(15 points!) Write your response to the practice FRQ prompt: Discuss two factors that explain why agricultural land use patterns today differ from those developed by von Thunen’s model in 1826.

Currently, as of february 2016, an american traveling in france would be by the exchange rate. the weakness of the euro and the strength of the us dollar means that items in france cost less to an american than they otherwise would. of course, if this trend reverses and the us dollar weakens and the euro strengthens, such as was happening in early 2008, an american traveling in france would have an adverse experience because items would cost relatively more.