Since vegetables fruit milk and other dairy products must get to market quickly they would be produced close to the city
Application of Von Thunen Model
bull Geographer Lee Liu studied the spatial pattern of agriculture production in ChinaFound
- farmers living in a village farm both lands close to the village and far away intensively- methods varied spatially ndash resulting in land improvement (by adding organic material) close to village and land degradation (lots of pesticides and fewer conservation tactics) farther from village
Village Forms
Functional Differentiation within Villages
bull Cultural landscape of a village reflectsndash Social stratification (How is material well
being reflected in the spaces of a village)
ndash Differentiation of buildings (What are they used for How large are they)
Agriculture
bull Commercial AgricultureTerm used to describe large scale farming and ranching operations that employ vast land bases large mechanized equipment factory-type labor forces and the latest technology
- roots are in colonial agriculture- today global production made possible by
advances in transportation and food storage
Advances in Transportation and Food Storage- Containerization of seaborne freight traffic- Refrigeration of containers as they wait transport in Dunedin New Zealand
Loss of Productive FarmlandFarmland in danger of being suburbanized as cities expand into neighboring farmlands
The Von Thunen model of agricultural land use was created by farmer and amateur economist JH Von Thunen (1783-1850) in 1826 (but it wasnt translated into English until 1966) Von Thunens model was created before industrialization and is based on the following limiting assumptions
bullThe city is located centrally within an Isolated State which is self sufficient and has no external influences
bullThe Isolated State is surrounded by an unoccupied wilderness bullThe land of the State is completely flat and has no rivers or mountains to interrupt the terrain
bullThe soil quality and climate are consistent throughout the StatebullFarmers in the Isolated State transport their own goods to market via oxcart across land directly to the central city Therefore there are no roads
bullFarmers act to maximize profits
Von Thunen
Agriculture and Economics Commercial Agriculture1048729 Market Orientation The Von Thuumlnen Modelbull In 1826 Johann Heinrich von Thuumlnen noticedsomething ndash identical physical characteristics(climate soil) didnt necessarily mean identicalcropsbull The crops farmers chose to plant weredetermined byo Crop valueo Cost of transportation
Von Thunen Modelbull Von Thunen Model
ndash What farmers produce varies by distance from the town with livestock raising farthest from town
ndash Cost of transportation governs use of land
ndash First effort to analyze the spatial character of economic activity
Von Thuumlnen Model
Fig 10-13 Von Thuumlnenrsquos model shows how distance from a city or market affects the choice of agricultural activity in (a) a uniform landscape and (b) one with a river
Timber and firewood would be produced for fuel and building materials in the second zone Before industrialization (and coal power) wood was a very important fuel for heating and cooking The third zone consists of extensive fields crops such as grains for bread Since grains last longer than dairy products and are much lighter than fuel reducing transport costs they can be located further from the cityRanching is located in the final ring surrounding the central city Animals can be raised far from the city because they are self-transporting
Beyond the fourth ring lies the unoccupied wilderness which is too great a distance from the central city for any type of agricultural product
Dairying and intensive farming occur in the ring closest to the city Since vegetables fruit milk and other dairy products must get to market quickly they would be produced close to the city
Application of Von Thunen Model
bull Geographer Lee Liu studied the spatial pattern of agriculture production in ChinaFound
- farmers living in a village farm both lands close to the village and far away intensively- methods varied spatially ndash resulting in land improvement (by adding organic material) close to village and land degradation (lots of pesticides and fewer conservation tactics) farther from village
Village Forms
Functional Differentiation within Villages
bull Cultural landscape of a village reflectsndash Social stratification (How is material well
being reflected in the spaces of a village)
ndash Differentiation of buildings (What are they used for How large are they)
Agriculture
bull Commercial AgricultureTerm used to describe large scale farming and ranching operations that employ vast land bases large mechanized equipment factory-type labor forces and the latest technology
- roots are in colonial agriculture- today global production made possible by
advances in transportation and food storage
Advances in Transportation and Food Storage- Containerization of seaborne freight traffic- Refrigeration of containers as they wait transport in Dunedin New Zealand
Loss of Productive FarmlandFarmland in danger of being suburbanized as cities expand into neighboring farmlands
Agriculture and Economics Commercial Agriculture1048729 Market Orientation The Von Thuumlnen Modelbull In 1826 Johann Heinrich von Thuumlnen noticedsomething ndash identical physical characteristics(climate soil) didnt necessarily mean identicalcropsbull The crops farmers chose to plant weredetermined byo Crop valueo Cost of transportation
Von Thunen Modelbull Von Thunen Model
ndash What farmers produce varies by distance from the town with livestock raising farthest from town
ndash Cost of transportation governs use of land
ndash First effort to analyze the spatial character of economic activity
Von Thuumlnen Model
Fig 10-13 Von Thuumlnenrsquos model shows how distance from a city or market affects the choice of agricultural activity in (a) a uniform landscape and (b) one with a river
Timber and firewood would be produced for fuel and building materials in the second zone Before industrialization (and coal power) wood was a very important fuel for heating and cooking The third zone consists of extensive fields crops such as grains for bread Since grains last longer than dairy products and are much lighter than fuel reducing transport costs they can be located further from the cityRanching is located in the final ring surrounding the central city Animals can be raised far from the city because they are self-transporting
Beyond the fourth ring lies the unoccupied wilderness which is too great a distance from the central city for any type of agricultural product
Dairying and intensive farming occur in the ring closest to the city Since vegetables fruit milk and other dairy products must get to market quickly they would be produced close to the city
Application of Von Thunen Model
bull Geographer Lee Liu studied the spatial pattern of agriculture production in ChinaFound
- farmers living in a village farm both lands close to the village and far away intensively- methods varied spatially ndash resulting in land improvement (by adding organic material) close to village and land degradation (lots of pesticides and fewer conservation tactics) farther from village
Village Forms
Functional Differentiation within Villages
bull Cultural landscape of a village reflectsndash Social stratification (How is material well
being reflected in the spaces of a village)
ndash Differentiation of buildings (What are they used for How large are they)
Agriculture
bull Commercial AgricultureTerm used to describe large scale farming and ranching operations that employ vast land bases large mechanized equipment factory-type labor forces and the latest technology
- roots are in colonial agriculture- today global production made possible by
advances in transportation and food storage
Advances in Transportation and Food Storage- Containerization of seaborne freight traffic- Refrigeration of containers as they wait transport in Dunedin New Zealand
Loss of Productive FarmlandFarmland in danger of being suburbanized as cities expand into neighboring farmlands
Von Thunen Modelbull Von Thunen Model
ndash What farmers produce varies by distance from the town with livestock raising farthest from town
ndash Cost of transportation governs use of land
ndash First effort to analyze the spatial character of economic activity
Von Thuumlnen Model
Fig 10-13 Von Thuumlnenrsquos model shows how distance from a city or market affects the choice of agricultural activity in (a) a uniform landscape and (b) one with a river
Timber and firewood would be produced for fuel and building materials in the second zone Before industrialization (and coal power) wood was a very important fuel for heating and cooking The third zone consists of extensive fields crops such as grains for bread Since grains last longer than dairy products and are much lighter than fuel reducing transport costs they can be located further from the cityRanching is located in the final ring surrounding the central city Animals can be raised far from the city because they are self-transporting
Beyond the fourth ring lies the unoccupied wilderness which is too great a distance from the central city for any type of agricultural product
Dairying and intensive farming occur in the ring closest to the city Since vegetables fruit milk and other dairy products must get to market quickly they would be produced close to the city
Application of Von Thunen Model
bull Geographer Lee Liu studied the spatial pattern of agriculture production in ChinaFound
- farmers living in a village farm both lands close to the village and far away intensively- methods varied spatially ndash resulting in land improvement (by adding organic material) close to village and land degradation (lots of pesticides and fewer conservation tactics) farther from village
Village Forms
Functional Differentiation within Villages
bull Cultural landscape of a village reflectsndash Social stratification (How is material well
being reflected in the spaces of a village)
ndash Differentiation of buildings (What are they used for How large are they)
Agriculture
bull Commercial AgricultureTerm used to describe large scale farming and ranching operations that employ vast land bases large mechanized equipment factory-type labor forces and the latest technology
- roots are in colonial agriculture- today global production made possible by
advances in transportation and food storage
Advances in Transportation and Food Storage- Containerization of seaborne freight traffic- Refrigeration of containers as they wait transport in Dunedin New Zealand
Loss of Productive FarmlandFarmland in danger of being suburbanized as cities expand into neighboring farmlands
Von Thuumlnen Model
Fig 10-13 Von Thuumlnenrsquos model shows how distance from a city or market affects the choice of agricultural activity in (a) a uniform landscape and (b) one with a river
Timber and firewood would be produced for fuel and building materials in the second zone Before industrialization (and coal power) wood was a very important fuel for heating and cooking The third zone consists of extensive fields crops such as grains for bread Since grains last longer than dairy products and are much lighter than fuel reducing transport costs they can be located further from the cityRanching is located in the final ring surrounding the central city Animals can be raised far from the city because they are self-transporting
Beyond the fourth ring lies the unoccupied wilderness which is too great a distance from the central city for any type of agricultural product
Dairying and intensive farming occur in the ring closest to the city Since vegetables fruit milk and other dairy products must get to market quickly they would be produced close to the city
Application of Von Thunen Model
bull Geographer Lee Liu studied the spatial pattern of agriculture production in ChinaFound
- farmers living in a village farm both lands close to the village and far away intensively- methods varied spatially ndash resulting in land improvement (by adding organic material) close to village and land degradation (lots of pesticides and fewer conservation tactics) farther from village
Village Forms
Functional Differentiation within Villages
bull Cultural landscape of a village reflectsndash Social stratification (How is material well
being reflected in the spaces of a village)
ndash Differentiation of buildings (What are they used for How large are they)
Agriculture
bull Commercial AgricultureTerm used to describe large scale farming and ranching operations that employ vast land bases large mechanized equipment factory-type labor forces and the latest technology
- roots are in colonial agriculture- today global production made possible by
advances in transportation and food storage
Advances in Transportation and Food Storage- Containerization of seaborne freight traffic- Refrigeration of containers as they wait transport in Dunedin New Zealand
Loss of Productive FarmlandFarmland in danger of being suburbanized as cities expand into neighboring farmlands
Timber and firewood would be produced for fuel and building materials in the second zone Before industrialization (and coal power) wood was a very important fuel for heating and cooking The third zone consists of extensive fields crops such as grains for bread Since grains last longer than dairy products and are much lighter than fuel reducing transport costs they can be located further from the cityRanching is located in the final ring surrounding the central city Animals can be raised far from the city because they are self-transporting
Beyond the fourth ring lies the unoccupied wilderness which is too great a distance from the central city for any type of agricultural product
Dairying and intensive farming occur in the ring closest to the city Since vegetables fruit milk and other dairy products must get to market quickly they would be produced close to the city
Application of Von Thunen Model
bull Geographer Lee Liu studied the spatial pattern of agriculture production in ChinaFound
- farmers living in a village farm both lands close to the village and far away intensively- methods varied spatially ndash resulting in land improvement (by adding organic material) close to village and land degradation (lots of pesticides and fewer conservation tactics) farther from village
Village Forms
Functional Differentiation within Villages
bull Cultural landscape of a village reflectsndash Social stratification (How is material well
being reflected in the spaces of a village)
ndash Differentiation of buildings (What are they used for How large are they)
Agriculture
bull Commercial AgricultureTerm used to describe large scale farming and ranching operations that employ vast land bases large mechanized equipment factory-type labor forces and the latest technology
- roots are in colonial agriculture- today global production made possible by
advances in transportation and food storage
Advances in Transportation and Food Storage- Containerization of seaborne freight traffic- Refrigeration of containers as they wait transport in Dunedin New Zealand
Loss of Productive FarmlandFarmland in danger of being suburbanized as cities expand into neighboring farmlands
Application of Von Thunen Model
bull Geographer Lee Liu studied the spatial pattern of agriculture production in ChinaFound
- farmers living in a village farm both lands close to the village and far away intensively- methods varied spatially ndash resulting in land improvement (by adding organic material) close to village and land degradation (lots of pesticides and fewer conservation tactics) farther from village
Village Forms
Functional Differentiation within Villages
bull Cultural landscape of a village reflectsndash Social stratification (How is material well
being reflected in the spaces of a village)
ndash Differentiation of buildings (What are they used for How large are they)
Agriculture
bull Commercial AgricultureTerm used to describe large scale farming and ranching operations that employ vast land bases large mechanized equipment factory-type labor forces and the latest technology
- roots are in colonial agriculture- today global production made possible by
advances in transportation and food storage
Advances in Transportation and Food Storage- Containerization of seaborne freight traffic- Refrigeration of containers as they wait transport in Dunedin New Zealand
Loss of Productive FarmlandFarmland in danger of being suburbanized as cities expand into neighboring farmlands
Village Forms
Functional Differentiation within Villages
bull Cultural landscape of a village reflectsndash Social stratification (How is material well
being reflected in the spaces of a village)
ndash Differentiation of buildings (What are they used for How large are they)
Agriculture
bull Commercial AgricultureTerm used to describe large scale farming and ranching operations that employ vast land bases large mechanized equipment factory-type labor forces and the latest technology
- roots are in colonial agriculture- today global production made possible by
advances in transportation and food storage
Advances in Transportation and Food Storage- Containerization of seaborne freight traffic- Refrigeration of containers as they wait transport in Dunedin New Zealand
Loss of Productive FarmlandFarmland in danger of being suburbanized as cities expand into neighboring farmlands
Functional Differentiation within Villages
bull Cultural landscape of a village reflectsndash Social stratification (How is material well
being reflected in the spaces of a village)
ndash Differentiation of buildings (What are they used for How large are they)
Agriculture
bull Commercial AgricultureTerm used to describe large scale farming and ranching operations that employ vast land bases large mechanized equipment factory-type labor forces and the latest technology
- roots are in colonial agriculture- today global production made possible by
advances in transportation and food storage
Advances in Transportation and Food Storage- Containerization of seaborne freight traffic- Refrigeration of containers as they wait transport in Dunedin New Zealand
Loss of Productive FarmlandFarmland in danger of being suburbanized as cities expand into neighboring farmlands
Agriculture
bull Commercial AgricultureTerm used to describe large scale farming and ranching operations that employ vast land bases large mechanized equipment factory-type labor forces and the latest technology
- roots are in colonial agriculture- today global production made possible by
advances in transportation and food storage
Advances in Transportation and Food Storage- Containerization of seaborne freight traffic- Refrigeration of containers as they wait transport in Dunedin New Zealand
Loss of Productive FarmlandFarmland in danger of being suburbanized as cities expand into neighboring farmlands
Advances in Transportation and Food Storage- Containerization of seaborne freight traffic- Refrigeration of containers as they wait transport in Dunedin New Zealand
Loss of Productive FarmlandFarmland in danger of being suburbanized as cities expand into neighboring farmlands
Loss of Productive FarmlandFarmland in danger of being suburbanized as cities expand into neighboring farmlands