What is the Bid-Rent Theory?
AP Human Geography Unit 5

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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The theory that land value is determined by its distance from the city center.
The concept that land value is influenced by its relationship to the market.
A principle stating that land is more valuable in rural areas than urban areas.
The idea that land prices are fixed and do not change over time.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Based on von Thünen’s model of rural land use in an isolated state, which statement explains the most suitable place for a farmer to purchase a large parcel of land necessary for raising livestock?
The ring closest to the market, because livestock are perishable goods and need to reach the market quickly.
The ring closest to the market, because the land is more fertile for growing feed for livestock compared to other areas.
The second ring, because livestock are heavy and more expensive to transport to market.
The ring farthest from the market, because the land is less expensive and outweighs transportation costs to get the livestock to market.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Between 1950 and 1990, wheat production in India in average pounds per acre more than tripled, which allowed India to meet its population’s need for food. Which of the following best explains this change?
The use of improved plant hybrids and agricultural chemicals
The elimination of poverty in India’s rural regions
The use of genetically modified seeds
The increase in microloan programs that provide farmers with credit
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Which of the following spatial patterns is best explained by bid-rent theory?
Concentric rings of different agricultural activities surrounding a city in the midwestern United States
Rural-to-urban migration increasing the population density to eastern China
Linear settlements located along a major road in a densely forested area of Brazil
Dispersed settlement throughout a large mountainous area of Switzerland
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following explains the diffusion and successful cultivation of many plants and animals in new regions of the world through the Columbian Exchange?
The plants and animals diffused only a short distance away from their point of domestication.
The plants and animals diffused to a region with climate and geography similar to that of their point of domestication.
Navigational technology allowed ships to travel more efficiently, enabling safe transport of plants and animals to new destinations.
Diffusion of plants and animals filled the loss in many areas from a number of plant and animal extinctions.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following best explains the differences between the patterns of land use in the township-and-range system and the long-lot system, as shown in the images?
The township-and-range survey system was more varied in plot size, while the size of plots in the long-lot system was set at 50 acres.
The township-and-range survey system was based on physical features, while the long-lot system was based on a geometric grid pattern.
The long-lot survey system created a more uniform division of land, while the township-and-range survey system conformed to physical features on the landscape.
The township-and-range survey system was based on a geometric grid pattern, while the long-lot system was a rectilinear pattern based upon waterways or roads.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the third ring of the Von Thunen Model?
Livestock Farming
Grains and Cereal Crops
Dairy Farming
Forestry
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