LARE: INVENTORY, ANALYSIS, AND PROJECT
MANAGEMENT QUESTIONS WITH 100%
ACCURATE ANSWERS
A Comprehensive Master Plan differs from a Zoning Ordinance in which ways? - Accurate answers
A Comprehensive Master Plan offers guidance for future development, whereas the Zoning Ordinance
does not
The Zoning Ordinance is a legally binding document used to regulate growth, whereas the
Comprehensive Master Plan is not
Channel - Accurate answers the portion of the floodplain where a stream/river flows under normal
conditions.
Floodway - Accurate answers the portion of the floodplain that is used to convey floodwaters
during a 100-year flood.
Flood fringe - Accurate answers the portion of the floodplain outside the floodway that does not
convey floodwaters and usually contains slow-moving or standing water.
Time of concentration - Accurate answers The amount of time needed for water to flow from the
most remote point in a watershed to the watershed outlet
site inventory and analysis - Accurate answers relationship between proposed site uses and
existing site resources
Concept plans - Accurate answers Concept plans organize the project's proposed elements
approximately where they are to be located on the site, and they tend to identify "Open space,"
"Circulation," and "Activity zones/development pods
tools for a project manager - Accurate answers project planning, scheduling and quality control,
task management, budgeting and establishing project objectives and project management goals.
work breakdown structure (WBS) - Accurate answers The WBS establishes a hierarchy of tasks that
illustrates the relationship between various tasks and shows certain (smaller scope) tasks as
components of other (higher-level) tasks.
The WBS should be made as simple and straightforward as possible to manage the project in question.
The WBS should relate to the contractual requirements specific to the project in question and be able to
accurately track project financials.
The WBS should be able to be accessed by the entire project team, as various support staff may need to
access the document for a variety of reasons, including tracking project budgets and billing.
,Bar or Gantt-type chart - Accurate answers Bar or Gantt-type chart schedules are among the most
simple and easy to understand ways of formatting a project schedule. Because of this, they can be
created with basic and easily available software. Designers will frequently utilize this type of schedule on
small to medium-size projects, given that they will not need to track a large number of deliverables,
deadlines, etc.
Sustainable site planning promotes - Accurate answers Sustainable site planning provides
numerous benefits to a project that take into account social, economic and environmental issues.
- Increasing pervious surface area
- On-site stormwater management
- Public safety
- Increased property values
The ultimate objective of the inventory and analysis process - Accurate answers Ensure
compatibility between proposed land use and existing site resources
Which of the following factors is generally considered the most important factor when siting a
development - Accurate answers Topography influences a wide variety of critical issues, including
grading, density, construction costs and the location of roads and other infrastructure
Erosion control - Accurate answers Reducing impervious surfaces and effective watershed
management would reduce aggradation, the filling in of stream channels with sediment.
drainage wind - Accurate answers a wind that blows from a higher elevation to a lower elevation
Sediment Control - Accurate answers once erosion happens, keeping sediment on site
Aggradation - Accurate answers The progressive accumulation of sediment along or within a
stream.
chlorotic plant - Accurate answers a plant that is suffering from chlorosis. Chlorosis is a condition
typically caused by iron deficiency and is typically manifested by yellowed leaves with green veins.
Overwatering and a lack of aeration are typically the cause of chlorosis.
Zoning ordinances - Accurate answers Zoning ordinances typically address issues related to land
use and density. Issues such as building setbacks and heights, minimum lot size and permitted land uses
are covered in a zoning ordinance
A slope inventory map - Accurate answers A slope inventory map would catalogue the slopes on a
site but offer no analysis related to those slopes, such as acceptable uses for each slope class. Slope
aspect could be inferred from the data that appears on a slope inventory map.
Total maximum daily load (TMDL) - Accurate answers Total maximum daily load (TMDL) is the
calculation of the maximum amount of a pollutant allowed to enter a waterbody so that the waterbody
will meet and continue to meet water quality standards for that particular pollutant.
,A TMDL determines a pollutant reduction target and allocates load reductions necessary to the source(s)
of the pollutant.
symptoms of compacted soils - Accurate answers Compacted soils generally have poor aeration
and experience reduced infiltration. This occurs because the void space between soil particles has been
greatly reduced or eliminated, leaving little room for oxygen and water molecules.
Project Programming - Accurate answers A project program outlines the personal, political,
financial and social components of a project and will always include:
1. A list of goals and objectives
2. Elements to be included in the design
3. Special requirements for the design to fulfill.
variables that directly influence the creation of a project development program - Accurate answers
The size of a project site and its environmental features, along with other macro-scale issues such as
proposed site requirements, directly influence the creation of a project development program
communicating graphic information - Accurate answers Message
Medium
Audience
Setting
Time
greenfield site - Accurate answers A "greenfield site" is a term used to describe any land that is
undeveloped or is used for agricultural purposes.
Greenfield sites are generally considered the least expensive type of site to develop primarily because
they do not require extensive demolition or remediation.
Wetlands - Accurate answers Wetlands are defined by their hydrology, soils and vegetation.
LIDAR - Accurate answers LIDAR is an imaging technology often used for aerial site surveys, and
LIDAR sensors can ''see'' through vegetation to detect topography and can provide more complete and
accurate topographic information than aerial photography and at a lower cost and within a shorter
period than a field survey.
Infrared Aerial - Accurate answers "Infrared Aerial" is typically used to measure the growth of
vegetation over time
aerial photography - Accurate answers aerial photography is not used to generate survey data (but
can be used as a raster-image background for a site survey)
Existing fuel load - Accurate answers the amount of flammable organic material in an ecosystem
Fire danger is determined by - Accurate answers Existing fuel load, weather and topography
, Bogs - Accurate answers Bogs are a type of wetland found in northern climates and are
characterized by acidic soils, rich deposits of organic material such as peat and a diversity of vegetation
types
seven steps to the site selection process - Accurate answers 1. Determine the project objectives
and requirements
2. Establish the site selection criteria
3. Identify potential sites
4. Evaluate each site's suitability
5. Rank the alternative sites
6. Select the ideal site
7. Test the project's feasibility
Focus groups - Accurate answers Generally speaking, focus groups are an ideal means of gathering
public input and can bring people of diverse backgrounds and viewpoints together in the same room as
the landscape architect.
Focus group members do not need to be lay people with casual knowledge, they can be composed of a
select group of experts, and they can be recorded for later use.
Focus groups can also identify implementation obstacles, but they do not have regulatory powers to
approve plans.
Site inventory - Accurate answers Site inventory is a process of documenting various site data.
Might involve
1. Identifying the locations of specimen trees
2. Acquiring topographic data of the site
3. Cataloging the soils found on site
Site analysis - Accurate answers Site analysis follows the site inventory, and it requires the
landscape architect to interpret the data to make conclusions relevant to the design process.
Might include
1. Suggesting that site access occur in locations without specimen trees
2. Conducting a slope analysis to site a building
Determining that the sites soils cannot support stormwater infiltration
Site visits - Accurate answers Site visits should be used to obtain information that is missing from
existing site documentation (such as surveys) or to confirm that the information shown in these
documents is correct.
Site visits are also an ideal means of obtaining quantitative information such as the health and character
of existing vegetation, as well as speaking with (interviewing) stakeholders.
Rate of runoff - Accurate answers Q = ciA is an equation used to determine the rate of runoff. It is
sometimes referred to as the "rational method equation".
MANAGEMENT QUESTIONS WITH 100%
ACCURATE ANSWERS
A Comprehensive Master Plan differs from a Zoning Ordinance in which ways? - Accurate answers
A Comprehensive Master Plan offers guidance for future development, whereas the Zoning Ordinance
does not
The Zoning Ordinance is a legally binding document used to regulate growth, whereas the
Comprehensive Master Plan is not
Channel - Accurate answers the portion of the floodplain where a stream/river flows under normal
conditions.
Floodway - Accurate answers the portion of the floodplain that is used to convey floodwaters
during a 100-year flood.
Flood fringe - Accurate answers the portion of the floodplain outside the floodway that does not
convey floodwaters and usually contains slow-moving or standing water.
Time of concentration - Accurate answers The amount of time needed for water to flow from the
most remote point in a watershed to the watershed outlet
site inventory and analysis - Accurate answers relationship between proposed site uses and
existing site resources
Concept plans - Accurate answers Concept plans organize the project's proposed elements
approximately where they are to be located on the site, and they tend to identify "Open space,"
"Circulation," and "Activity zones/development pods
tools for a project manager - Accurate answers project planning, scheduling and quality control,
task management, budgeting and establishing project objectives and project management goals.
work breakdown structure (WBS) - Accurate answers The WBS establishes a hierarchy of tasks that
illustrates the relationship between various tasks and shows certain (smaller scope) tasks as
components of other (higher-level) tasks.
The WBS should be made as simple and straightforward as possible to manage the project in question.
The WBS should relate to the contractual requirements specific to the project in question and be able to
accurately track project financials.
The WBS should be able to be accessed by the entire project team, as various support staff may need to
access the document for a variety of reasons, including tracking project budgets and billing.
,Bar or Gantt-type chart - Accurate answers Bar or Gantt-type chart schedules are among the most
simple and easy to understand ways of formatting a project schedule. Because of this, they can be
created with basic and easily available software. Designers will frequently utilize this type of schedule on
small to medium-size projects, given that they will not need to track a large number of deliverables,
deadlines, etc.
Sustainable site planning promotes - Accurate answers Sustainable site planning provides
numerous benefits to a project that take into account social, economic and environmental issues.
- Increasing pervious surface area
- On-site stormwater management
- Public safety
- Increased property values
The ultimate objective of the inventory and analysis process - Accurate answers Ensure
compatibility between proposed land use and existing site resources
Which of the following factors is generally considered the most important factor when siting a
development - Accurate answers Topography influences a wide variety of critical issues, including
grading, density, construction costs and the location of roads and other infrastructure
Erosion control - Accurate answers Reducing impervious surfaces and effective watershed
management would reduce aggradation, the filling in of stream channels with sediment.
drainage wind - Accurate answers a wind that blows from a higher elevation to a lower elevation
Sediment Control - Accurate answers once erosion happens, keeping sediment on site
Aggradation - Accurate answers The progressive accumulation of sediment along or within a
stream.
chlorotic plant - Accurate answers a plant that is suffering from chlorosis. Chlorosis is a condition
typically caused by iron deficiency and is typically manifested by yellowed leaves with green veins.
Overwatering and a lack of aeration are typically the cause of chlorosis.
Zoning ordinances - Accurate answers Zoning ordinances typically address issues related to land
use and density. Issues such as building setbacks and heights, minimum lot size and permitted land uses
are covered in a zoning ordinance
A slope inventory map - Accurate answers A slope inventory map would catalogue the slopes on a
site but offer no analysis related to those slopes, such as acceptable uses for each slope class. Slope
aspect could be inferred from the data that appears on a slope inventory map.
Total maximum daily load (TMDL) - Accurate answers Total maximum daily load (TMDL) is the
calculation of the maximum amount of a pollutant allowed to enter a waterbody so that the waterbody
will meet and continue to meet water quality standards for that particular pollutant.
,A TMDL determines a pollutant reduction target and allocates load reductions necessary to the source(s)
of the pollutant.
symptoms of compacted soils - Accurate answers Compacted soils generally have poor aeration
and experience reduced infiltration. This occurs because the void space between soil particles has been
greatly reduced or eliminated, leaving little room for oxygen and water molecules.
Project Programming - Accurate answers A project program outlines the personal, political,
financial and social components of a project and will always include:
1. A list of goals and objectives
2. Elements to be included in the design
3. Special requirements for the design to fulfill.
variables that directly influence the creation of a project development program - Accurate answers
The size of a project site and its environmental features, along with other macro-scale issues such as
proposed site requirements, directly influence the creation of a project development program
communicating graphic information - Accurate answers Message
Medium
Audience
Setting
Time
greenfield site - Accurate answers A "greenfield site" is a term used to describe any land that is
undeveloped or is used for agricultural purposes.
Greenfield sites are generally considered the least expensive type of site to develop primarily because
they do not require extensive demolition or remediation.
Wetlands - Accurate answers Wetlands are defined by their hydrology, soils and vegetation.
LIDAR - Accurate answers LIDAR is an imaging technology often used for aerial site surveys, and
LIDAR sensors can ''see'' through vegetation to detect topography and can provide more complete and
accurate topographic information than aerial photography and at a lower cost and within a shorter
period than a field survey.
Infrared Aerial - Accurate answers "Infrared Aerial" is typically used to measure the growth of
vegetation over time
aerial photography - Accurate answers aerial photography is not used to generate survey data (but
can be used as a raster-image background for a site survey)
Existing fuel load - Accurate answers the amount of flammable organic material in an ecosystem
Fire danger is determined by - Accurate answers Existing fuel load, weather and topography
, Bogs - Accurate answers Bogs are a type of wetland found in northern climates and are
characterized by acidic soils, rich deposits of organic material such as peat and a diversity of vegetation
types
seven steps to the site selection process - Accurate answers 1. Determine the project objectives
and requirements
2. Establish the site selection criteria
3. Identify potential sites
4. Evaluate each site's suitability
5. Rank the alternative sites
6. Select the ideal site
7. Test the project's feasibility
Focus groups - Accurate answers Generally speaking, focus groups are an ideal means of gathering
public input and can bring people of diverse backgrounds and viewpoints together in the same room as
the landscape architect.
Focus group members do not need to be lay people with casual knowledge, they can be composed of a
select group of experts, and they can be recorded for later use.
Focus groups can also identify implementation obstacles, but they do not have regulatory powers to
approve plans.
Site inventory - Accurate answers Site inventory is a process of documenting various site data.
Might involve
1. Identifying the locations of specimen trees
2. Acquiring topographic data of the site
3. Cataloging the soils found on site
Site analysis - Accurate answers Site analysis follows the site inventory, and it requires the
landscape architect to interpret the data to make conclusions relevant to the design process.
Might include
1. Suggesting that site access occur in locations without specimen trees
2. Conducting a slope analysis to site a building
Determining that the sites soils cannot support stormwater infiltration
Site visits - Accurate answers Site visits should be used to obtain information that is missing from
existing site documentation (such as surveys) or to confirm that the information shown in these
documents is correct.
Site visits are also an ideal means of obtaining quantitative information such as the health and character
of existing vegetation, as well as speaking with (interviewing) stakeholders.
Rate of runoff - Accurate answers Q = ciA is an equation used to determine the rate of runoff. It is
sometimes referred to as the "rational method equation".
