FIRST 45 MINUTE QUIZ: answers 

ARCHITECURE & LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE 172 - Environmental Design II - Spring 1999

Introduction through Micro-climate - 50 Points (Carefully fill-in your answers on the grading sheet with a #2 pencil only.)

PART ONE: Multiple Choice (30 Points - 2 Points each) Only ONE answer is correct. Please answer ALL questions.

  1. In Chapter Three your text focuses on two major historical themes related to the landscape and natural resources in this country. What are these two themes?

    2. d. b & c above
  2. Which of the following characteristics did Professor Ramsay define as part of a profession?

    3. d. all of the above.

  3. Dr. Clambey indicated that the Red River Valley region was formed by:

    4. b. a huge lake after that formed after the last glacier receded.
  4. Dr. Enz briefly explained weather as:

    5. a. current conditions.
  5. A soil profile as described in lecture would be best identified as:

    6. d. a layering of organic and mineral materials - called horizons.
  6. Early settlement in the U.S.A. was characterized by environmental degradation as realized by which of the following:

    7. d. all of the above.
  7. According to Professor Ramsay licensing of architects eventually became part of:

    8. a. all states.
  8. The I-thou is a relationship between man and nature and is best defined as:

    9. d. a mutual adaptation between man and nature..
  9. Professor Ramsay lectured about Architects in a Regional Context. He indicated the emergence of an architectural profession on the northern Great Plains in phases. Which of the following was NOT one of the phases presented in class? 

    10. a. Pre-Territory period.
  10. Dr. Richardson indicated a soil survey:

    11. d. tell you want you need to know.
  11. Which of the following is NOT a "Basic Soil Textures":

    12. d. Loam
  12. Gutkind's I-it relationship between man and nature is best defined by:

    13. c. reflects an estrangement.
  13. Who designed and won the 1858 design competition for Central Park in New York City?

    14. d. a & b above.
  14. In 1864 Yosemite was the first landscape to become:

    15. c. a protected scenic area in the U.S.A.
  15. Dr. Richardson indicated a new construction site should 

    16. d. all of the above.
PART TWO: True and False (20 Points - 1 Points each) Answer ALL questions and darken your selection on the answer sheet. 
  1. (T) The author of your text describes the Italian Renaissance as a period where garden design held an equal place with the other arts. 
  2. (F) Gas Works Park in Seattle is an excellent example of a landscape created without concerns about environmental hazards.
  3. (T) Dr. Clambey's "a sense of place" as he took the class on a tour through North Dakota and Minnesota. As part of this tour he indicated as the traveler moved through this region, they would find less moisture on the western-end of the tour with more moisture on the Lake Superior end.
  4. (T) Based on Dr. Richardson's commented that a prairie soil would have a greater soil horizon depth than that of a Minnesota forest soil.
  5. (F) All air temperature readings are measured at ground level.
  6. (T) George Perkins Marsh wrote, "The ravages committed by man subvert the relations and destroy the balance which nature has established", in Man and Nature in 1864.
  7. (F) Dr. Clambey stated that better cropland would be found in the forested areas of northern Minnesota than on prairie lands of North Dakota.
  8. (T) Microclimate refers to the climate near the ground.
  9. (F) Professor Ramsay indicated during his lecture on Professionalization that North Dakota was one of the last states to require licensing of architects.
  10. (F) In a cold climate it is important to allow winds to help cool exterior spaces in winter months.
  11. (F) In general a practice law would offer fewer controls and restrictions over the architect or landscape architect than a title law.
  12. (T) The textural ranges of soils are classified by particle sizes such as gravel greater than 2 mm or silt less than .002 mm.
  13. (T) Dr. Enz during his class presentation and in today’s lecture on micro-climatic response it was stated that north facing slopes are generally cooler while south facing slopes are warmer.
  14. (T) The U.S. Forest Service would be an example of a management agency involved with the conservation of resources.
  15. (F) The Native American land ethic could be compared to Gutkind's I-it theory.
  16. (F) In 1872 Itasca became the first National Park.
  17. (T) The tall grasses found in this region produce a type of soil which is well suited to small grain production.
  18. (F) All fifty states require Landscape Architects to become licensed before calling themselves a 'Landscape Architect'.
  19. (T) Dr. Richardson noted that Ian McHarg's 'Design with Nature' was the beginning of G.I.S.
  20. (F) Design was defined in class as the "futuristic approach to land: land regarded as a resource to be viewed in relation to the demands and predicted needs of society and its values."