EXAM 1 - URPN 202 Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Which amongst these is NOT a company town?
a. Port Sunlight
b. Chicago
c. Pullman
d. Bournville - answer✔Chicago
Baron Haussman was the architect of Paris Opera - answer✔False
What is the Garden City Movement?
a. Movement to bring the grand boulevards and large civic arenas from classical architecture
into American cities to encourage civic pride
b. The initiative invented by residents of Detroit
c. A bus-based public transportation and bicycle priority lane project in Bogotá
d. The idea to separate the different functions of the of the city with concentric roadways and
greenbelts - answer✔d. The idea to separate the different functions of the of the city with
concentric roadways and greenbelts
What is addressed by urban design and what is considered adequate sanitation in the slums?
a. Technological changes, color, style and taste of the population; 1 toilet per 100 people
b. Technological changes, new forms of transportation, the eventualities of natural and
manmade disasters; 1 toilet per 50 people (10 families)
c. Technological and criminal changes; 1 toilet per 10 people.
d. Color, style and taste of the population; 1 toilet per 20 people (5 families). - answer✔b.
Technological changes, new forms of transportation, the eventualities of natural and manmade
disasters; 1 toilet per 50 people (10 families)
In the documentary, "Family Lodging in Guise", how was the problem of Greenhouse effect
created by glass roof mitigated?
i. Openings in the glass roof
ii. Vents for entry of air into the cellar
iii. Lateral vents to redistribute the air into the courtyard
iv. Dismantling the glass roof and making the courtyard open to air
Prior to American revolution, who had strong powers to control the use of land?
a. Municipalities
b. Planners
c. Industrialists
d. Architects - answer✔a. Municipalities
Latin America currently has two of the five largest "mega-cities" worldwide, despite
concentrating less than 15% of the planet's urban population (Kruijt and Koonings, 2000, p.10).
a. False, the top five largest 'mega-cities' are all located in China and North America.
b. True, Latin America is considered the most urbanized region in the world. São Paulo and
Mexico City are among the largest mega-cities worldwide. - answer✔b. True, Latin America is
considered the most urbanized region in the world. São Paulo and Mexico City are among the
largest mega-cities worldwide.
Pre-Columbian Cities, according to Hardoy's definition, were established in Brazil before the
arrival of the Portuguese.
a. True, Cities were found in Brazil by the Incas
b. False, by the time of the Portuguese arrival in the early 16th century, the indigenous people
were mostly semi-nomadic tribes. Pre-columbian cities were found by Mesoamerican and
Andean Civilizations. - answer✔False???
What is Phalanstery?
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