Miscellaneous

Question 1

Erie Canal built in what year?

Answer 1

1825

Question 2

Union Pacific RR and Central Pacific RR joined in Utah in what year?

Answer 2

1869

Question 3

Where and when was the first US subway built?

Answer 3

Boston 1897

Question 4

Where and when was the first historic preservation commission?

Answer 4

Vieux Carrie, New Orleans 1921

Question 5

Where and when we’re the first off street parking regulations enacted?

Answer 5

Columbus Ohio 1923

Question 6

Where and when was the first historic preservation ordinance passed?

Answer 6

Charleston South Carolina 1931

Question 7

Where and when was the first urban growth boundary established in US?

Answer 7

Lexington Kentucky 1958

Question 8

What State was the first to institute statewide zoning and when?

Answer 8

Hawaii 1961

Question 9

When did the ACIP and ASPO join to become APA?

Answer 9

1978

Question 10

What is the largest concrete structure in the us?

Answer 10

Grand Coulee Dam in 1941

Question 11

What does ZIP code stand for?

Answer 11

Zone Improvement Plan Code

Question 12

How many square feet in an acre?

Answer 12

43,560

Question 13

How many linear feet in a mile?

Answer 13

5,280

Question 14

How many acres in one hectare?

Answer 14

2.47

Question 15

How many acres in a square mile?

Answer 15

640

Question 16

What scale is a USGS topo quadrangle map in?

Answer 16

1:24,000 which means 1 inch on map equals 24,000 inches (2,000 feet) in real world.

Question 17

When was the first Earth Day?

Answer 17

April 22, 1970

Question 18

Approx how much land does the Federal Gov hold in trust for Native Americans?

Answer 18

56 million acres

Question 19

When and Where was the first national conference on city planning?

Answer 19

Washington DC in 1909

Question 20

When was the APA created?

Answer 20

1978 when the ACPI (American City Planning Institute) and ASPO (American Society of Planning Officials) joined.

Question 21

What are the functions of planning, within the framework of linking goals/knowledge to action?

Answer 21

1) improve efficiency of outcomes
2) enhance social welfare
3) widen range of choice
4) enrich civic engagement and governance

Question 22

Types of Planning Theories

Answer 22

1) Normative
2) Disciplinary
3) Procedural

Question 23

Planning Movements

Answer 23

Parks
Sanitary Reform
Settlement House
City Beautiful
Garden City
City Efficient
Progressive Movements

Question 24

Define Census Tract

Answer 24

Small, relatively permanent statistical subdivisions of a county or equivalent entity that generally have a population size between 1,200 and 8,000 people, with an optimum size of 4,000 people.

Question 25

CPTED Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design

Answer 25

a multi-disciplinary approach to deterring criminal behaviour through environmental design.

Question 26

PERT Program Evaluation and Review Technique

Answer 26

(Scheduling technique) PERT is a project management tool which was designed to analyze tasks of a project and to identify the minimum time needed to complete the total project.

Question 27

TVA Tennessee Valley Authority

Answer 27

The TVA is a federally owned corporation in the United States created by congressional charter on May 18, 1933 to provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing, and economic development to the Tennessee Valley, a region particularly affected by the Great Depression

Question 28

Linear Programming

Answer 28

A technique to find the optimum design solution for a project

Question 29

ITE parking generation rates for Office

Answer 29

0.5-3.0 spaces per 1,000sf

Question 30

ITE parking generate rates for Shopping Centers

Answer 30

1.0-5.0 spaces per 1,000sf

Question 31

Where and when was the first metropolitan plan developed?

Answer 31

The Chicago Plan of 1909

Question 32

Ad Valorem Tax

Answer 32

A tax on property that is calculated based on a percentage of the value of that property.

Question 33

Percolation tests

Answer 33

Evaluates suitability of soil for subsurface disposal of sewage. Conventional tests include tile field, sandmound, and deep trench methods.

Question 34

Palastrine Lacastrine Littoral Oligotrophic

Answer 34

swamp/marsh wetlands (non-tidal) lake intertidal shallow water zone deep lake with few nutrients little organic matter

Question 35

Wrack

Answer 35

Algae, plant and animal material that accumulate on beaches at high water marks

Question 36

What was the first national wildlife refuge?

Answer 36

Pelican Island in 1903

Question 37

Programmable thermostat cost savings

Answer 37

Up to 20% in heating costs saved. | Closing off air vents in unoccupied rooms saves 5-10%.

Question 38

When was the first National Park created?

Answer 38

Yellowstone National Park established in 1872

Question 39

When was the National Park Service created?

Answer 39

In 1912

Question 40

Real property includes rights to what?

Answer 40

all land, structures, attached equipment such as street lights, anything growing on the land, the right to drill for oil, use airspace or an easement across another's property

Question 41

What is a plebiscite?

Answer 41

A plebiscite is a direct vote on an issue

Question 42

What is the ideal service area for neighborhood parks?

Answer 42

1/2 mile

Question 43

Cohort survival method for population analysis

Answer 43

A method for forecasting future population based upon the survival of the existing population and the births that will occur. 5 years is the smallest time frame using a cohort survival method of population analysis.

Question 44

First city to adopt a comprehensive plan?

Answer 44

Cincinnati in 1925. Alfred Bettman of Euclid v ambler fame was involved