Question

The map shows the distribution of dairy farms across the Lower 48 of the United States. Each dot on the map represents approximately ten dairy farms.

A. Identify ONE type of boundary data shown on the map.

B. Identify the region of the United States where most dairy farms are located.

C. Identify ONE spatial pattern shown on the map.

D. Describe the characteristic land use associated with the spatial pattern shown on the map.

Answer 1

A) State boundaries

B) Midwest and Northeastern U.S.

C) High density within a state e.g. Wisconsin

D) Dairy farms are associated with rural, agricultural, low-density types of land use.

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Answer 2

B. The most dairy farms are located in between the Mid-West and Northeastern part of the United States.

C. One spatial pattern that can be identified is in Pennsylvania where there is a huge black dot showing clustered the dairy farms are. (Answers may vary)

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