Plan Making and Implementation Pre-Test

Question 1

_______________ theory states the average results obtained from a large number of samples should be close to the expected value and will come closer as more samples are taken.

Answer 1

Law of Large Numbers: as the sample size increases, the sample mean will get close to the population mean.

Question 2

Who was not involved in promoting citizen participation?

Answer 2

Herbert Simon

Question 3

__________ are subdivided into sections. Each _________ is six miles by six miles, ________ contains 36 square miles, each one forming a section. 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 of 40 is 20 acres.

Answer 3

Townships

Question 4

____________ allows for people to propose topics to discuss and those who are interested choose to participate in that dialogue. The groups prepare summaries of their discussion to share with the entire group.

Answer 4

Open Space

Question 5

A ____________, used in planning to determine what portions of regional economic growth or decline can be attributed to national, economic industry, and regional factors. The analysis helps identify industries where a regional economy has competitive advantages over the larger economy

Answer 5

Shift-share analysis.

Question 6

ZIP Code stands for?

Answer 6

Zone Improvement Plan Code

Question 7

The Navajo tribe holds ____ million acres across New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah.

Answer 7

16 million acres

Question 8

What is needed to conduct a shift-share analysis?

Answer 8

1. Industry employment for the region; 2. industry employment for the nation

Question 9

What is CDP, according to the U.S. Census

Answer 9

Census Designated Place - recognized similar to a city, but is not incorporated Examples include a number of major master planned communities in unincorporated areas.

Question 10

What is the most important element of a contract for consulting work?

Answer 10

List of milestones - in an RFP, all of these items would be included (List of milestones, payment schedule, contract price, consultant name), but the most important is the identification of milestones in a project. This makes it clear the expectations of the consultant.

Question 11

What four things can be used to preserve agricultural land?

Answer 11

1. Agricultural zoning; 2. Transfer of development rights; 3. Purchase of development rights; 4) right to farm ordinance

Question 12

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

Answer 12

192 million, based on data from the US Forest Service as of 2011.

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Approximately 56.2 million. Approximately 326 Indian land areas in the US.

Question 14

What is the probability of an event that is certain to happen?

Answer 14

1 - probabilities range from 0 to 1. Zero stands for an event that is impossible, while 1 stands for an event that is certain. A probability of .5 is for an event that has a 50-50 chance of happening.

Question 15

What type of tax do real estate owners pay based on the assessed value of their property?

Answer 15

property tax

Question 16

National Environmental Policy Act

Answer 16

NEPA requires that public involvement is coordinated throughout the NEPA process. Early and ongoing opportunities for public engagement should occur throughout the project. The public should be involved in the identification of social, economic and environmental impacts, as well as impacts associated with the relocation of individuals, groups or institutions. Reasonable notice of any public hearings is required.

Question 17

What is true of Native American tribes that are also “Non-IRA tribes”?

Answer 17

They did not organize under the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act.