Planning reviewer Flashcards

(41 cards)

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Visual weight of the landscape is equal

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Balance

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Visual weight is balance

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Symmetrical balance

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3
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Visual weight is balanced but does not mirror the image

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Asymetrical balance

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4
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One item appears to dominate

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Focalization of interest

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5
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Should be soothing to the eye, and not too busy

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Simplicity

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6
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Repeating plant/form/color/texture throughout the entire landscape

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Rhythm

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7
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What the eye follows

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Line

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Refers to the actual size of an objet or its size relative to another object.

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Proportion

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Size or scale of an object

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Absolute proportion

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Object’s perceived size in relationship to another object in space.

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Applying concepts of sustainability, not hoarming the environment by choosing to use things that are sustainable

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Green architecture

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Increases compactness by reducing the surface area for the same volums

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Form

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13
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Knowing this can help you make decision about crop rotation

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Plant Family

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Includes plants whose defining characteristic is the arrangement of their flowers in umbels.

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Umbelliferae Family

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Includes plants with leaves containing many small glands that secrete essential oils, making these llants highly fragrant.

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Lamiaceae Family

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Includes herbaceous plants, shrubs, trees, and vines that grow in temperate to tropical regions.

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Solanaceae family

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This family is very large, including nearly 13,000 species, mostly herbaceous plants but also some trees.

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Asteraceae Family

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This family is characterized by a siliquose fruit and four-sepaled flower, with four petals in a cross shape and six stamens, including two smaller ones.

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Brassicaceae Family

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Includes plants with leaves that are usually vertical and very long, as well as flowers with six colorful petals.

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Liliaceae Family

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Includes herbaceous and woody plants with alternate leaves and either simple or composite flowers, sually pinkish in color.

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Rosaceae Family

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Includes herbaceous plants (and few very rare shrubs), usually rampant or else clibing, using spiral tendrils.

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Cucurbitaceae Family

22
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Incldues plants without petals that often grow in soil rich in salts or nitrates

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Chenopodiaceae Family

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Commonly known as pulses, includes herbaceous plants, shrubs, trees, and vines.

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Fabaceae Family

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Formerly known as gramineae, includes nearly 12,000 species in over 700 genera. Most plants that we commonly call “grains” belong to this family.

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Poaceae Family

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A family of herbaceous, mainly perennial and bulbous (rarely rhizomatous) flowering plants in the monocot order asparagales.
amaryllidaceae
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Plants that are natural to the area
native
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Plants and animals that only grow in one location
Endemic
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Non-native plants that spread rapidly and aggressively in their new environment
Invasive
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They were exotic but have adapted well to the area and now occur naturally
Naturalized
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Woody plants with a single main stem called a trunk, which supports branches and leaves
Trees
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Are smaller than trees, usually under 6 meters tall, with multiple woody stems branching out from the base
Shrubs
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Refers to large open areas dominated by grasses. And herbaceous plants rather than trees or shrubs
Grassland
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Types of woody plants
Tree Shrub/bush Vine
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Types of Herbaceous Plants
Forb Grass Aquartic plant
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Types of landscapes
Hardscapes Softscapes Plantscaping Xeriscapes Interior landscaping
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Elements are essentially every thing in the landscape that isn’t living, such as stone, brick, concrete, grave, asphalth, etc.
Hardscapes
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Living, natural elements that bring vitality and beauty to outdoor environments
Softscape
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It’s about the strategic placement and selection of plant species within and architectural project highlight and enhancemaspects of spatial design.
Planstscaping
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Designed for ares that are susceptible to drought, or for proporties where water conservation is practiced.
Xeriscape
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Practice of designing, installing, and maintaining greenery and biophilic elements inside buildings.
Interior landscaping
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Landscape Utilities and Maintenance
1. Stormwater Drainage 2. Water supply (irrigation) 3. Sewage disposal system 4. Electrical 5. Telephone And underground cable network 6. Fuel and gasline 7. HVAC