ISS 310 Final Exam Questions with Verified Solutions Latest Update 2025/2026
Which of the following elements were included in the design of Frito-Lay headquarters? -
Answers All of the Above
Which of the following were objectives of the design plan of Sea Ranch? - Answers All of the
Above
The town of Pullman envisioned by George Pullman in 1880 was built on the banks of: -
Answers Lake Calumet
The 'Radburn Idea' refers to the integration of vehicular and pedestrian circulation into a single
transportation route with vehicles on the left and bike/walkways on the right. - Answers False
Which of the following is a key aspect of Broadacre City: - Answers Technological innovations
Which of the following factors was/were the purpose(s) of the Boston Regional Park System? -
Answers A and B only
What year was the first National Park established in the United States? - Answers 1872
Which of the following disadvantages of natural rivers was NOT addressed with the
development of artificial waterways such as canals? - Answers Transportation by natural rivers
can be slow and time consuming
Which of the following components of the Public Land Survey System has been associated with
the standard size of individual farms? - Answers Quarter Sections
Daniel H. Burnham was associate with the design and planning of which of the following: -
Answers All of the above
Who benefits from the establishment of biosphere reserves? - Answers All of the Above
What was the goal of the National Park Service Act of 1916? - Answers B and C only
Which of the following is NOT a principle of naturalistic landscape design? - Answers None of
the Above
In the design of Central Park, the reservoir was intended to be the dividing entity of the park, and
overpasses were used to allow pathways with different uses to cross. - Answers True
Which of the following features included in the Central Park design were also utilized in Franklin
Park of the Boston Regional Park System? - Answers B and C
Which of the following is/are goal(s) of the Unesco Conference (1968)? - Answers All of the
Above
The American Antiquities Act (1906) made it possible for any public lands with cultural or
, geologic significance to be declared a National Park. - Answers True
In the City Beautiful movement (1893 -1909) the design of individual architectural elements was
considered more important than the composition of groups of buildings. - Answers False
Which of the following is a cited drawback of the City Beautiful movement (1893 - 1909): -
Answers All of the Above
The commission under Senator McMillan included Daniel H. Burham and Frederick Law
Olmstead Sr. - Answers False
Which of the following is a key element of the Chicago 1907 plan: - Answers All of the Above
Which of the following was NOT true of the City Beautiful movement (1893 -1909): - Answers
Established low cost housing
The McMillan Commission Plan (1901) was the first urban city beautiful plan at a large scale for
what city: - Answers Washington D.C.
The 1980's brought changes in campus planning including an emphasis on the user's
experience and the importance of outdoor places, which were both intended to attract more
students. - Answers True
The content of McHarg's "Design with Nature" came from his experiences
_________________________. - Answers All of the Above
During the 19th century, man saw himself as an observer of nature. The 20th century brought a
change in thought because man realized that we have a strong relationship with nature and
have affected its present state. - Answers True
Ian McHarg's "Design with Nature" addressed the lack of an environmental dimension in
planning and provided an "ecological planning method" for incorporating environmental data
into the planning process. - Answers True
McHarg looked to nature for: - Answers All of the Above
Which of the following features was NOT designed by Lawrence Halprin? - Answers Frito-Lay
headquarters
Which of the following is a principle important to the Garden City concept: - Answers A and B
Which of the following is true of the greenbelt of the garden city: - Answers the largest part
(acreage) of the Garden City
In designing Radburn, N.J., Clarence Stein and Henry Wright attempted to create a community
form that did not need or accomodate the car. - Answers False
Which of the following elements were included in the design of Frito-Lay headquarters? -
Answers All of the Above
Which of the following were objectives of the design plan of Sea Ranch? - Answers All of the
Above
The town of Pullman envisioned by George Pullman in 1880 was built on the banks of: -
Answers Lake Calumet
The 'Radburn Idea' refers to the integration of vehicular and pedestrian circulation into a single
transportation route with vehicles on the left and bike/walkways on the right. - Answers False
Which of the following is a key aspect of Broadacre City: - Answers Technological innovations
Which of the following factors was/were the purpose(s) of the Boston Regional Park System? -
Answers A and B only
What year was the first National Park established in the United States? - Answers 1872
Which of the following disadvantages of natural rivers was NOT addressed with the
development of artificial waterways such as canals? - Answers Transportation by natural rivers
can be slow and time consuming
Which of the following components of the Public Land Survey System has been associated with
the standard size of individual farms? - Answers Quarter Sections
Daniel H. Burnham was associate with the design and planning of which of the following: -
Answers All of the above
Who benefits from the establishment of biosphere reserves? - Answers All of the Above
What was the goal of the National Park Service Act of 1916? - Answers B and C only
Which of the following is NOT a principle of naturalistic landscape design? - Answers None of
the Above
In the design of Central Park, the reservoir was intended to be the dividing entity of the park, and
overpasses were used to allow pathways with different uses to cross. - Answers True
Which of the following features included in the Central Park design were also utilized in Franklin
Park of the Boston Regional Park System? - Answers B and C
Which of the following is/are goal(s) of the Unesco Conference (1968)? - Answers All of the
Above
The American Antiquities Act (1906) made it possible for any public lands with cultural or
, geologic significance to be declared a National Park. - Answers True
In the City Beautiful movement (1893 -1909) the design of individual architectural elements was
considered more important than the composition of groups of buildings. - Answers False
Which of the following is a cited drawback of the City Beautiful movement (1893 - 1909): -
Answers All of the Above
The commission under Senator McMillan included Daniel H. Burham and Frederick Law
Olmstead Sr. - Answers False
Which of the following is a key element of the Chicago 1907 plan: - Answers All of the Above
Which of the following was NOT true of the City Beautiful movement (1893 -1909): - Answers
Established low cost housing
The McMillan Commission Plan (1901) was the first urban city beautiful plan at a large scale for
what city: - Answers Washington D.C.
The 1980's brought changes in campus planning including an emphasis on the user's
experience and the importance of outdoor places, which were both intended to attract more
students. - Answers True
The content of McHarg's "Design with Nature" came from his experiences
_________________________. - Answers All of the Above
During the 19th century, man saw himself as an observer of nature. The 20th century brought a
change in thought because man realized that we have a strong relationship with nature and
have affected its present state. - Answers True
Ian McHarg's "Design with Nature" addressed the lack of an environmental dimension in
planning and provided an "ecological planning method" for incorporating environmental data
into the planning process. - Answers True
McHarg looked to nature for: - Answers All of the Above
Which of the following features was NOT designed by Lawrence Halprin? - Answers Frito-Lay
headquarters
Which of the following is a principle important to the Garden City concept: - Answers A and B
Which of the following is true of the greenbelt of the garden city: - Answers the largest part
(acreage) of the Garden City
In designing Radburn, N.J., Clarence Stein and Henry Wright attempted to create a community
form that did not need or accomodate the car. - Answers False
