AICP EXAM PREP QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
100% CORRECT (FULLY SOLVED)
Adaptive Reuse - correct answer- the process of reusing an
old site or building for a purpose other than which it was built or
designed for
Adverse possession - correct answer- a method of acquiring
title to a property by possession for a period of time, based on
statue
Advocacy Planning (Paul Davidoff) - correct answer- planning
for the needs of a diverse group of stakeholders in the
community
Amending plat - correct answer- Corrects errors or adds
additional information to a plat
Appreciative Inquiry Summit - correct answer- multi-day
large events designed to bring people together to agree on
changes that are needed in the community or organization; the
,summit lasts from two to five days and have between 100 and
250 people
Arbitration - correct answer- a form of dispute resolution; an
independent third party makes a judicial determination of a
dispute; commonly used in union contract disputes
Arterial Road - correct answer- A high-capacity urban road;
delivers traffic from collector roads to freeways or expressways,
and between urban centers at the highest level of service
possible
Attributes - correct answer- information about an object or
feature
Audience Response System - correct answer- Computer
application that enables voting and then collects and displays
the results, simplifying decision-making among event
participants.
Average Daily Traffic (ADT) - correct answer- the number of
vehicles that travel on a road in a typical day
,Bar Graph - correct answer- a graph that uses vertical or
horizontal bars to show comparisons among two or more items
Bell Curve - correct answer- distribution of scores in which
the bulk of the scores fall toward the middle, with progressively
fewer scores toward the "tails" or extremes
Binary variables - correct answer- typically displayed as 0
and 1 and are used for variables for which there are only two
possibilities, such as male or female or yes or no
Biomass Energy - correct answer- uses organic material
which is burned to create energy
Biophilic Design - correct answer- brings humans and nature
together through sustainable strategies, which can include
lighting, ventilation, access to water and natural elements
Blueway - correct answer- a water path or trail that is
developed with launch points, camping locations and points of
interest for canoeists, paddle boarders and kayakers.
, Brainstorming - correct answer- an informal approach to
gathering input in the initial stages of a project, or in trying to
determine goals.
Brownfields - correct answer- contaminated industrial sites
Browntowns - correct answer- cities with minority mayors
Business Improvement District - correct answer- property
owners agree to an increase in the tax rate in the district; the
funds from the tax increase are used to fund improvements
inside the district
Business Improvement Districts - correct answer- a defined
area within which businesses are required to pay an additional
tax (or levy) in order to fund projects within the district's
boundaries
Carrying capacity - correct answer- the maximum population
size of a species that could be sustained in perpetuity within the
environment, given the availability of food, water, habitat, etc.
100% CORRECT (FULLY SOLVED)
Adaptive Reuse - correct answer- the process of reusing an
old site or building for a purpose other than which it was built or
designed for
Adverse possession - correct answer- a method of acquiring
title to a property by possession for a period of time, based on
statue
Advocacy Planning (Paul Davidoff) - correct answer- planning
for the needs of a diverse group of stakeholders in the
community
Amending plat - correct answer- Corrects errors or adds
additional information to a plat
Appreciative Inquiry Summit - correct answer- multi-day
large events designed to bring people together to agree on
changes that are needed in the community or organization; the
,summit lasts from two to five days and have between 100 and
250 people
Arbitration - correct answer- a form of dispute resolution; an
independent third party makes a judicial determination of a
dispute; commonly used in union contract disputes
Arterial Road - correct answer- A high-capacity urban road;
delivers traffic from collector roads to freeways or expressways,
and between urban centers at the highest level of service
possible
Attributes - correct answer- information about an object or
feature
Audience Response System - correct answer- Computer
application that enables voting and then collects and displays
the results, simplifying decision-making among event
participants.
Average Daily Traffic (ADT) - correct answer- the number of
vehicles that travel on a road in a typical day
,Bar Graph - correct answer- a graph that uses vertical or
horizontal bars to show comparisons among two or more items
Bell Curve - correct answer- distribution of scores in which
the bulk of the scores fall toward the middle, with progressively
fewer scores toward the "tails" or extremes
Binary variables - correct answer- typically displayed as 0
and 1 and are used for variables for which there are only two
possibilities, such as male or female or yes or no
Biomass Energy - correct answer- uses organic material
which is burned to create energy
Biophilic Design - correct answer- brings humans and nature
together through sustainable strategies, which can include
lighting, ventilation, access to water and natural elements
Blueway - correct answer- a water path or trail that is
developed with launch points, camping locations and points of
interest for canoeists, paddle boarders and kayakers.
, Brainstorming - correct answer- an informal approach to
gathering input in the initial stages of a project, or in trying to
determine goals.
Brownfields - correct answer- contaminated industrial sites
Browntowns - correct answer- cities with minority mayors
Business Improvement District - correct answer- property
owners agree to an increase in the tax rate in the district; the
funds from the tax increase are used to fund improvements
inside the district
Business Improvement Districts - correct answer- a defined
area within which businesses are required to pay an additional
tax (or levy) in order to fund projects within the district's
boundaries
Carrying capacity - correct answer- the maximum population
size of a species that could be sustained in perpetuity within the
environment, given the availability of food, water, habitat, etc.
