APHUG Unit 11 Study Guide
To prepare for the test: The Unit 11 exam will cover Chapter 11 in your textbook, the Wood Unit 5 assignment,
including the practice test, and lectures/videos/ppts/readings. Make sure to evaluate maps, graphs and study the
pictures throughout the readings. Read the field notes within the textbook chapter. In addition to the above, you
will find reviewing the following terms and concepts very helpful.
Levels of economic activity
hunting/gathering
First Agricultural Revolution
Seed crops
animal domestication
subsistence agriculture
Second Agricultural Revolution
von Thunen’s model
Geographer Lee Liu
Third Agricultural Revolution
Green Revolution
genetically modified organisms
Cash crops
Patterns of land ownership (see page 381 in text)
Villages/village forms
Plantation agriculture
Mediterranean climate/agriculture
Luxury crops
Fair Trade
Agribusiness
Major U.S. imports/exports and usage
Spencer and Thomas
World Agriculture, esp. info on pp. 390-391
Carl Sauer
APHUG Unit 11 written portion
Directions: You will have the class period of the multiple choice exam to answer one of the following questions.
While a formal essay is not required, it is not enough to answer a question by merely listing facts. You will need to
illustrate your answers with substantive geographic examples where appropriate, in complete sentences.
You will get to choose from the following topics:
1. Von Thunen’s Model of Land Use vs Burgess’ Model of Land Use: Be able to identify, explain major
elements and similarities, and explain how relative location affects land-use patterns.
2. Rural land use and poultry production in U.S.: Be able list factors causing increased demand for poultry,
describe two characteristics of the current economic organization of poultry production, describe two
features of geographic distribution of poultry production.
3. Trends in dairy farms in U.S.: Be able to identify/explain two factors leading to the decline of dairy farms
since 70s; identify/explain two factors contributing to increase in organic dairy farms since 70s.
Grading Guideline for Written Portion:
Student answered all portions of the prompt
Student supported responses with specific details
0 – 60 pts
0 – 40 pts