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The British landscape is hilly and composed of a series of small-scale visual terrain units, which contrasts with the long units of visible landscape in France.
A) True
B) False correct answers True
Which of the following factors led to a new concept of the term landscape in Britain following ...
ISS 310 Unit 2 edited || with 100% Correct Answers.
The British landscape is hilly and composed of a series of small-scale visual terrain units, which
contrasts with the long units of visible landscape in France.
A) True
B) False correct answers True
Which of the following factors led to a new concept of the term landscape in Britain following
the 17th century?
A) increased centralized authority
B) prominent artists focusing on landscape scenes helped the public form a working definition of
"landscape"
C) a change in the composition of the land-owning class
D) A and B only
E) All of the above correct answers All of the above
Which of the following event(s) was/were a product of the Industrial Revolution in Britain?
A) a movement toward market economy (capitalism)
B) people began to work in factories rather than in the home
C) industry became specialized
D) a need to improve transportation developed
E) All of the above correct answers All of the above
By the 18th century, over 3000 miles of canal were in place, improving transportation in Britain.
Which of the following features was NOT commonly found along the British canals?
A) towpaths
B) inns
C) lockkeepers' dwellings
D) horse stables
E) parallel railroad routes correct answers parallel railroad routes
Which of the following could be a description of the landscape design of Stowe during the
1700s.
A) used a combination of straight lines and ambiguous curves
B) eliminated stiff geometry
C) was naturalistic, with natural water features and masses of trees
D) B and C only
E) A, B and C correct answers A, B and C
Which of the following explorations of the 1600s influenced English landscape design in the
18th century.
A) Rediscovery of the Italian well kept gardens
B) Pictorial images from Holland and France
C) Rediscovery of the Italian overgrown gardens
D) A and B
E) B and C correct answers B and C
,The United States has a larger percentage of park lands out of total land area than does Europe.
A) True
B) False correct answers False
Both Puckler-Muskau (Prussia) and Baron Georges Haussmann (France) were influenced by
British park design.
A) True
B) False correct answers True
Which of the following is a purpose for land preservation in European park planning:
A) scientific
B) scenic
C) recreation
D) ecological
E) All of the above correct answers All of the above
Which of the following is NOT an International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural
Resources (IUCN) standard for National Parks:
A) A large area consisting of one or more ecosystems
B) A large area affected by human activity
C) An area with scientific, educational or visual interest
D) commitment of respective national government to protect the resource
E) None of the above (i.e. all are IUCN standards) correct answers A large area affected by
human activity
Under IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) criteria,
which European nation has the highest percentage of land devoted to national parks:
A) Sweden
B) Switzerland
C) Germany
D) France
E) Spain correct answers Sweden
Under IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) criteria,
which European nation has the lowest percentage of land devoted to national parks:
A) Denmark
B) Sweden
C) Norway
D) Switzerland
E) Germany correct answers Denmark
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Mughal Gardens in India?
A) Char bagh( four part geometry)
B) Fountains& pools
C) Ronds
, D) Shade trees correct answers Ronds
In 1911, a town planning committee convened to initiate plans for New Delhi and the principal
Planner was:
A) Le Corbusier
B) L'enfant
C) Edward Lutyens
D) Arthur Baker correct answers Edward Lutyens
The city of Chandigarh was designed by:
A) Lutyens
B) Baker
C) Le Corbusier
D) L'enfant correct answers Le Corbusier
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Indus Valley Civilization?
A) grid iron pattern city blocks
B) advanced drainage system
C) ziggurats
D) merchant guilds correct answers ziggurats
The Indus Valley Civilization reached its peak in:
A) 3200-2600 BC
B) 2500-2000 BC
C) 2000-1600 BC
D) 200-1600 AD correct answers 2500-2000 BC
The major port city of the Indus Valley Civilization was:
A) Harappa
B) Mohenjodaro
C) Lothal
D) Allahdino correct answers Lothal
China has natural physical boundaries on all sides, with mountains in the west and north, and the
Pacific Ocean on the south and east.
A) True
B) False correct answers False
The rice culture, which evolved as the Chinese moved and were pushed south, is far more than a
crop in China.
A) True
B) False correct answers True
There is a Chinese belief that man emerged from the earth, like mountains or plants, and
therefore is one of them in spirit.
A) True
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