From Plan Making and Implementation Quiz

Question 1

Which of the following population estimation methods would use building permits to estimate current population?

Answer 1

Symptomatic approach

Question 2

What information is needed to conduct a shift-share analysis?

Answer 2

Industry employment for the region and industry employment for the nation

Question 3

What is the total acreage of land in federal Indian reservations in the US?

Answer 3

56 million

Question 4

How many acres are in the south 1/2 of the southeast 1/4 of the northwest 1/4 of Section 6?

Answer 4

Townships are divided into sections. Each township is six miles by six miles, township contains 36 square miles, each one forming a section. Calculations start at the end and work to the beginning of a sentence. Each section is one square mile, which is 640 acres. A quarter of 640 is 160. A quarter of 160 is 40 and 1/2 is 40 is 20 acres.

Question 5

The use of boycotts and marches is associated with which of the following?

Answer 5

Alinsky’s Organizations

Question 6

What is the total acreage of national forest land in the US?

Answer 6

192 million acres

Question 7

A 2.5-acre downtown site is approved with a FAR of 6. Approximately how many stories of building could be built on an acre of the site if 60% of the site is required to be open space?

Answer 7

15 stories.

2.5 acres = 108,900 sf
6 x 108,900 = 653,400 sf
653,400 sf / 43,560 sf (which is .4 of 2.5 acres) = 15

Question 8

What are advantages of Shift-share analysis?

Answer 8

Evaluates the weaknesses of a region’s industries, illustrates the region’s mix of industries, illustrates the strengths of individual industries