URPN 202 Midterm Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Which situation illustrates the need for urban and regional planning? - answer✔A new housing
development increases the flow of water in streams a few miles away
The ________ of modern communities is one reason why planning has become a separate
governmental activity. - answer✔complexity
How might planners help fight unemployment in their communities? - answer✔by ensuring
that businesses can be located near convenient transportation to attract customers
Whose job is it to help prevent one community from developing property in a way that
negatively affects a neighboring community? - answer✔regional planner
The majority of planners are employed by - answer✔the government
Because planning involves mapping and spatially organized data, ________ often find jobs in
planning. - answer✔geographers
What is a function of the American Institution of Certified Planners (AICP)? - answer✔to award
an additional credentials to experienced planners who pass a written exam
In 2010 the median annual salary for planners was - answer✔$30,000
What can be a source of ethical conflict for a planner? - answer✔According to the codes of
ethics formulated by the APA and AICP, a planner must serve both the client and the public
interest
Which of the following is an essential attribute for every planner? - answer✔the ability to write
and speak clearly and effectively
How did the shift to factory production in the nineteenth century affect cities? - answer✔The
need for mass labor forces near factories led to massed housing in those areas
In the nineteenth century, the need to locate manufacturing near ports and railway terminals
led to - answer✔congestion in those areas
The development of ________ helped increase urban density after the Civil War. -
answer✔elevators
Why did most large nineteenth-century American cities experience natural decrease (i.e. more
deaths than births)? - answer✔crowded living conditions contributed to the spread of disease
What contributed to the development of the field of urban planning in the nineteenth century
and early twentieth century? - answer✔the negative consequences of urban congestion and
density
What contributed to the decentralization of cities? - answer✔Streetcars and automobiles made
it possible for people to live beyond walking distance of their jobs
During the second half of the twentieth century, much of the U.S. population moved -
answer✔to southern and western states
How did the mechanization of agriculture contribute to urban poverty in the mid-twentieth
century? - answer✔Displaced rural populations moved to cities, where jobs for unskilled labor
were on the decline
In contrast to technological developments in the nineteenth century, technological
developments in the twentieth century contributed to - answer✔the decentralization of cities
One indication that boomburgs are _________ is the general absence of tall buildings. -
answer✔dependent on automobiles
How did town planning change after the American Revolution? - answer✔municipalities lost
much of their original power to control development
Why did the gridiron pattern become popular in municipalities after the American Revolution? -
answer✔it was easy to lay out, and it facilitated subdivision by property developers
Frederick Law Olmstead's designs for new communities took into account ________ in order to
help prevent disease. - answer✔the contours of the land
Urban planner Frederick Law Olmstead emphasized the importance of ________ in community
planning. - answer✔sunlight, air circulation, and vegetation
In contrast to European housing policies, U.S. housing policies emphasize ________ as a way to
provide adequate housing. - answer✔regulating the private housing market
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