AICP Test Questions With Correct
Answers
Which of the following is 36 square miles in size?
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A. Quarter Section
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B. Metes and Bounds
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C. Township Square
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D. Section - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C. Township Square
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The squares you see are called "Township Squares" and are 6 miles
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square and contain 36 square miles. Each township contains 36
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sections. Each section is one square mile (640 acres).
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Who wrote "Carrying Out the City Plan"?
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A. Flavel Shurtleff
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B. Nelson Lewis
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C. Patrick Geddes
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D. Walter Moody - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A. Flavel Shurtleff
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He specialized in the legal aspects of planning. He helped organize the
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National Conference on City Planning and was also a charter member of
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the American City Planning Institute. His book, Carrying Out the City
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,Plan, was the guide to the legal issues, opportunities, and techniques of
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city planning for many years.
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Which Housing Act called for the construction of 800,00 new housing
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units and created the federal urban renewal program?
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A. 1949
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B. 1954
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C. 1951
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D.1959 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A. 1949.
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The Housing Act of 1949 called for the construction of 800,000 new
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housing units and created the federal urban renewal program. This was
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the first comprehensive housing legislation passed.
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Which theory of urban development states that, as a result of
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transportation routes, cities developed as a series of sectors radiating
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from the Central Business District?
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A. Central place Theory
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B. Multiple Nuclei Theory
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C. Concentric Circle Theory
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D. Sector Theory - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D. Sector Theory.
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Sector theory was a land use model proposed by Homer Hoyt to explain
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how cities grew.
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,Which city was the first to use City beautiful principles?
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A. Chicago
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B. San Francisco
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C. New Orleans
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D. Savannah - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A. Chicago.
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Rachel Carson wrote which of the following books?
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A. The Rise of the Creative Class
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B. Ladder of Participation
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C. Silent Spring
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D. Design with Nature - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C. Silent Spring.
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Where was the first historic preservation commission designated?
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A. New York City
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B. Savannah
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C. Charleston
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D. New Orleans - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D. New Orleans.
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In 1921, New Orleans was the first city in the United States to pass an
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ordinance creating a historic district. The Vieux Carré Commission was
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created to preserve buildings in the French Quarter with historic and
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architectural value. |
, In the rural-to-urban transect, T1 is know as the:
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A. Urban Core Zone
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B. Urban Center Zone
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C. Rural Zone
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D. Natural Zone - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D. Natural Zone.
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Here are all the transect zones. The urban-to-rural transect is an urban
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planning model created by New Urbanist Andrés Duany. The transect
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defines a series of zones that transition from sparse rural farmhouses to
| | | | | | | | | | | |
the dense urban core.
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Who is best known for developing the neighborhood unit concept?
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A. James Rouse
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B. Clarence Perry
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C. Rexford Tugwell
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D. Sir Raymond Unwin - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-B. Clarence Perry
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He was an advocate of the neighborhood unit and early promoter of
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neighborhood community and recreation centers. | | | |
What year was the National Park Service established?
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A. 1814
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B. 1816
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C. 1916
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Answers
Which of the following is 36 square miles in size?
| | | | | | | | |
A. Quarter Section
| |
B. Metes and Bounds
| | |
C. Township Square
| |
D. Section - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C. Township Square
| | | | | |
The squares you see are called "Township Squares" and are 6 miles
| | | | | | | | | | | |
square and contain 36 square miles. Each township contains 36
| | | | | | | | | |
sections. Each section is one square mile (640 acres).
| | | | | | | |
Who wrote "Carrying Out the City Plan"?
| | | | | |
A. Flavel Shurtleff
| |
B. Nelson Lewis
| |
C. Patrick Geddes
| |
D. Walter Moody - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A. Flavel Shurtleff
| | | | | | |
He specialized in the legal aspects of planning. He helped organize the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
National Conference on City Planning and was also a charter member of
| | | | | | | | | | | |
the American City Planning Institute. His book, Carrying Out the City
| | | | | | | | | | |
,Plan, was the guide to the legal issues, opportunities, and techniques of
| | | | | | | | | | | |
city planning for many years.
| | | |
Which Housing Act called for the construction of 800,00 new housing
| | | | | | | | | | |
units and created the federal urban renewal program?
| | | | | | |
A. 1949
|
B. 1954
|
C. 1951
|
D.1959 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A. 1949.
| | | |
The Housing Act of 1949 called for the construction of 800,000 new
| | | | | | | | | | | |
housing units and created the federal urban renewal program. This was
| | | | | | | | | | |
the first comprehensive housing legislation passed.
| | | | |
Which theory of urban development states that, as a result of
| | | | | | | | | | |
transportation routes, cities developed as a series of sectors radiating
| | | | | | | | | |
from the Central Business District?
| | | |
A. Central place Theory
| | |
B. Multiple Nuclei Theory
| | |
C. Concentric Circle Theory
| | |
D. Sector Theory - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D. Sector Theory.
| | | | | | |
Sector theory was a land use model proposed by Homer Hoyt to explain
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
how cities grew.
| |
,Which city was the first to use City beautiful principles?
| | | | | | | | |
A. Chicago
|
B. San Francisco
| |
C. New Orleans
| |
D. Savannah - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A. Chicago.
| | | | |
Rachel Carson wrote which of the following books?
| | | | | | |
A. The Rise of the Creative Class
| | | | | |
B. Ladder of Participation
| | |
C. Silent Spring
| |
D. Design with Nature - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C. Silent Spring.
| | | | | | | |
Where was the first historic preservation commission designated?
| | | | | | |
A. New York City
| | |
B. Savannah
|
C. Charleston
|
D. New Orleans - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D. New Orleans.
| | | | | | | |
In 1921, New Orleans was the first city in the United States to pass an
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
ordinance creating a historic district. The Vieux Carré Commission was
| | | | | | | | | |
created to preserve buildings in the French Quarter with historic and
| | | | | | | | | | |
architectural value. |
, In the rural-to-urban transect, T1 is know as the:
| | | | | | | |
A. Urban Core Zone
| | |
B. Urban Center Zone
| | |
C. Rural Zone
| |
D. Natural Zone - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D. Natural Zone.
| | | | | | | |
Here are all the transect zones. The urban-to-rural transect is an urban
| | | | | | | | | | | |
planning model created by New Urbanist Andrés Duany. The transect
| | | | | | | | | |
defines a series of zones that transition from sparse rural farmhouses to
| | | | | | | | | | | |
the dense urban core.
| | |
Who is best known for developing the neighborhood unit concept?
| | | | | | | | |
A. James Rouse
| |
B. Clarence Perry
| |
C. Rexford Tugwell
| |
D. Sir Raymond Unwin - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-B. Clarence Perry
| | | | | | | |
He was an advocate of the neighborhood unit and early promoter of
| | | | | | | | | | | |
neighborhood community and recreation centers. | | | |
What year was the National Park Service established?
| | | | | | |
A. 1814
|
B. 1816
|
C. 1916
|
