AP Human Geo (APHuG) LoFi Unit 5: Agricultural Location

Agricultural location follows land

Distance, markets, and farmer demand

Von Thünen model helps explain

Land use patterns across terrain

Perishable crops close to town

Transport costs bringing profit down

More distant rings grow grain and stock

Based on distance from the market hub

Agricultural patterns show

Where farming systems tend to grow

Distance, transport, markets explain

Land use across the terrain

Bid rent theory explains the gain

Land value rising near the urban domain

Farmers balance transport cost

Against land price, profit or loss

Transportation networks shape the land

Connecting farms to urban demand

Geographers analyze these rings

Where farming location brings