Urban Planning Exam 1 Questions With
100% Correct Answers
What skills does an urban planner need? CORRECT ANSWERS Political smarts,
effective writing, and technical skills such as GIS or statistics.
Why does urban planning exist? CORRECT ANSWERS For public health and safety
(birth defects), economic growth and stability, and disaster planning and mitigation.
Approaches of Urban Planning CORRECT ANSWERS Engineering (civil and
environmental), architectural, urban design, public policy, and urban geography and
analytics.
History of planning in China CORRECT ANSWERS The Plan of Chengzhou was the
use of a 9 square grid (3x3), where there was a temple and market in the middle.
What were the Rites of Zhou? CORRECT ANSWERS They were a blueprint for
government administration.
History of planning in the Roman Empire CORRECT ANSWERS Hippodamus was a
prominent urban planner, he came up with an orthogonal urban layout of blocks and
streets. Translated to the Western world today.
What was a prominent city of Roman planning? CORRECT ANSWERS Pella, Greece
History of planning with the Spanish Crown CORRECT ANSWERS There were rules for
colonial towns, such as having a main square with a church and hospital near it.
What were the Laws of the Indies? CORRECT ANSWERS Created around 1500 AD to
regulate life, some examples of these towns include Lima, Peru, and Santa Fe, NM.
What is the Plan for Philedelphia? CORRECT ANSWERS Created in 1682, it was the
first American city plan. It varied street width for the use, it was a plan for long-term
growth, it had a grid street pattern with open public squares.
Oglethorpe Plan CORRECT ANSWERS Created in 1733 in Savannah, GA. Created
parks at the center of 8-block wards with monuments at the center of the parks.
What importance did the World's Colombian Exposition have? CORRECT ANSWERS It
was the World's fair, 1/3 of the US population was there. This spurred the City Beautiful
movement and Daniel Burnham's Plan for Chicago.
What were the lasting effects of the World Fair in 1893? CORRECT ANSWERS It led to
the rapid building of the south side of Chicago after the great fire of 1871.
100% Correct Answers
What skills does an urban planner need? CORRECT ANSWERS Political smarts,
effective writing, and technical skills such as GIS or statistics.
Why does urban planning exist? CORRECT ANSWERS For public health and safety
(birth defects), economic growth and stability, and disaster planning and mitigation.
Approaches of Urban Planning CORRECT ANSWERS Engineering (civil and
environmental), architectural, urban design, public policy, and urban geography and
analytics.
History of planning in China CORRECT ANSWERS The Plan of Chengzhou was the
use of a 9 square grid (3x3), where there was a temple and market in the middle.
What were the Rites of Zhou? CORRECT ANSWERS They were a blueprint for
government administration.
History of planning in the Roman Empire CORRECT ANSWERS Hippodamus was a
prominent urban planner, he came up with an orthogonal urban layout of blocks and
streets. Translated to the Western world today.
What was a prominent city of Roman planning? CORRECT ANSWERS Pella, Greece
History of planning with the Spanish Crown CORRECT ANSWERS There were rules for
colonial towns, such as having a main square with a church and hospital near it.
What were the Laws of the Indies? CORRECT ANSWERS Created around 1500 AD to
regulate life, some examples of these towns include Lima, Peru, and Santa Fe, NM.
What is the Plan for Philedelphia? CORRECT ANSWERS Created in 1682, it was the
first American city plan. It varied street width for the use, it was a plan for long-term
growth, it had a grid street pattern with open public squares.
Oglethorpe Plan CORRECT ANSWERS Created in 1733 in Savannah, GA. Created
parks at the center of 8-block wards with monuments at the center of the parks.
What importance did the World's Colombian Exposition have? CORRECT ANSWERS It
was the World's fair, 1/3 of the US population was there. This spurred the City Beautiful
movement and Daniel Burnham's Plan for Chicago.
What were the lasting effects of the World Fair in 1893? CORRECT ANSWERS It led to
the rapid building of the south side of Chicago after the great fire of 1871.
