Chapter12LandUsePlanning

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1.TheUnitedNationsprojectsthatby2008theurbanpopulationwillmakeupover______ofthetotalearths
population.
A.
B.3/4
C.
D.Noneofthesearecorrect.

2."Greenbuildings"havebeenbuiltoverthepastfewyearsusingastandardcalled
A.GreenBuildingSyndrome.
B.LEED.
C.LeadershipinEnergyandEnvironmentalDesign.
D.BothLEEDandLeadershipinEnergyandEnvironmentalDesign.

3.Characteristicsofhighperformancegreenbuildingsare:
A.lowwaterflowfictures.
B.locatednearpublictransportation.
C.Nativevegetationusedinlandscaping.
D.Allofthesearecorrect.

4.Asustainablecommunityseekstoprotectandenhancetheenvironmentby
A.buyingwholesale.
B.keepingwaterusedown.
C.valuingandprotectingthediversityofnature.
D.usingfirewoodinsteadofnaturalgas.

5.Characteristicsofasmartorsustainablecommunitymayinclude
A.promotingeconomicsuccess.
B.seekingtoprotectandenhancetheenvironment.
C.protectingnonnativespecies.
D.Bothpromotingeconomicsuccessandseekingtoprotectandenhancetheenvironmentaretrue.

6."SmartCommunities"successstoriesinclude
A.CoolCitiesMichigan
B.GreatUrbanCorridorsColorado
C.OmniCareMissouri
D.Noneofthesearecorrect.

7.WhichofthefollowingdidNOTcontributetosprawl?
A.Nonurbanlandhashistoricallybeeninexpensive.
B.Localzoningprohibitedmixedlanduse.
C.Plannersdonotallowbuildingonfloodplains.
D.Thewealthofthegeneralpopulationhasincreased.

8.Masstransportationsystemsareoftenunderfundedbecausetheyare
A.oftencrowdedanduncomfortable.
B.economicallyfeasibleonlyinruralareas.
C.extremelyexpensive.
D.Allofthesearecorrect.
E.onlyoftencrowdedanduncomfortableandextremelyexpensivearecorrect.

9.Dairyfarmsandtrafficnoiseareexamplesof
A.urbansprawl.
B.brownfielddevelopment.
C.aestheticpollution.
D.urbangrowthlimits.

10.Vacanturbanindustrialandcommercialsitesarereferredtoas
A.amegalopolis.
B.brownfields.
C.infrastructure.
D.urbansprawl.

11.The1872mininglawallows
A.anyonetoprospectforandclaimmineralsonpubliclandsfor$5.00.
B.thefederalgovernmentexclusiverightstoallmineralsonfederallands.
C.miningcompaniestostripminewithoutreclamationonfederallands.
D.recreationalmining,suchaspanningforgold,onfederallands.

12.A(n)________________isaneffectivetoolforpromotingefficientlanduseandestablishingboundaries
fordevelopment.
A.tractdevelopment.
B.urbangrowthlimit.
C.brownfielddevelopment
D.floodplainzoningordinance

13.Developmentalongtransportationroutesisreferredtoas
A.ribbonsprawl.
B.urbansprawl.
C.tractdevelopment.
D.amegalopolis.

14.Percapitacroplandhasdeclinedisallregionsoftheworldbecauseof
A.populationgrowth.
B.drought.
C.soildegradation.
D.commercialdevelopment.

15.Earlytownswereusuallybuilt
A.nearrailwaycenters.
B.nearrivers,lakes,andoceans.
C.nearrichfarmland.
D.Noneofthesearecorrect.

16.Largescalemigrationtocitieswascausedbywhichofthefollowing?
A.improvementsinagriculture
B.increasedjobopportunitiesincities
C.culturalactivitiesincities
D.Allofthesearecorrect.

17.Whichofthefollowingencouragedsuburbangrowth?
A.industrialgrowthandpollution
B.highrurallandcost
C.risingautomobileusage
D.Allofthesearecorrect.

18.Whatdoesitmeanwhenanareaisdesignatedaswilderness?
A.peoplecanbuildonlyparksonit
B.humanactivityisseverelyrestricted
C.novehiclesareallowedontheland
D.Noneofthesearecorrect.

19.Themajorproblemonfederalrangelandsis
A.collectingrentfromranchers.
B.overgrazing.
C.thedistancetourbancenters.
D.thelackofforageplants.

20.Whichofthefollowingisagoalofurbantransportationplanning?
A.reduceurbanpollution
B.conserveenergy
C.providetransportationforhandicappedandpoor
D.Noneofthesearecorrect.

21.Since1940,theuseofmasstransitinNorthAmericahas
A.financednewhighways.
B.declined.
C.increased.
D.remainedunchanged.

22.WhatpercentageofU.S.federalrecreationallandsaredesignatedaswilderness?
A.95
B.52
C.10
D.3

23.Theleadingconflictoverrecreationallanduseoccursbecause
A.someactivitiescannotoccurinthesameplaceandtime.
B.someactivitiesneedmorelandthanothers.
C.someactivitiesrequiremonetaryinvestment.
D.Noneofthesearecorrect.

24.Whatisthemajorprobleminplanningurbanrecreationfacilities?
A.typeoffacility
B.locationnearresidentialareas
C.sizeoffacility
D.monetarycosts

25.Whichthreedevelopingcountrieshaveacitywherethepopulationisexpectedtogrowmorethan50%by
2015?
A.India,NigeriaandPakistan
B.China,IndiaandBrazil
C.CostaRica,PeruandChile
D.Nigeria,ZimbabweandKenya

26.WhattwohumanactionscausewetlandlossinLouisiana?
A.fishingandcreationofbeachesfortourists
B.damsandshippingchannels
C.urbansprawlandhighwayconstruction
D.watermainbreaksandruralroads

27.Whattechnologyisavailabletoassistcitizensinparticipatinginlanduseplanningdecisions?
A.electronicvotingviaemail
B.digitalconferencingtopermitparticipationfromhome
C.federaltelecommunicationscomputersupportprograms
D.sophisticatedmappingprogramscalleddecisionsupporttools

28.Whichstatehasbeenverysuccessfulincontrollingthenegativeimpactsofurbangrowth?
A.Hawaii
B.Texas
C.NewMexico
D.Alaska

29.Whatisonemechanismstateshaveusedtoencourageregionalplanningthatresultsinenvironmental
protection?
A.taxincentives
B.lobbycongressforadditionalfunds
C.landuseregulations
D.haltimmigration

30.Anexampleofalocalgrowthmanagementactionwouldbe
A.thefederalplanningact.
B.toestablishgrowthlimitsbyrestrictingbuildingpermits.
C.toencouragesubdivisionsinformerfarmingareas.
D.tobuildroadsintoforestreservestoallowaccess.

31.WhatisanexampleofanegativeimpactofurbansprawlintheUnitedStates?
A.deterioratinginfrastructure,poorschoolsandalackofaffordablehousingininnercityareas
B.greatertaxrevenuescollectedinthesuburbs
C.anincreaseinfederalsupportforfarmlandpreservation
D.asignificantincreaseinthenumberofacresofforestland

32.IntheUnitedStates,whatisoneofthemajorusesofpublicland?
A.horsebackriding
B.militarybases
C.newhighways
D.outdoorrecreation

33.Theimpactsofurbansprawlinclude
A.increasedcongestion.
B.airpollution.
C.lossofhabitat.
D.Allofthesearecorrect.

Key

1.C

2.D

3.D

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.E

9.C

10.B

11.A

12.B

13.A

14.A

15.B

16.D

17.C

18.B

19.B

20.D

21.B

22.C

23.D

24.B

25.A

26.B

27.D

28.A

29.C

30.B

31.A

32.D

33.D