Trivia Quiz On Urban Designing And Site Planning
Trivia Quiz on Urban Designing and Site Planning. When it comes to building in the urban areas, most places have a rule about what should be included in all the buildings in the town or city and materials to be used. As an architect, how much do you know about building in urban areas? Take up this quiz to refresh your memory!
- 1.Natural factors that affect the development and growth of urban areas except one.
- A.
Flood prone area
- B.
River and canals
- C.
Skyscrapers
- D.
Mountains
- 2.Innovations that influence the development of early cities. a. the plow and rectilinear farming b. divisions of rooms c. circular fencing d. radiocentric planning
- A.
A-b-c
- B.
A-b-d
- C.
B-c-d
- D.
A-c-d
- 3.
Known to be the first documented city with streets, located in Cyprus.- A.
Chirokoitia
- B.
Khirokitia
- C.
Kharokitia
- D.
Chirokitia
- 4.What city that known to be existed in Israel at around 9000 BC and enclosed with circular stone wall.
- A.
Jericho
- B.
Jeremiah
- C.
Judea
- D.
Jerusalem
- 5.Catalhoyuk was situated at what country today?
- A.
Cyprus
- B.
Turkey
- C.
Syria
- D.
Israel
- 6.At 3000-4000BC, what is the oldest city?
- A.
City of Eridu
- B.
City of Damascus
- C.
Babylon
- D.
All of the above
- 7.The oldest continually inhabited city and was recorded around 3000 - 4000 BC.
- A.
City of Damascus
- B.
City of Cebu
- C.
City of Jerusalem
- D.
City of Greece
- 8.Babylon was located at?
- A.
Indus Valley
- B.
Mesopotamia
- C.
Mesoamerica
- D.
Nile Valley
- 9.What civilization who had the following: - no need for defensive walls due to its geographical location. - no zoning, no defined blocks for housing. - dependence on Nile river - fascinated with after life.
- A.
Roman Civilization
- B.
Egyptian Civilization
- C.
Greek Civilization
- D.
Aegean Civilization
- 10.Egyptian Civilization was found to be around?
- A.
1000 BC
- B.
5000 BC
- C.
3000 BC
- D.
4500 BC
- 11.Thebes and Memphis were Jordan cities characterized by monumental architecture popularly symbolized by the pyramids.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.Way back 2500 BC, Pakistan was known as Indus Valley.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.Mohenjo-Daro was administrative religious center with 40,000 inhabitants.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.
Early settlement in Cyprus at around 5,500 BC.
- A.
Jericho
- B.
Khirokitia
- C.
Catalhoyuk
- D.
Damascus
- 15.
Catalhuyok was an early settlement at around 7,000 BC. It was situated in what country today?
- A.
Turkey
- B.
Pakistan
- C.
Cyprus
- D.
Germany
- 16.Catalhoyuk was the largest Neolithic city with how many hectare of land and population.
- A.
10 hectares - 5,000 population
- B.
13 hectares - 10,000 population
- C.
12 hectares - 10,000 population
- D.
15 hectares - 13,000 population
- 17.Indus Valley (present day Pakistan) and Mohenjo-Daro were present at this period.
- A.
3000 BC
- B.
3000 AD
- C.
2000 BC
- D.
2500 BC
- 18.In 1900 BC Yellow River Valley was the precursor of Linear City of what country today?
- A.
Iraq (Mesopotamia - fertile crescent in the past)
- B.
China
- C.
Egypt
- D.
Turkey
- 19.Largest City of the Yellow River Valley.
- A.
Anyang
- B.
Yenyang
- C.
Longyang
- D.
Qingtong
- 20.This city was founded 800BC in approximately same location as it is in today.
- A.
Beijing
- B.
Shanghai
- C.
Cairo
- D.
Intanbul
- 21.Greek first cities were created at this period.
- A.
700BC
- B.
500BC
- C.
10 AD
- D.
400 BC
- 22.Polis defined as?
- A.
Country-state
- B.
County-state
- C.
City-state
- D.
Provincial-state
- 23.Neopolis means?
- A.
Last city
- B.
Great city
- C.
New city
- D.
Ruined city
- 24.Paleopolis means?
- A.
Old city
- B.
Great city
- C.
Growing city
- D.
Abandoned city
- 25.The City of Miletus 450-400BC, regarded as the first_______city.
- A.
Abandoned city
- B.
Ruined city
- C.
Planned city
- D.
Created city
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