AICP EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS)/ALREADY GRADED A
1:2,000,000 means that 1 inch equals? - correct answer-
31.57 miles.
1:24,000 means that 1 inch represents ? - correct answer-
2,000 linear feet.
1:500,000 means that 1 inch equals ? - correct answer- 7.89
miles.
1:62,500 means that 1 inch represents? - correct answer-
0.98 miles.
a book about the 300-mile-long urban area between Boston and
Washington D.C. The Oxford Dictionary of Geography defines
the term as "any many-centered, multi-city, urban area of more
than 10 million inhabitants, generally dominated by low-density
settlement and complex networks of economic specialization."
The term megacity refers specifically to the megalopolis areas
with more than 10 million people. - correct answer-
Megalopolis
,A location quotient is greater than one indicates? - correct
answer- an exporting economy.
A location quotient of less than one indicates? - correct answer-
an importing economy
a method for selecting among competing projects when
resources are limited, was developed by the military. For
example, if a community has $50,000 to spend on park
improvements then several different projects can be prepared,
such as adding playground equipment or purchasing a new lawn
mower. - correct answer- Cost-effectiveness analysis
a non-parametric test statistic that provides a measure of the
amount of difference between two frequency distributions.
Commonly used for probability distributions in inferential
statistics. This distribution is used to test the goodness of fit of
an observed distribution to a theoretical one. - correct answer-
Chi Square
allow for all or a portion of the cost of a public facility to be paid
for by someone other than the local government. Are available
from all levels of government, private sector, and foundations.
Typically, grants require a match from the local government. -
correct answer- Grants
, allows a designated area to have tax revenue increases used for
capital improvements in that area. All but one US state (Arizona)
permit the use of it. Is for an area with substantial blight. The
designated area receives targeted investment, such as
infrastructure improvements which should enable the
redevelopment and reinvestment in the area. The increase in
value of property results in increased tax revenue. The
increment of increase in tax revenue is used to pay back the
investment made in the area. - correct answer- Tax
Increment Financing (TIF)
allows a government to "rent-to-own." The benefit is that the
government does not have to borrow money to finance the
acquisition of a major capital improvements. - correct answer-
Lease-purchase
allows a particular group of people to assess the cost of a public
improvement. - correct answer- Special Assessments
allows the comparisons of the means of two groups to
determine how likely the difference between the two means
occurred by chance. In order to conduct, one needs to know the
number of subjects in each group, the difference between the
VERIFIED ANSWERS)/ALREADY GRADED A
1:2,000,000 means that 1 inch equals? - correct answer-
31.57 miles.
1:24,000 means that 1 inch represents ? - correct answer-
2,000 linear feet.
1:500,000 means that 1 inch equals ? - correct answer- 7.89
miles.
1:62,500 means that 1 inch represents? - correct answer-
0.98 miles.
a book about the 300-mile-long urban area between Boston and
Washington D.C. The Oxford Dictionary of Geography defines
the term as "any many-centered, multi-city, urban area of more
than 10 million inhabitants, generally dominated by low-density
settlement and complex networks of economic specialization."
The term megacity refers specifically to the megalopolis areas
with more than 10 million people. - correct answer-
Megalopolis
,A location quotient is greater than one indicates? - correct
answer- an exporting economy.
A location quotient of less than one indicates? - correct answer-
an importing economy
a method for selecting among competing projects when
resources are limited, was developed by the military. For
example, if a community has $50,000 to spend on park
improvements then several different projects can be prepared,
such as adding playground equipment or purchasing a new lawn
mower. - correct answer- Cost-effectiveness analysis
a non-parametric test statistic that provides a measure of the
amount of difference between two frequency distributions.
Commonly used for probability distributions in inferential
statistics. This distribution is used to test the goodness of fit of
an observed distribution to a theoretical one. - correct answer-
Chi Square
allow for all or a portion of the cost of a public facility to be paid
for by someone other than the local government. Are available
from all levels of government, private sector, and foundations.
Typically, grants require a match from the local government. -
correct answer- Grants
, allows a designated area to have tax revenue increases used for
capital improvements in that area. All but one US state (Arizona)
permit the use of it. Is for an area with substantial blight. The
designated area receives targeted investment, such as
infrastructure improvements which should enable the
redevelopment and reinvestment in the area. The increase in
value of property results in increased tax revenue. The
increment of increase in tax revenue is used to pay back the
investment made in the area. - correct answer- Tax
Increment Financing (TIF)
allows a government to "rent-to-own." The benefit is that the
government does not have to borrow money to finance the
acquisition of a major capital improvements. - correct answer-
Lease-purchase
allows a particular group of people to assess the cost of a public
improvement. - correct answer- Special Assessments
allows the comparisons of the means of two groups to
determine how likely the difference between the two means
occurred by chance. In order to conduct, one needs to know the
number of subjects in each group, the difference between the
