Kaplen FC - RED Part 1

Question 1

Mastic

Answer 1

A permanently plastic, waterproof, adhesive material used in sealing joints.

Question 2

Network

Answer 2

A system of circulation channels which covers a large area.

Question 3

Mannerism

Answer 3

A transitional style in architecture in the late 16th century, particularly in Italy, characterized by the unconventional use of classical elements.

Question 4

Pad

Answer 4

An approximately level building area.

Question 5

Land Coverage

Answer 5

The ratio of the area covered by buildings to the total lot area, expressed as a percentage.

Question 6

Heuristic

Answer 6

Serving to reveal or disclose; stimulating interest in order to encourage further investigation.

Question 7

Capacity

Answer 7

The maximum number of vehicles per lane that can pass a given point in one hour under ideal conditions.

Question 8

Street-Front Pattern

Answer 8

A common housing pattern in which houses and apartments line both sides of the street.

Question 9

Joint Tenancy

Answer 9

Equal and undivided ownership of property by two or more persons that upon the death of one, interest passes to the survior(s).

Question 10

Contingency Allowance

Answer 10

An amount included in a construction budget, normally 5 to 10 percent, to provide for unforeseen or unpredictable costs.

Question 11

Trabeated

Answer 11

Construction employing the post-and-beam form, as opposed to the arch form.

Question 12

Territoriality

Answer 12

The behavior by which an organism, human or animal, lays claim to an area and defends it against members of its own and other species.

Question 13

Landscaping

Answer 13

The design and arrangement of natural elements on a site.

Question 14

Louver

Answer 14

An assembly of sloping, overlapping slats, fixed or adjustable, which excludes rain but admits air and/or light.

Question 15

Texture

Answer 15

The characteristic visual and tactile quality of a surface.

Question 16

Row House

Answer 16

One of a continuous row of houses having a uniform plan and appearance and often sharing party walls.

Question 17

Rhythm

Answer 17

The recurrence of design elements in space.

Question 18

Renaissance

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The European movement, extending from the 14th to the 17th century, in which classic architecture was reintroduced and became the basis for a new style.

Question 19

Restriction

Answer 19

A limitation on the use of property defined by covenant in a deed, by private agreement, or by public legislative action.

Question 20

Rational

Answer 20

Describing a design based on reason, sound judgement, or logical good sense.

Question 21

Status

Answer 21

The social standing one has relative to others, which serves to determine spatial and social order.

Question 22

Bearing

Answer 22

In surveying, a direction stated in degrees, minutes, and seconds as an angular deviation east or west from due north or south.

Question 23

Bench Mark

Answer 23

A relatively permanent surveyor’s mark of known location and elevation.

Question 24

Alignment

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The horizontal or vertical of a highway.

Question 25

Sheet Pattern

Answer 25

The shape of an extensive urban area which lacks specific focal points, well-defined routes, or articulated forms.

Question 26

Grade Crossing

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The intersection of a railroad and a road at the same elevation.

Question 27

Panopticon

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A building with corridors radiating from a central point, which can be observed by a person located at that point.

Question 28

Public Way

Answer 28

Any street or similar parcel of land, at least 10 feet wide and unobstructed to the sky, which is permanently appropriated to the public for public use.

Question 29

Cella

Answer 29

The inner enclosed room of an ancient temple.

Question 30

Synthesis

Answer 30

The combining of separate elements into an entity, as opposed to analysis.

Question 31

Channelization

Answer 31

The separation of traffic lanes by the use of islands or dividers.

Question 32

Metropolitan area or region

Answer 32

The area over which a city exerts a dominant economic influence.

Question 33

Metes and Bounds

Answer 33

A description of property boundaries expressed by directions (bearings) and distances, starting from a known reference point.

Question 34

Articulation

Answer 34

The process of formulating, organizing, or expressing an element clearly with relation to other parts.

Question 35

Occupancy Group

Answer 35

A designation for a group of several occupancies which have comparable fire safety considerations, and which are therefore grouped together by code.

Question 36

Collector Street

Answer 36

A street to which minor streets connect and which leads to a major arterial.

Question 37

Catch Basin

Answer 37

A sievelike device at the entrance to a storm sewer which traps matter that could block the sewer.

Question 38

Cognitive Mapping

Answer 38

The process by which a person acquires, codes, stores, recalls, and decodes information about his or her spatial environment.

Question 39

Cant

Answer 39

To set at a slant from the horizontal or vertical.

Question 40

Culvert

Answer 40

A length of pipe, running under a road or other barrier, used to drain or carry water.

Question 41

Orientation

Answer 41

The location of an object in relation to the points of the compass; also, the ability to locate oneself in the environment with regard to time and place.