LARC 160 2022 Mid-Term Exam Study Questions with Correct Answers

What do you think Simonds and Starke would say about our current approach to planning and designing cities? Correct Answer Disastrous, ill-conceived, illogical, haphazard What do Simonds and Starke state must be at once the "major problem, the science, and the goal" in all land planning and design? Correct Answer Striving toward the creation of an ideal environment. Name five areas of natural science and describe why it is important for landscape architects to understand them. Correct Answer Geology - Essential to understanding the topographical base for building projects. The structure and soil type of the earth's surface layer is essential. Hydrology - Water management Biology - Important to understanding the experience of the users Botany - Important to know local plants, their characteristics, and the conditions of growth under which they thrive Ecology - Planning of favorable growth and land-use patterns. Shows the relationship of living things and their environment. What are the four climate regions? How are they characterized? Describe some "community, site, and building" considerations for each. Correct Answer Cold Region: Characteristics: Extreme winter cold, deep snow, strong winds, deep frost, scrub forest cover, short winter days, alternating freeze and thaw, rapid spring melt Community: orientation to warming sun, provision for snowplowing and snow storage, utilization of all protective ground forms and covers as windscreens and soil stabilizers Site: use of textured construction materials and warm colors; use of raised platforms and covered walks, preservation of planting of windscreens, use of post, beam and platform construction to avoid the need for extensive excavation;maximum utilization of daylight; use of decks, raised walkways and flexible ground surfacings to preclude frost heave and keep people out of slush and mud