Arts and Humanities Questions
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Which geometric loral design shape is name after a person?
What is another word used for the term "form"
What color scheme is made up of two colors directly across from each other on the color wheel
What is the best way to dry a floral arrangement
What is the primary ingredient in floral preservative
What is the most common floral ribbon size?
Under which CTE pathway does Floriculture fall?
All of the following factors have contributed to movement of people to suburbs except ________. better economic opportunities more space better schools lower crime rates greater availability of mass transit
What is true about the importance of location for cities that were founded over 100 years ago versus the cities that are rapidly growing today? Older cities were founded along waterways or rail hubs so that goods could be easily transported. Modern cities are located in areas of abundant natural resources to meet the future needs of their growing populations. Older cities were founded in areas where the interstate highway system could easily connect them with other major cities. Modern growing cities are found in locations where there is space to contain their rapid expansion.
Air travel, the Internet, cheap fossil fuels and television all have allowed people to ________. live more densely packed into urban areas live within the UDB's demanded by smart city design live in less centralized communities consume less energy and materials return to an agricultural society
According to the graphs, the energy consumption per passenger mile ________. is more than twice as high for automobiles as it is for any other form of transportation is higher for all types of road use than it is for rail use is only half as high for bus riders as it is for people in cars rises as you get farther from the city center continues to increase for all types of transit
The practice of classifying areas for different types of development and land use is referred to as ________. urbanism deregulation boundary-setting zoning green-washing
Which of the following is a problem that occurs within cities because of the concentrated use of energy in buildings and vehicles and the large amount of dark surfaces that absorb solar energy? noise pollution the urban heat island effect global warming light pollution
Which of the following is NOT something urban- sustainability advocates suggest that cities follow using ecosystem-centered models? use locally produced resources make recycling a low priority encourage urban agriculture improve the soil through organic waste and wastewater techniques
Of the following, the benefits of green buildings include ________. minimal adverse health effects on occupants being built from sustainable materials reduced use of energy and water pollution control all of these are benefits of green buildings
Which of the following is a positive effect that cities have on the environment? Garbage from New York is distributed to Kentucky to fill up abandoned mines. Cities give people places to live with smaller land use. Concentrating people in cities containswater and air pollutants, which are removed by greenbelts. Air pollution from the Midwest and "Rustbelt" states is exported to the northeastern United States and Canada.
People who seek to improve resource sustainability of our cities urge us to ________. use zoning and taxation to promote livable cities maintain a steady pattern of growth and development use renewable energy sources and recycle materials oppose strict limits on growth (UGBs) find a balance between imports and exports of resources
The urban heat island effect is caused by ________. street lighting and burning of wastes in landfills heat-generating buildings and dark, heat-absorbing surfaces nuclear power plants venting excess heat into the urban landscape air warmed over adjacent oceans blowing into urban areas green buildings
The requirement in Oregon for every metropolitan area to establish an urban growth boundary is intended to ________. increase the size of suburbs force people to move elsewhere reduce urban sprawl reduce the size of natural areas adjacent to cities take away incentives for renewal of urban areas
The new urbanism tries to ________. provide low-cost, long-distance, mass transit systems use tiered taxation to maintain inner cities as vibrant, livable communities develop walkable communities, with homes and businesses close together use zoning to keep small neighborhoods intact keep business in a central location, near transportation centers