AICP - Practice Questions - Areas of
Practice With Answer!!
The Downtown Business Council has been working with the City to identify strategies to increase the
population downtown. You prepare a brief for the Council that provides a series of case studies of the
cities that have seen the largest growth in their downtown population between 2000 and 2010. This
included:
I. Chicago
II. Philadelphia
III. San Francisco
IV. Houston
Select one:
a.I, II, and III
b.I, III, and IV
c.I, II, III, and IV
d.I and III - Answer - The correct answer is: A) I, II, and III
Between 2000 and 2010, according to the US Census Patterns of Metropolitan and Micropolitan
Population Change report, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Washington DC had the
largest numeric increase in the population living less than 2 miles from downtown. For example, Chicago
saw 48,000 additional people living within 2 miles of city hall.
As a planner for a major city, you lead a grant writing effort to gain funds to support the daylighting of
a stream corridor and restoration of the riparian buffers to improve the water quality of the public
water supply. Which of the following steps are needed to advance the project:
I. Identify potential funding sources
II. Research databases for information on water quality
III. Assess the condition of the stream corridor
,IV. Determine the property owners along the riparian buffer watershed
Select one:
a.I only
b.I and II only
c.I, II, and III only
d.I, II, III, IV - Answer - The correct answer is: C) I, II, and III only
When preparing a grant application, you need to identify the granting agency with which to submit the
application and key pieces of information to make your case to the granting agency. This could include
water quality and existing conditions. While information about individual property owners will be
needed prior to starting any project, it is not an essential piece of information for the grant application.
What is the minimum R-value recommended for home insulation?
Select one:
a.R-30
b.R-20
c.R-10
d.R-40 - Answer - The correct answer is: B) R-20
R-20 is the minimum recommended R-value.
Which of the following describes a small town?
Select one:
a.Agricultural development
b.High density development
c.Low density development
d.Medium density development - Answer - The correct answer is: D) Medium density development
, Rural by Design explains that small towns have medium density development that is typically walkable in
its core. This is surrounded by low and very low-density development.
_______________ is the downslope movement of earth materials due to the force of gravity.
Select one:
a.Slope
b.Landslide
c.Erosion
d.Mass wasting - Answer - The correct answer is: D) Mass wasting
Mass wasting is the downslope movement of earth materials due to the force of gravity.
As part of the City's "green team" you are creating an educational campaign to inform residents about
the various types of renewable energy available in the community. Which of the following would most
clearly and accurately describe biomass to the public?
Select one:
a.Biomass involves plants and organic material that are burned, for example waste, wood, and
agricultural products.
b.Biomass includes solar energy that is converted into electricity
c.Biomass includes plants that are grown for the purpose of generating electricity, as well as organic
waste that can be used for energy.
d.Biomass is plants or trees that are grown to be used to generate energy. - Answer - The correct answer
is: D) Biomass is plants or trees that are grown to be used to generate energy.
Biomass is organic material that comes from plants and animals, and it is a renewable source of energy.
Biomass contains stored energy from the sun. Plants absorb the sun's energy in a process called
photosynthesis. When biomass is burned, the chemical energy in biomass is released as heat. Biomass
can be burned directly or converted to liquid biofuels or biogas that can be burned as fuels.Biomass
fuels provided about 5% of total primary energy use in the United States in 2018.
Lowering a thermostat by 1 degree Fahrenheit can reduce a heating bill by what percent?
Select one:
Practice With Answer!!
The Downtown Business Council has been working with the City to identify strategies to increase the
population downtown. You prepare a brief for the Council that provides a series of case studies of the
cities that have seen the largest growth in their downtown population between 2000 and 2010. This
included:
I. Chicago
II. Philadelphia
III. San Francisco
IV. Houston
Select one:
a.I, II, and III
b.I, III, and IV
c.I, II, III, and IV
d.I and III - Answer - The correct answer is: A) I, II, and III
Between 2000 and 2010, according to the US Census Patterns of Metropolitan and Micropolitan
Population Change report, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Washington DC had the
largest numeric increase in the population living less than 2 miles from downtown. For example, Chicago
saw 48,000 additional people living within 2 miles of city hall.
As a planner for a major city, you lead a grant writing effort to gain funds to support the daylighting of
a stream corridor and restoration of the riparian buffers to improve the water quality of the public
water supply. Which of the following steps are needed to advance the project:
I. Identify potential funding sources
II. Research databases for information on water quality
III. Assess the condition of the stream corridor
,IV. Determine the property owners along the riparian buffer watershed
Select one:
a.I only
b.I and II only
c.I, II, and III only
d.I, II, III, IV - Answer - The correct answer is: C) I, II, and III only
When preparing a grant application, you need to identify the granting agency with which to submit the
application and key pieces of information to make your case to the granting agency. This could include
water quality and existing conditions. While information about individual property owners will be
needed prior to starting any project, it is not an essential piece of information for the grant application.
What is the minimum R-value recommended for home insulation?
Select one:
a.R-30
b.R-20
c.R-10
d.R-40 - Answer - The correct answer is: B) R-20
R-20 is the minimum recommended R-value.
Which of the following describes a small town?
Select one:
a.Agricultural development
b.High density development
c.Low density development
d.Medium density development - Answer - The correct answer is: D) Medium density development
, Rural by Design explains that small towns have medium density development that is typically walkable in
its core. This is surrounded by low and very low-density development.
_______________ is the downslope movement of earth materials due to the force of gravity.
Select one:
a.Slope
b.Landslide
c.Erosion
d.Mass wasting - Answer - The correct answer is: D) Mass wasting
Mass wasting is the downslope movement of earth materials due to the force of gravity.
As part of the City's "green team" you are creating an educational campaign to inform residents about
the various types of renewable energy available in the community. Which of the following would most
clearly and accurately describe biomass to the public?
Select one:
a.Biomass involves plants and organic material that are burned, for example waste, wood, and
agricultural products.
b.Biomass includes solar energy that is converted into electricity
c.Biomass includes plants that are grown for the purpose of generating electricity, as well as organic
waste that can be used for energy.
d.Biomass is plants or trees that are grown to be used to generate energy. - Answer - The correct answer
is: D) Biomass is plants or trees that are grown to be used to generate energy.
Biomass is organic material that comes from plants and animals, and it is a renewable source of energy.
Biomass contains stored energy from the sun. Plants absorb the sun's energy in a process called
photosynthesis. When biomass is burned, the chemical energy in biomass is released as heat. Biomass
can be burned directly or converted to liquid biofuels or biogas that can be burned as fuels.Biomass
fuels provided about 5% of total primary energy use in the United States in 2018.
Lowering a thermostat by 1 degree Fahrenheit can reduce a heating bill by what percent?
Select one:
