Hidden EP Quiz No.04
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- 1.Which is not a benefit from having large greenspace in cities?
- A.
Absorbs air pollution
- B.
Gives off oxygen
- C.
Cools the air as water transpires
- D.
Provides habitat to wild beasts
- E.
Provides shade with 1ess electricity required
- F.
Muffles noise and creates an island of peace
- 2.A 'drainage basin' is the total land area that contributes runoff to a given stream. What characteristic of a drainage basin causes it to have an 'efficient' response to rainfall?
- A.
Sloping topography in bowl-like formation
- B.
Permeable soils
- C.
Plasticity of clay bottom
- D.
Filtration by its wetlands
- 3.Under RA 8371, this refers to "all areas generally belonging to ICCs/lPs comprising lands, inland waters, coastal areas, and natural resources therein, held under a claim of ownership, occupied or possessed by ICCs/lPs, by themselves or through their ancestors, since time immemorial, continuously up to the present."
- A.
Tribal land
- B.
Cultural heritage
- C.
Autonomous region
- D.
Ethnic realm
- E.
Ancestral domain
- 4.According to RA 8749, this geographic-based document integrates primary data and information on natural resources and anthropogenic activities on the land as evaluated using various risk assessment and forecasting methodologies, and evaluates environment quality and carrying capacity of an area in such a way that enables planners and government decision-makers to anticipate the type of development control necessary in the planning area.
- A.
Natural Resources Inventory
- B.
Environmental Accounting
- C.
Biogeographic Compendium
- D.
Eco-Profile
- 5.In HLURB Guidelines for CLUP, which of the following does not fall under the 'social sector'?
- A.
Education
- B.
Tourism
- C.
Health
- D.
Police Protective Services
- E.
Sports and Recreation
- 6.In HLURB Guidelines for CLUP, which of the following does not fall under the 'economic sector'?
- A.
Housing
- B.
Mining
- C.
ICT and Business Process Outsourcing
- D.
Mariculture
- E.
Small Scale Industries
- 7.This process defines the physical platform of development at the local level, and proceeds by systematically evaluating alternative patterns of resource use,choosing that use which meets specified goals, and drawing-up appropriate policies and programs, directed to the best use of land in view of accepted objectives, and of environmental and societal opportunities and constraints.
- A.
Framework Planning
- B.
Strategic Planning
- C.
Land Use Planning
- D.
Development Planning
- 8.This document consists of specific proposals to guide growth in a locality including statements about community goals, priorities, strategies, and socially-desired mix of resource uses. These are illustrated by maps,diagrams,charts,tables that show a coherent spatial framework for environment protection, economic production, settlements, and infrastructure.
- A.
Charrette
- B.
Chatroulette
- C.
Comprehensive Land Use Plan
- D.
Strategic Plan
- E.
Framework Plan
- 9.An essential part of land-use planning, this activity occurs after strategic planning but before the detailed layout of location, and aims to characterize and design a parcel of land or specific section of town so that it can function effectively in relation to the complexity and scale of proposed development and the range of land uses around it.
- A.
Estate Planning
- B.
Wards and Precincts Planning
- C.
Parcellary Planning
- D.
Site Planning
- E.
Project Planning
- 10.This concerns the arrangement, appearance and functionality of a whole town or city, in particular the shape and form of the city blocks, the uses of public space, the articulation of physical features in three dimensions, so that residents and visitors alike can make high-quality connections between people, places and buildings.
- A.
Architectural Master Plan
- B.
Cityscape and Streetscape
- C.
Urban Design
- D.
Form and Style
- E.
Visual Panorama
- 11.This refers to the division of a community into districts or sections according to present and potential uses of land in order to maximize, regulate, and direct their use and development.
- A.
Wards & Precincts Planning
- B.
Subdivision Plats
- C.
Land Allocation and Apportionment
- D.
Zoning
- 12.It is an integrated development scheme wherein a defined area is comprehensively planned as a unitary entity such that innovations in site design and building design are rewarded by government with some flexibility in zoning, usually relaxation of standards or their replacement with negotiated agreement between the developer and the LGU.
- A.
Enterprise Zone
- B.
Sites and Services model
- C.
Zonal Improvement Program
- D.
Planned Unit Development
- 13.This type of land regulation says that man-made structures should be of such height,bulk, or design so as not to upstage, play down, or draw attention away from a landmark (e.g. Rizal Monument ), natural landscape, or character of place
- A.
Design Aesthetics
- B.
Architectural Masterplan
- C.
Cultural Mapping
- D.
Form-Zoning
- 14.An innovation in land-use regulation in which the right to develop a property can be separated or severed from ownership of land in a particular zoning district, then sold or passed on to another property owner, and exercised in connection with the development of land in some other part of the jurisdiction.
- A.
Market-based instrument
- B.
Commutation of Rights
- C.
Property Conversion
- D.
Transfer of Oeve!opment Rights
- 15.Which is not considered 'production land' in a Philippine LGU?
- A.
Agro-industrial estate
- B.
Cropland
- C.
Orchard
- D.
Fishpond
- E.
Fishpen
- 16.Which type of land use is not described as 'urban'?
- A.
Residential
- B.
Institutional
- C.
Industrial
- D.
Mineral
- 17.Which type of land use is most easily reversible or convertible to its original state?
- A.
Forest land
- B.
Memorial park
- C.
Infrastructure land
- D.
Commercial
- 18.What is the percent slope of a land parcel that has a change in elevation ('rise') of 8 meters and is 160 meters long?
- A.
8%
- B.
7%
- C.
6%
- D.
5%
- E.
4%
- 19.In slope analysis, land with slope 0% to 3% is described as
- A.
Even and smooth
- B.
Flat to gently sloping
- C.
Level to nearly level
- D.
Gently to moderately undulating
- 20.Which of the following soil types has the greatest permeability, and hence has the least nutrient-holding capacity?
- A.
Sand
- B.
Clay
- C.
Silt
- D.
Loam
- E.
Humus
- 21.Which of the following is not a factor to determine suitability of land for agricultural use?
- A.
Climate and rainfall
- B.
Soil quality
- C.
Geologic fault lines
- D.
Slope
- 22.These are lands capable of intensive use or cultivation over time and can sustain the productivity levels of crops in a given climatic region without adversely affecting the immediate or adjoining environment.
- A.
Agro-industrial estate
- B.
Prime agricultural land
- C.
Alluvial fans
- D.
Icefields or mud paddies
- 23.The recommended map scale for provinces is 1:50,000 while that for town/city CLUP should be at least
- A.
1 :200,000
- B.
1:100,000
- C.
1:25,000
- D.
1:10,000
- 24.Which of those listed below is not a 'thematic' map?
- A.
Political - administrative boundaries
- B.
NPAAAD map
- C.
Slope map
- D.
Forest cover map
- 25.'Contour lines' on a topographic map indicate
- A.
Soil classes
- B.
Layers of vegetative cover
- C.
Demarcation lines
- D.
Elevation intervals
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