Question 1

Characteristics of high-performance green buildings are

Accepted Answer

A) low flow water fixtures. 
B) location near public transportation. 
C) native vegetation used in landscaping. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 2

Urban agriculture includes:

Accepted Answer

A) Backyard gardens 
B) City-sponsored initiatives 
C) Community gardens 
D) Backyard gardens,community gardens,and city sponsored initiatives 
E) Backyard gardens and community gardens

Question 3

The typical pattern of urban growth in which suburbs or shopping areas are developed on the edge of the city results in which of the following problems?

Accepted Answer

A) High cost of providing water,sewer,and electricity. 
B) Flooding. 
C) Valuing and protecting the diversity of nature. 
D) The central city becomes over-crowded.

Question 4

Approximately 75% of the United States' land area is covered by forests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following best matches the description?
-Designations that restrict future building in floodplains.

Accepted Answer

A) zoning 
B) megalopolis 
C) floodplain 
D) urban sprawl 
E) floodplain zoning
F)multiple land use
G)wetlands
H)ribbon sprawl
I)zoning.
J)land-use planning
K)tract development

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of poorly planned land use?

Accepted Answer

A) mixing housing with commercial uses. 
B) preserving historical buildings. 
C) making sure that businesses are located along main travel routes. 
D) encouraging building in unused sites in the city.

Question 7

Water pollution is not a problem associated with unplanned urban growth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following is an effective means of managing urban growth?

Accepted Answer

A) Restricting new development to vacant land near the city. 
B) Restricting development to areas currently within the city limits. 
C) Local control of development rather than regional control. 
D) Zoning plans that prevent housing and commercial development in the same area.

Question 9

Dealing with current transportation problems of cities involves dealing with all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) providing parking for automobiles. 
B) disrupting communities to build highways and train tracks. 
C) air pollution from automobiles. 
D) restricting highway construction to discourage automobile use.

Question 10

Regional or state-wide planning is valuable because

Accepted Answer

A) it prevents urban sprawl. 
B) it encourages brown field development. 
C) it allows planning for resources that would serve several communities. 
D) it costs less than zoning.

Question 11

All of the following must be assessed when making a land use plan EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) the purchase of land suitable for development. 
B) the geologic nature of the area. 
C) the cost of implementing the plan. 
D) transportation issues.

Question 12

Which of the following best matches the description?
-Process in which land is designated for a specific use.

Accepted Answer

A) zoning 
B) megalopolis 
C) floodplain 
D) urban sprawl 
E) floodplain zoning
F)multiple land use
G)wetlands
H)ribbon sprawl
I)zoning.
J)land-use planning
K)tract development

Question 13

What percentage of land in the United States is owned by the federal government?

Accepted Answer

A) 60 
B) 50 
C) 30 
D) 10

Question 14

An area of land in which there is little or no human development is referred to as a

Accepted Answer

A) tract development. 
B) reserve. 
C) wilderness. 
D) multiple land use.

Question 15

Early towns were usually built

Accepted Answer

A) near railway centers. 
B) near rivers,lakes,and oceans. 
C) near rich farmland. 
D) None of these are correct.

Question 16

Which of the following was the primary cause of suburban growth?

Accepted Answer

A) industrial growth and pollution 
B) high rural land cost 
C) rising automobile usage 
D) All of the statements are correct.

Question 17

Historical forces that shaped land use in North America had an important impact on our waterways.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Most scientists agree that no real need for land-use planning exists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In the time span between pre-European settlement to the present,the United States has lost approximately 50% of its wetlands.Which of the following is NOT a contributing cause?

Accepted Answer

A) The value of wetlands was not recognized. 
B) The wetlands were drained for development or farming. 
C) Wetlands were used as parks and wildlife refuges. 
D) Wetlands were considered unhealthy.

Question 20

When land is zoned,it is designated for specific use.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 12: Land-Use

Characteristics of high-performance green buildings are

Urban agriculture includes:

The typical pattern of urban growth in which suburbs or shopping areas are developed on the edge of the city results in which of the following problems?

Approximately 75% of the United States' land area is covered by forests.

Which of the following best matches the description? -Designations that restrict future building in floodplains.

Which of the following is an example of poorly planned land use?

Water pollution is not a problem associated with unplanned urban growth.

Which of the following is an effective means of managing urban growth?

Dealing with current transportation problems of cities involves dealing with all of the following EXCEPT

Regional or state-wide planning is valuable because

All of the following must be assessed when making a land use plan EXCEPT:

Which of the following best matches the description? -Process in which land is designated for a specific use.

What percentage of land in the United States is owned by the federal government?

An area of land in which there is little or no human development is referred to as a

Early towns were usually built

Which of the following was the primary cause of suburban growth?

Historical forces that shaped land use in North America had an important impact on our waterways.

Most scientists agree that no real need for land-use planning exists.

In the time span between pre-European settlement to the present,the United States has lost approximately 50% of its wetlands.Which of the following is NOT a contributing cause?

When land is zoned,it is designated for specific use.