Miscellaneous

Question 1

Real Property

Answer 1

Real property consists of all land, structures, attached equipment such as street lights, anything growing on the land, and all “interests” in the property which may be the right to future ownership, right to occupy for a period of time, the right to drill for oil, the right to get the property back if it is no longer used for its current purpose, use of airspace or an easement across another’s property.

Question 2

Special District

Answer 2

Special districts typically have the ability to levy taxes and take out debt in order to perform the functions required of the district. (E.g., school district)

Question 3

Adverse Possession

Answer 3

A person in possession of land owned by another person may acquire title to it as long as common law requirements are met, that person is in possession of the property for a sufficient period of time, and the owner is aware of the person’s possession of the property.

Question 4

Prescriptive Easement

Answer 4

A person using the land owned by another person may be granted an easement as long as the person is using the property for a sufficient period of time, and the owner is aware of the person’s use of the property. Similar to adverse possession except the person does not assume ownership, just the right to use the land.

Question 5

Fire Insurance Ratings

Answer 5

Fire ratings are based on the distance to the nearest fire station and the availability of water to service a fire.

Question 6

Garden City

Answer 6

Satellite communities surrounding the central city and separated with greenbelts. These Garden Cities would contain proportionate areas of residences, industry, and agriculture. Garden cities involved communal ownership of land and establishment of a limited-dividend company. Farmland for the Garden City was to be purchased using an agricultural rate.

Question 7

Dept of Interior

Answer 7

The U.S. Department of the Interior protects and manages the Nation’s natural resources and cultural heritage; provides scientific and other information about those resources; and honors its trust responsibilities or special commitments to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and affiliated Island Communities.

Question 8

National Homeownership Rate

Answer 8

According to the 2010 Census, 65% of residential units are owner occupied.

Question 9

Township

Answer 9

Townships are subdivided into sections. Each township is six miles by six miles, township contains 36 square miles, each one forming a section.

Question 10

Biophilic Design

Answer 10

Biophilic Design brings humans and nature together through sustainable strategies, which can include lighting, ventilation, access to water and natural elements.

Question 11

Vieux Carré Commission

Answer 11

The Vieux Carré, also known as the French Quarter, is the oldest section of the City of New Orleans and is a National Historic Landmark. The Vieux Carré Commission (VCC) protects, preserves, and maintains the distinct architectural, historic character, and zoning integrity of the Vieux Carré.

Question 12

Volume-to-capacity Ratio (V/C Ratio).

Answer 12

volume-to-capacity ratio (V/C Ratio). A V/C Ratio of greater than 1.0 indicates severe congestion.

Question 13

Quick Response Urban Travel Estimation Techniques and Transferable Parameters

Answer 13

Provides trip generation estimates

Question 14

Traffic Analysis Zone

Answer 14

Traffic analysis zones are geographic units that divide a region into similar areas of land use.

Question 15

Cross Section of Street

Answer 15

Roads are typically sloped up to a half-inch per foot in order to provide positive drainage. The traffic lanes are typically 9 to 12 feet in width. If there is a sidewalk, it is included in the right of way of the street. The street is sloped so that the high point is in the middle and it drains to the edges.

Question 16

Hectare

Answer 16

2.47 Acres

Question 17

Agriculture Land Use Facts

Answer 17

Agriculture is the most frequent use of land in the United States with 1/5 of land used for crops and just under 1/3 used for livestock grazing.

Because of urbanization, the amount of land in agriculture is declining and there is a trend towards larger farm operations.

Small family farms (less than $350,000 in GCFI) account for 90 percent of all U.S. farms.

Question 18

City Humane

Answer 18

Occurred in 1930s after Public Health, City Beautiful, and City Efficient.

Question 19

Roadway Classifications

Answer 19

Arterial - high mobility, low access
Collector - balance between mobility and access
Local - high access, low mobility

Question 20

Cap Park

Answer 20

A cap park provides a park over a segment of the freeway to encourage people to move through the space going from one area to another. All of these are possibilities, but the cap park overcomes the perceived barrier best.

Question 21

Multigenerational Households

Answer 21

According to Pew Research Center, the share of the U.S. population living in multigenerational households in 2021 was 18%.

Question 22

Panama Canal Expansion Project

Answer 22

The Panama Canal expansion project was completed in 2016. Ports on the United States’ East Coast and Gulf of Mexico are working to expand and make room for larger vessels and more cargo going to and from the Far East — cargo that previously had to dock on the West Coast because of the Canal’s previous limitations.

Question 23

Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) System

Answer 23

Opened in the early 1970s but its story began right after World War II.

Question 24

Aristotle

Answer 24

“The arrangement of private houses is generally considered to be more sightly, and more convenient for peacetime activities, when it is regularly planned in the modern style introduced by Hippodamus. For reasons of military security, however, the very reverse is preferable — they should follow the old-fashioned manner, which made it difficult for strangers to make their way out and for assailants to find their way in.”

Question 25

1 sq mi

Answer 25

640 acres

Question 26

Cities with largest increase in downtown pop

Answer 26

Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Washington DC

Question 27

ZIP Code

Answer 27

Zone Improvement Plan Code

Question 28

Megalopolis

Answer 28

Extensive metropolitan area or a long chain of roughly continuous metropolitan areas. The term was first used in the United States by Jean Gottmann in 1957, to describe the huge urban area along the Eastern seaboard of the U.S. from Boston, Massachusetts to Washington, D.C.

Question 29

Basic Sectors

Answer 29

Brings money in from outside; “export” sectors

Question 30

Non-Basic Sectors

Answer 30

Recirculates outside money within local economy

Question 31

Third Places

Answer 31

Third places, (sometimes referred to as third spaces) are the social spaces in between where people live (the first place) and where people work (the second place). These social spaces can include parks, cafes, museums and other types of locations in which people enjoy spending time as a community.

Question 32

Fastest Growing States (2020 Census)

Answer 32

Utah, Idaho, Texas, North Dakota, Nevada, Colorado, Washington, Florida, Arizona, South Carolina

Question 33

Largest States by Pop

Answer 33

California, Texas, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Georgia, North Carolina, Michigan

Question 34

Largest Cities by Pop (2020 Census)

Answer 34

New York City, NY (Population: 8,622,357)
Los Angeles, CA (Population: 4,085,014)
Chicago, IL (Population: 2,670,406)
Houston, TX (Population: 2,378,146)
Phoenix, AZ (Population: 1,743,469)
Philadelphia, PA (Population: 1,590,402)
San Antonio, TX (Population: 1,579,504)
San Diego, CA (Population: 1,469,490)
Dallas, TX (Population: 1,400,337)
San Jose, CA (Population: 1,036,242)

Question 35

Largest States by Size

Answer 35

Alaska, Texas, California, Montana, New Mexico

Question 36

Transportation Modeling

Answer 36

1.Trip Generation: decision to travel for a specific purpose (e.g., going to lunch)

2.Trip Distribution: choice of destination

3.Mode Split: mode of transportation

4. Trip Assignment: choice of route or path

Question 37

Travel Analysis Zone (TAZ)

Answer 37

A traffic analysis zone or transportation analysis zone (TAZ) is the unit of geography most commonly used in conventional transportation planning models. The size of a zone varies, but for a typical metropolitan planning software, a zone of under 3,000 people is common.

Question 38

LULU

Answer 38

A Locally undesirable land use is known as a LULU and applies to a generically described land use like a “hazardous waste dump.”

Question 39

Input Output Analysis

Answer 39

Input-output analysis is a form of macroeconomic analysis based on the interdependencies between different economic sectors or industries. It has a number of uses, including estimating employment change. The Regional input-output modeling system provided by the Bureau of Economic Analysis provides employment multipliers based on the North American Industrial Classification System which can be used to calculate a location quotient.