Enp Refresher Set B
Enp Refresher Set B
MOCK EXAM - 2
201. THE TYPE OF INFRASTRUCTURE INTENDED TO
FACILITATE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE GOVT OF
ESSENTIAL PUBLIC SERVICES.
A. SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
B. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
C. ECONOMIC SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
D. NAUTICAL HIGHWAYS
201. THE TYPE OF INFRASTRUCTURE INTENDED TO
FACILITATE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE GOVT OF
ESSENTIAL PUBLIC SERVICES.
A. SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
B. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
C. ECONOMIC SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
D. NAUTICAL HIGHWAYS
202. ENGINEERS ARE CONCERNED WITH INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN AND
INSOFAR AS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IS CONCERNED, IT IS WITHIN THE
SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES OF PLANNERS TO:
A. 1, 2 & 3
B. 2, 3 & 4
C. 3, 4 & 1
D. 1, 4 & 2
202. ENGINEERS ARE CONCERNED WITH INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN AND IN SO
FAR AS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IS CONCERNED, IT IS WITHIN THE
SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES OF PLANNERS TO:
A. 1, 2 & 3
B. 2, 3 & 4
C. 3, 4 & 1
D. 1, 4 & 2
203. IN ESTIMATING THE DEMAND FOR URBAN
LAND, THIS METHOD/FORMULA IS BETTER
APPLIED TO RURAL AREAS RATHER THAN URBAN
AREAS.
A. DISPERSED SHEETS
B. CORE CITY
C. THE RING
D. URBAN STAR
207. AN URBAN FOR PROTOTYPE THAT IS
CHARACTERIZED BY DOUGHNUT-LIKE FORM;
CENTER KEPT OPEN OR AT VERY LOW DENSITY
SURROUNDED BY HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENTS &
SPECIAL ACTIVITIES.
A. DISPERSED SHEETS
B. CORE CITY
C. THE RING
D. URBAN STAR
208. A METHOD FOR EVALUATING SPATIAL
STRATEGIES WHICH REQUIRES QUANTIFICATION,
THAT IS, EVERYTHING MUST BE EXPRESSED IN
MONEY TERMS.
A. ECONOMIC BASE
B. COST BENEFITNANAYSIS
C. INPUTNOUTPUT ANALYSIS
D. GOALNACHIEVEMENT MATRIX
208. A METHOD FOR EVALUATING SPATIAL
STRATEGIES WHICH REQUIRES QUANTIFICATION,
THAT IS, EVERYTHING MUST BE EXPRESSED IN
MONEY TERMS.
A. ECONOMIC BASE
B. COST BENEFITNANAYSIS
C. INPUTNOUTPUT ANALYSIS
D. GOALNACHIEVEMENT MATRIX
209. IT IS THE CHANGE IN POPULATION SIZE OVER
TWO POINTS IN TIME AS AN EFFECT OF EVENTS
THAT TEND TO ADD, OR TAKE AWAY MEMBERS
FROM THE POPULATION SUCH AS BIRTHS, DEATHS,
AND MIGRATION.
A. POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
B. POPULATION DENSITY
C. OCCUPANCY RATE
D. NONE OF THE ABOVE
210. IT IS THE TERM THAT DESCRIBES THE NUMBER OF
INDIVIDUALS OCCUPYING AN AREA IN RELATION TO THE
SIZE OF THAT AREA. IT INDICATES THE PATTERN OF
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION OVER SPACE. IT CAN SERVE
AS AN INDICATOR OF URBANIZATION.
A. POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
B. POPULATION DENSITY
C. OCCUPANCY RATE
D. NONE OF THE ABOVE
211. PRESIDENTIAL DECREE 1308 SEC 2a DEFINES IT AS
REFERRING TO ALL ACTIVITIES CONCERNED WITH THE
MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF LAND, AS WELL
AS THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND
MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN ENVIRONMENT.
A. URBAN PLANNING
B. HUMAN ECOLOGY
C. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
D. ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING
211. PRESIDENTIAL DECREE 1308 SEC 2a DEFINES IT AS
REFERRING TO ALL ACTIVITIES CONCERNED WITH THE
MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF LAND, AS WELL
AS THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND
MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN ENVIRONMENT.
A. URBAN PLANNING
B. HUMAN ECOLOGY
C. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
D. ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING
212. ACCORDING TO RA 9275 SEC 4, IT REFERS TO THE ENTIRE SYSTEM
WHICH COVERS CONSERVATION, REGULATION AND MINIMIZATION OF
POLLUTION, CLEAN PRODUCTION, WASTE MANAGEMENT,
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND POLICY, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
AND INFORMATION, STUDY AND MITIGATION OF THE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF HUMAN ACTIVITY, AND
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH.
A. TRIBE
B. PUROK
C. PROVINCIAL
D. RURAL
213. THESE ARE AREAS OF LESS THAN 500 PEOPLE PER KM SQ.
WHOSE INHABITANTS ARE PRIMARILY ENGAGED
IN AGRICULTURE OR IN EXTRACTION OF RAW MATERIALS, WITH
DWELLINGS WHICH ARE SPACED WIDELY APART
AND OFTEN WITH LITTLE OR NO SERVICES OR UTILITIES SUCH
AS POWER, PIPED WATER, SEWERAGE, ROADS, ETC.
A. TRIBE
B. PUROK
C. PROVINCIAL
D. RURAL
214. AS DEFINED BY PD 1517 AND BY NATIONAL STATISTICS
OFFICE, “URBAN” AREA HAS THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS
EXCEPT ONE:
A. A CLUSTER OF SKYSCRAPERS
B. A CHARTER OR LEGAL PROCLAMATION
C. A RECTILINEAR OR ORTHOGONAL STREET DESIGN
D. A SEAPORT OR AN AIRPORT
216.A “CITY” IS A SIGNIFICANTLY LARGE URBAN
AREA WHICH HAS:
A. A CLUSTER OF SKYSCRAPERS
B. A CHARTER OR LEGAL PROCLAMATION
C. A RECTILINEAR OR ORTHOGONAL STREET DESIGN
D. A SEAPORT OR AN AIRPORT
217. IN A NOVEMBER 2008 RULING OF THE SUPREME
COURT UPHOLDING RA 9009’s AMMENDMENT OF SEC.
450 OF RA 7160 LGC, THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS
FOR AN LGU’S ELEVATION TO CITYHOOD ARE:
A. INDUSTRIALIZATION
B. URBANIZATION
C. SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION
D. MODERNIZATION
218. THIS PERTAINS TO THE PROCESS WHEREIN LARGE
NUMBERS OF PEOPLE, DRIVEN BY DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS,
LIVE TOGETHER IN IMPORTANT LOCATIONS - A PROCESS THAT
IS ALWAYS ACCOMPANIED BY ECONOMIC AGGLOMERATION,
SPATIAL ALTERATION, AND SOCIONCULTURAL CHANGE.
A. INDUSTRIALIZATION
B. URBANIZATION
C. SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION
D. MODERNIZATION
219. THIS REFERS TO THE UNPRECEDENTED PHENOMENON
OCCURRING IN MEGANCITIES WHEREIN THE RATE OF INCREASE
OF LOCAL POPULATION OVERWHELMS THE NATURAL
“CARRYING CAPACITY” OF CITIES AS ECOSYSTEMS AND
OUTPACES THE “CARRYING CAPACITY” OF CITY INSTITUTIONS IN
TERMS OF RESOURCES AND PERSONNEL TO ADDRESS COMPLEX
PROBLEMS.
A. METROPOLITANIZATION
B. CONURBATION
C. HYPERNURBANIZATION
D. FALSE OR PSEUDONURBANIZATION
219. THIS REFERS TO THE UNPRECEDENTED PHENOMENON
OCCURRING IN MEGANCITIES WHEREIN THE RATE OF INCREASE
OF LOCAL POPULATION OVERWHELMS THE NATURAL
“CARRYING CAPACITY” OF CITIES AS ECOSYSTEMS AND
OUTPACES THE “CARRYING CAPACITY” OF CITY INSTITUTIONS IN
TERMS OF RESOURCES AND PERSONNEL TO ADDRESS COMPLEX
PROBLEMS.
A. METROPOLITANIZATION
B. CONURBATION
C. HYPERNURBANIZATION
D. FALSE OR PSEUDONURBANIZATION
220. A DIRECT RESULT OF “LEAPFROG” OR
”CHECKERBOARD” DEVELOPMENT, THIS PHENOMENON
IRREVERSIBLY CONVERTS RURAL SPACE INTO URBAN
SPACE EVEN BEFORE THE POPULATIONS MEANT TO USE
IT COULD BE PRESENT.
A. ANTICIPATORY DEVELOPMENT
B. CONURBATION
C. HYPERNURBANIZATION
D. FALSE OR PSEUDONURBANIZATION
220. A DIRECT RESULT OF “LEAPFROG” OR
”CHECKERBOARD” DEVELOPMENT, THIS PHENOMENON
IRREVERSIBLY CONVERTS RURAL SPACE INTO URBAN
SPACE EVEN BEFORE THE POPULATIONS MEANT TO USE
IT COULD BE PRESENT.
A. ANTICIPATORY DEVELOPMENT
B. CONURBATION
C. HYPERNURBANIZATION
D. FALSE OR PSEUDONURBANIZATION
221. IN A CASUAL ORDER, WHICH SHOULD COME
FIRST IN THIS SERIES OR CHAIN OF INTERTWINED,
MULTIN DIMENSIONAL PROBLEMS?
A. CLIMATE CHANGE
B. UNMANAGED POPULATION
C. POVERTY
D. LAND USE CHANGES
221. IN A CASUAL ORDER, WHICH SHOULD COME
FIRST IN THIS SERIES OR CHAIN OF INTERTWINED,
MULTIN DIMENSIONAL PROBLEMS?
A. CLIMATE CHANGE
B. UNMANAGED POPULATION
C. POVERTY
D. LAND USE CHANGES
222. ACCORDING TO DAVID SATTERHWAITE, 95% OF DEATHS AND
SERIOUS INJURIES FROM MAJOR DISASTERS IN THE PERIOD 1950 2007
OCCURRED IN LOWNINCOME TO MIDDLENINCOME COUNTRIES, AND
90% OF THESE DEATHS HAPPENED TO THE POOREST PEOPLE. WHICH
CONCLUSION IS SUPPORTED BY THIS INFORMATION?
A. POPULATION EXPLOSION
B. DISASTER MANAGEMENT
C. SPLATTERED DEVELOPMENT
D. UNMANAGED URBANIZATION
223. SETTLEMENTS IN HIGH RISK ZONES; BUILDINGS ON
NATURAL WETLANDS; RIVERS AND WATERWAYS USED AS
SEWERS, RECURRENT SHORTAGES OF FOOD, WATER AND
POWER; SEGMENTS OF IDLE PRIME LAND POCKMARK THE CITY
CENTER; LACK OF DISTINCTIVE CITY IMAGE AND COHERENT
URBAN FORM, ALL)TAKEN)FOR) GRANTED, ARE MANIFESTATION
OF:
A. POPULATION EXPLOSION
B. DISASTER MANAGEMENT
C. SPLATTERED DEVELOPMENT
D. UNMANAGED URBANIZATION
224. THIS REFERS TO LOWNDENSITY URBAN USE OF LAND EXPANDED
FASTER THAN POPULATION GROWTH REQUIRES AND OCCURING IN AN
AMORPHIC MANNER AT THE MARGINS OF EXISTING URBAN CENTERS.
OVER TIME, MORE AND MORE HOUSES ARE BUILT FAR FROM URBAN
CENTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE MORE ENERGY USE PER PERSON AND
MORE GOVERNMENT RESOURCES TO PROVIDE PIECEMEALEXTENSIONS
OF ROADS AND UTILITIES.
A. DECENTRALIZATION
B. DISPERSION
C. EXURBANIZATION
D. SPRAWL
224. THIS REFERS TO LOWNDENSITY URBAN USE OF LAND EXPANDED
FASTER THAN POPULATION GROWTH REQUIRES AND OCCURING IN AN
AMORPHIC MANNER AT THE MARGINS OF EXISTING URBAN CENTERS.
OVER TIME, MORE AND MORE HOUSES ARE BUILT FAR FROM URBAN
CENTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE MORE ENERGY USE PER PERSON AND
MORE GOVERNMENT RESOURCES TO PROVIDE PIECEMEALEXTENSIONS
OF ROADS AND UTILITIES.
A. DECENTRALIZATION
B. DISPERSION
C. EXURBANIZATION
D. SPRAWL
225. IN MICHAEL P. TODARO’S LABOR MIGRATION MODEL OF
URBANIZATION (1976), THE CENTRAL PULL FACTOR OR MAIN
ATTRACTION OF THIRD WORLD CITIES TO RURAL MIGRAANTS EVEN
WHEN THESE CITIES ARE UNPREPARED TO ACCEPT MIGRATION, IS:
A. JOHN HOLDREN
B. DR. FRANCIS STUART CHAPIN JR.
C. DR. BARRY COMMONNER
D. DR. EUGENE PLEASANTS ODUM
229.HE FORMULATED THE “BASIC LAW OF ECOLOGY” IN
LAYMAN’S VERNACULAR (NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, 1970) AS
FOLLOWS: “NATURE KNOWS BEST”, “THERE IS NO SUCH
THING AS A FREE LUNCH”, “EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED TO
EVERYTHING ELSE”, “WE CAN NEVER DO MERELY ONE
THING”, “EVERYTHING GOES TO SOMEWHERE”, “THERE’S NO
AWAY TO THROW TO”.
A. JOHN HOLDREN
B. DR. FRANCIS STUART CHAPIN JR.
C. DR. BARRY COMMONNER
D. DR. EUGENE PLEASANTS ODUM
230. ACCORDING TO DR. GARRETT HARDIN, IN AN OPEN ACCESS
REGIME WITHOUT DEFINED PROPERTY RIGHTS, INDIVIDUALS ENJOY
FREE UNLIMITED ACCESS TO NATURAL RESOURCES AND RIGHT TO USE
WITHOUT EXCLUSION; EACH INDIVIDUAL MOTIVATED TO MAXIMIZE
HIS OR HER OWN BENEFIT FROM EXPLOITING THE RESOURCE. WHEN
NO INDIVIDUAL HAS ADEQUATE INCENTIVE TO CONSERVE THE PUBLIC
RESOURCES, THE RESOURCES WILL LIKELY BECOME OVERUSED AND
OVEREXPLOITED.
A. LIMITS TO GROWTH
B. TIPPING POINT
C. RANGE AND THRESHOLD
D. CARRYING CAPACITY
231. RELATED TO THOMAS MALTHUS’ CONCEPT OF ‘K’)AS THE
POPULATION SIZE CONSTRAINED BY WHATEVER RESOURCE IS
IN SHORTEST SUPPLY, THIS PRINCIPLES REFERS TO“THE
MAXIMUM POPULATION OF A GIVEN SPECIES THAT CAN BE
SUPPORTED INDEFINITELY IN A DEFINED HABITAT WITHOUT
CAUSING NEGATIVE IMPACTS THAT PERMANENTLY IMPAIR
THE PRODUCTIVITY OF THAT SAME HABITAT.”
A. LIMITS TO GROWTH
B. TIPPING POINT
C. RANGE AND THRESHOLD
D. CARRYING CAPACITY
232. IN CONTRAST TO THE ENVIRONMENTALISM WHICH HIGHLIGHTS
“COMMUNITY” AND “ COMMUNITARIAN” SOLUTIONS, THIS TYPE OF
ENVIRONMENTALISM CENTERS ON RESPECT FOR ALL LIFE FORMS IN)AN
ATOMISTIC OR SPECIESFCENTERED MANNER, SUCH THAT HUMANS
WORLD BE ON EQUAL MORAL FOOTING WITH SENTIENT ANIMALS LIKE
PETS AND NONNSENTIENT ORGANISM LIKE PLANTS, INSECT, ETC.
A. ECONCENTRISM
B. BIONCENTRISM
C. ANTHROPONCENTRISM
D. GEONCENTRISM
232. IN CONTRAST TO THE ENVIRONMENTALISM WHICH HIGHLIGHTS
“COMMUNITY” AND “ COMMUNITARIAN” SOLUTIONS, THIS TYPE OF
ENVIRONMENTALISM CENTERS ON RESPECT FOR ALL LIFE FORMS IN)AN
ATOMISTIC OR SPECIESFCENTERED MANNER, SUCH THAT HUMANS
WORLD BE ON EQUAL MORAL FOOTING WITH SENTIENT ANIMALS LIKE
PETS AND NONNSENTIENT ORGANISM LIKE PLANTS, INSECT, ETC.
A. ECONCENTRISM
B. BIONCENTRISM
C. ANTHROPONCENTRISM
D. GEONCENTRISM
233. THEY ARE INVETERATE OPTIMISTS WHO BELIEVE
THAT “NECESSITY IS THE MOTHER OF INVENTION” AND
HENCE THEY ASSERT THAT ALL ENVIRONMENTAL
PROBLEMS CAN BE SOLVED BY EVERNADVANCING
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, AND LIMITLESS HUMAN
KNOWLEDGE.
A. CORNUCOPIANS
B. SOROPTIMIST
C. UTOPIANS
D. DSYTOPIANS
233. THEY ARE INVETERATE OPTIMISTS WHO BELIEVE
THAT “NECESSITY IS THE MOTHER OF INVENTION” AND
HENCE THEY ASSERT THAT ALL ENVIRONMENTAL
PROBLEMS CAN BE SOLVED BY EVERNADVANCING
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, AND LIMITLESS HUMAN
KNOWLEDGE.
A. CORNUCOPIANS
B. SOROPTIMIST
C. UTOPIANS
D. DSYTOPIANS
234. IN GENERAL, THIS REFERS TO THE CHARACTERISTIC
OF A PROCESS OR STATE THAT CAN BE MAINTAINED AT
A CERTAIN LEVEL INDEFINITELY; IN PARTICULAR, IT
REFERS TO THE POTENTIAL LONGETIVITY OF
ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT HUMANKIND AND
OTHER SPECIES.
A. RESILIENCE
B. ENDURANCE
C. SUSTAINABILITY
D. PERPETUITY
234. IN GENERAL, THIS REFERS TO THE CHARACTERISTIC
OF A PROCESS OR STATE THAT CAN BE MAINTAINED AT
A CERTAIN LEVEL INDEFINITELY; IN PARTICULAR, IT
REFERS TO THE POTENTIAL LONGETIVITY OF
ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT HUMANKIND AND
OTHER SPECIES.
A. RESILIENCE
B. ENDURANCE
C. SUSTAINABILITY
D. PERPETUITY
235.WHICH BASIC LAW OF “SUSTAINABILITY
DEVELOPMENT” MEANS RESPONSIBILITY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY TO FUTURE POPULATIONS?
A. PRINCIPLE OF SUBSIDIARY
B. POLLUTER PAYS PRINCIPLE
C. COMMON BUT DIFFERENTIATED RESPONSIBILITY
D. DUTY TO CARE AND NOT CAUSE
ENVIRONMENTAL HARM
236.WHICH PRINCIPLE OF “SUSTAINABILITY
DEVELOPMENT” MOST DIRECTLY SUPPORTS THE
SAYING “THINK GLOBAL, ACT LOCAL”.
A. PRINCIPLE OF SUBSIDIARY
B. POLLUTER PAYS PRINCIPLE
C. COMMON BUT DIFFERENTIATED RESPONSIBILITY
D. DUTY TO CARE AND NOT CAUSE
ENVIRONMENTAL HARM
237. ACCORDING TO THEORIST OF “SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT” AND
“SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT”, WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN THE CONCEPTS OF “GROWTH” AND “DEVELOPMENT”?
A. CRITICAL/RADICAL PLANNING
B. COMMUNICATIVE PLANNING
C. LIBERAL PLANNING
D. ACTIVIST PLANNING
245. ACCORDING TO DAVID HARVEY AND RAY PAHL, PLANNING
IS LESS A MEANS FOR URBAN RENEWAL, BUT MORE OF “AN
AGENT OF CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT” IN ITS OWN RIGHT,
LINKED TO ALTERNATIVE THEORIES OF THE CITY THAT SEEK TO
ADDRESS POVERTY AND INEQUALITY. PLANNERS SHOULD BE
REGARDED AS CREATORS OF URBAN SPACE, NOT MERE
VALUENNEUTRAL ARBITERS OF DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS.
A. CRITICAL/RADICAL PLANNING
B. COMMUNICATIVE PLANNING
C. LIBERAL PLANNING
D. ACTIVIST PLANNING
246. ‘ALLOCATIVE’ OR ‘REGULATORY’ OR ‘POLICY PLANNING’ IN
THE TRADITION OF HERBERT GANS AND TJ KENT IS
CONCERNED WITH SOLVING CHRONIC PROBLEMS OF SOCIETY
BY ALLOCATING RESOURCES EFFICIENTLY AND ENACTING
LAWS, RULES AND STANDARDS. IT IS THEREFORE CLOSEST TO
WHICH PLANNING APPROACH?
A. RATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE
B. TRADITIONAL OR COMMAND PLANNING
C. STRATEGIC PLANNING
D. COMMUNICATIVE PLANNING
246. ‘ALLOCATIVE’ OR ‘REGULATORY’ OR ‘POLICY PLANNING’ IN
THE TRADITION OF HERBERT GANS AND TJ KENT IS
CONCERNED WITH SOLVING CHRONIC PROBLEMS OF SOCIETY
BY ALLOCATING RESOURCES EFFICIENTLY AND ENACTING
LAWS, RULES AND STANDARDS. IT IS THEREFORE CLOSEST TO
WHICH PLANNING APPROACH?
A. RATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE
B. TRADITIONAL OR COMMAND PLANNING
C. STRATEGIC PLANNING
D. COMMUNICATIVE PLANNING
247. STRATEGIC PLANNING AS DESCRIBED BY HENRY
MINTZBERG IS CALLED “INNOVATIVE PLANNING” FOR THE
FOLLOWING REASONS EXCEPT ONE:
A.“S”
B.“W”
C. “O”
D. “T”
250. IN THE “STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES,
OPPORTUNITIES, THREATS” TOOLS AS POPULARIZED BY
EXPONENTS OF STRATEGIC PLANNING, THE ELEMENTS,
ASPECTS OR CHARACTERISTICS THAT NEED TO BE
REINFORCED, ARE ENUMERATED UNDER WHICH
QUADRANT?
A.“S”
B.“W”
C. “O”
D. “T”
251. ACCORDING TO KARL WITTFOGELS “HYDRAULIC CIVILIZATION” MODEL OF
URBANIZATION 1957 , WHAT WOULD EXPLAIN THE EMERGENCE IN ANTIQUITY 4000N200
BCE OF THE EARLIEST CITIES ALSO KNOWN AS “NECROPOLIS” AND TEMPLE TOWNS?
A. VITRUVIUS OF ROME
B. PTOLEMY
C. HIPPODAMUS OF MILETUS
D. APPOLODORUS OF DAMASCUS
253. FOR HIS GRIDNIRON DESIGN OF ANCIENT
GREEK SETTLEMENTS SUCH AS PRIENE, PIRAEUS
AND RHODES, HE IS ACKNOWLEDGED AS THE
FATHER OF TOWN PLANNING IN WESTERN
CIVILIZATION.
A. VITRUVIUS OF ROME
B. PTOLEMY
C. HIPPODAMUS OF MILETUS
D. APPOLODORUS OF DAMASCUS
254. WHICH MAJOR CONTRIBUTION OF CLASSICAL GREEK
CIVILIZATION 700-404 BCE TO TOWN PLANNING?
A. COMMON OF PASTURE
B. COMMON OF PISCARY
C. COMMON OF SOIL
D. COMMON OF TURBARY
258. OUTSIDE THE WALLS OF MEDIEVAL TOWNS AND CITIES,
LAND WAS USED COLLECTIVELY AND DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
‘COMMON OF PASTURE’, ‘COMMON OF TURBARY’, ‘COMMON
OF PISCARY’, ‘COMMON OF ESTOVERS’, AND ‘COMMON OF
SOIL’. WHICH ONE REFERS TO EVERYONE’S RIGHT TO TAKE
FISH, GAME, OR FOWL FROM COMMUNAL LAND?
A. COMMON OF PASTURE
B. COMMON OF PISCARY
C. COMMON OF SOIL
D. COMMON OF TURBARY
259. EXCEPT FOR ONE CITY BELOW, “MERCANTILE
CITIES” DURING THE RENAISSANCE PERIOD SERVED AS
TRADING POSTS FOR OVERSEAS COMMERCE AND
PLAYED KEY ROLE IN THE ACCUMULATION OF GOLD AND
SILVER BY THE EUROPEAN MONARCHIES AND
PRINCIPALALITIES.
A. VENICE, ITALY
B. AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
C. DORTMUND, GERMANY
D. LISBON, PORTUGAL
259. EXCEPT FOR ONE CITY BELOW, “MERCANTILE
CITIES” DURING THE RENAISSANCE PERIOD SERVED AS
TRADING POSTS FOR OVERSEAS COMMERCE AND
PLAYED KEY ROLE IN THE ACCUMULATION OF GOLD AND
SILVER BY THE EUROPEAN MONARCHIES AND
PRINCIPALALITIES.
A. VENICE, ITALY
B. AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
C. DORTMUND, GERMANY
D. LISBON, PORTUGAL
260. ACCORDING TO MAX WEBER IN ‘THE PROTESTANT ETHIC AND THE SPIRIT
OF CAPITALISM (1904)’, WHAT WAS THE KEY FACTOR IN TRANSITION FROM THE
MERCANTILE ECONOMIES CONTROLLED BY EUROPEAN MONARCHIES TO
PROFITNDRIVEN INDIVIDUAL ENTERPRISE OR LAISSEZNFAIRE?
A. ROBERT OWEN
B. JOHN CADBURY
C. JAMES BUCKINGHAM
D. SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN
262. BEFORE THE RISE OF “SCIENTIFIC SOCIALISM” BASED ON
CONCEPT CLASSNSTRUGGLE, NORMATIVE OR UTOPIAN SOCIALISM
BASED ON CHRISTIAN VALUES WAS SHOWCASED BY THIS
PHILANTHROPIST IN NEW LANARK, SCOTLAND (1799) WHERE
EXCELLENT WORKING CONDITIONS, DECENT HOUSING, AND CHEAP
SERVICES FOR THE WORKING CLASS INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY AND
PROFIT. ITS FOUNDER WAS LATER ACKNOWLEDGED AS THE FATHER
OF THE COOPERATIVE MOVEMENT.
A. ROBERT OWEN
B. JOHN CADBURY
C. JAMES BUCKINGHAM
D. SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN
263. THE MILESTONE THAT MARKED THE START OF
INDUSTRIAL AGE IN 1769 AND CHANGED THE PRIMARY MODE
OF ECONOMIC PRODUCTION WAS:
A. LETCHWORTH
B. LONDON
C. WELWYN
D. HAMPSTEAD
268. SUPERVISED BY SIR RAYMOND UNWIN, THE
FIRST GARDEN CITY BUILT IN THE UNITED
KINGDOM (1903-1920) WAS:
A. LETCHWORTH
B. LONDON
C. WELWYN
D. HAMPSTEAD
269. THE GARDEN CITY MOVEMENT SHAPED THE
BRITISH POLICY OF “URBAN CONTAINMENT”, WITH THE
FOLLOWING FEATURES, EXCEPT ONE:
A. OXFORD UNIVERSITY
B. HARVARD UNIVERSITY
C. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY
D. UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG
270. IN 1970, WHAT UNIVERSITY OFFERED THE FIRST
ACADEMIC DEGREE COURSE IN CITY PLANNING UNDER
ITS LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT, WHICH
PRORAM LATER SPUN OFF TO BECOME THE FIRST EVER
SCHOOL OF PLANNING IN 1929?
A. OXFORD UNIVERSITY
B. HARVARD UNIVERSITY
C. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY
D. UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG
271. CONSIDERED AS THE “FATHER OF CITY
PLANNING IN AMERICA”, HE PREPARED PLANS FOR
THE CITY OF MANILA AND THE CITY OF BAGUIO
FROM 1903 TO 1911 WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF
PIERCE ANDERSSON.
A. JOHN HAY
B. WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT
C. ROBERT KENNON
D. DANIEL HUDSON BURNHAM
271. CONSIDERED AS THE “FATHER OF CITY
PLANNING IN AMERICA”, HE PREPARED PLANS FOR
THE CITY OF MANILA AND THE CITY OF BAGUIO
FROM 1903 TO 1911 WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF
PIERCE ANDERSSON.
A. JOHN HAY
B. WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT
C. ROBERT KENNON
D. DANIEL HUDSON BURNHAM
272. “MAKE NO LITTLE PLANS, THEY HAVE NO MAGIC
AND PROBABLY THEMSELVES, WILL NOT BE REALIZED.
MAKE BIG PLANS; AIM HIGH IN HOPE AND WORK,
REMEBERING THAT A NOBLE, LOGICAL DIAGRAM ONCE
RECORDED WILL NEVER DIE”.
A. WINSTON CHURCHILL
B. GEORGE WASHINGTON
C. THEODORE ROOSEVELT
D. NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
273. “FIRST WE SHAPE OUR BUILDINGS;
THEREAFTER, OUR BUILDINGS SHAPED US.” THIS
QUOTATION IS ATTRIBUTED TO:
A. WINSTON CHURCHILL
B. GEORGE WASHINGTON
C. THEODORE ROOSEVELT
D. NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
274. THIS WAS THE MOVEMENT THAT STRESSED THE DESIGN
OF SETTLEMENTS ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF
“GRANDEUR, EXUBERANCE, MONUMENTALITY, DRAM AND
TENSION, COHESIVENESS AND SYMMETRY” AS
DEMONSTARTED IN THE PLANNING OF WASHINGTON D.C.,
PARIS, CHICAGO, SAN FRANCISCO, AMONG OTHERS.
A. CAMILO SITTE
B. ILDEFONSO CERDA
C. LUCIO COSTA
D. OSCAR NEIMEYER
276. AMONG THE CITY BEAUTIFUL MOVEMENT
PLANNERS, HE WAS THE EARLISET TO ARTICULATE
THE PRINCIPLES OF URBAN DESIGN IN “CITY
PLANNING ACCORDING TO ARTISTIC PRINCIPLES”
(1889).
A. CAMILO SITTE
B. ILDEFONSO CERDA
C. LUCIO COSTA
D. OSCAR NEIMEYER
277. “A TOWN IS A TOOL FOR FREE MAN TO OVERCOME CHAOS AND
LACK OF ORDER…A CITY IS THE GRIP OF MAN UPON
NATURE…GEOMETRY IS THE MEANS WHEREBY WE PERCIEVE THE
EXTERNAL WORLD AND EXPRESS THE WORLD WITHIN
US…GEOMETRY IS THE FOUNDATION…MACHINERY IS THE RESULT OF
GEOMETRY. THE AGE IN WHICH WE LIVE IS THEREFORE ESSENTIALLY
A GEOMETRIC ONE..TOWN PLANNING DEMANDS UNIFORMITY IN
DETAIL AND A SENSE OF MOVEMENT IN GENERAL LAYOUT…”
A. GORDON CULLEN
B. LE CORBUSIER
C. ALDO ROSSI
D. THOMAS SHARP
277. “A TOWN IS A TOOL FOR FREE MAN TO OVERCOME CHAOS AND
LACK OF ORDER…A CITY IS THE GRIP OF MAN UPON
NATURE…GEOMETRY IS THE MEANS WHEREBY WE PERCIEVE THE
EXTERNAL WORLD AND EXPRESS THE WORLD WITHIN
US…GEOMETRY IS THE FOUNDATION…MACHINERY IS THE RESULT OF
GEOMETRY. THE AGE IN WHICH WE LIVE IS THEREFORE ESSENTIALLY
A GEOMETRIC ONE..TOWN PLANNING DEMANDS UNIFORMITY IN
DETAIL AND A SENSE OF MOVEMENT IN GENERAL LAYOUT…”
A. GORDON CULLEN
B. LE CORBUSIER
C. ALDO ROSSI
D. THOMAS SHARP
278. THE MAJOR OBJECTIVE OF LE CORBUSIER’S (CHARLESNEDOUARD
JEANNERET) CUBIST “RADIANT CITY” DESIGN (1923) MEANT FOR 3
MILLION PEOPLE CONSISTING OF ‘UNIFORM 60NSTOREY
TOWERNBLOCKS SET IN HUGE PARK’ WAS TO:
A. CIUDAD CONECTADA
B. CIUDAD ELONGADA
C. CIUDAD LINEAL
D. CIUDAD LARGA
280. DON ANTURO SORIA Y MATA, A SPANISH ENGINEER,
SUGGESTED THAT THE LOGIC OF UTILITY CONNECTIONS
(ELECTRICITY, SEWER, TELEPHONE LINES, GAS AND WATER
PIPES) BE THE BASIS OF CITY LAYNOUT; THUS HE CONSIDERED
THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY IN HIS CONCEPT OF AN
ELONGATED URBAN FORM RUNNING FROM CADIZ SPAIN UP
TO ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA.
A. CIUDAD CONECTADA
B. CIUDAD ELONGADA
C. CIUDAD LINEAL
D. CIUDAD LARGA
281. TONY GARNIER (1917) CONCEPTUALIZED A LUSH GREEN
CITY OF ABOUT 35,000 INHABITANTS WHERE “MAN WOULD
RULE BY HIMSELF”, THUS THERE WOULD BE NO POLICE, NO
CHURCHES, NO RIGID FORMS OF SOCIAL CONTROL IN THIS
UTOPIAN PLACE COMPLETE WITH LANDSCAPE HOMES,
FACTORIES, TRADE, SCHOOLS, TRANSPORT AND LEISURE
FACILITIES.
A. ESPLANADE
B. AXLENINDUSTRIELLE
C. POSTNINDUSTRIAL MOTOR CITY
D. LINEAR INDUSTRIAL CITY
281. TONY GARNIER (1917) CONCEPTUALIZED A LUSH GREEN
CITY OF ABOUT 35,000 INHABITANTS WHERE “MAN WOULD
RULE BY HIMSELF”, THUS THERE WOULD BE NO POLICE, NO
CHURCHES, NO RIGID FORMS OF SOCIAL CONTROL IN THIS
UTOPIAN PLACE COMPLETE WITH LANDSCAPE HOMES,
FACTORIES, TRADE, SCHOOLS, TRANSPORT AND LEISURE
FACILITIES.
A. ESPLANADE
B. AXLENINDUSTRIELLE
C. POSTNINDUSTRIAL MOTOR CITY
D. LINEAR INDUSTRIAL CITY
282. FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT PROPOSED AN ALTERNATIVE
(1932) TO THE CONGESTION IN HUGE METROPOLIS BY
WAY OF URBAN DECENTRALIZATION WHEREIN EACH
AMERICAN FAMILY WOULD BE GRANTED AT LEAST ONE
ACRE OF FEDERAL LAND IN A SELF CONTAINED,
AGRONINDUSTRIAL SETTLEMENT.
A. ECONCITY
B. BROADACRE CITY
C. EXURBIA
D. MICROPOLIS
282. FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT PROPOSED AN ALTERNATIVE
(1932) TO THE CONGESTION IN HUGE METROPOLIS BY
WAY OF URBAN DECENTRALIZATION WHEREIN EACH
AMERICAN FAMILY WOULD BE GRANTED AT LEAST ONE
ACRE OF FEDERAL LAND IN A SELF CONTAINED,
AGRONINDUSTRIAL SETTLEMENT.
A. ECONCITY
B. BROADACRE CITY
C. EXURBIA
D. MICROPOLIS
283. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING FEATURES DOES NOT
DESCRIBE THE NEW TOWN CONCEPT OF CLARENCE STEIN AS
SHOWCASED AT RADBURN, NEW JERSEY; COLUMBIA,
MARYLAND; GREENBELT, MARYLAND; GREENHILLS, OHIO;
GREENDALE, WILCONSIN; AND GREENBROOK, NJ:
A. DEMOGRIPHUS
B. HERODOTUS
C. GEDDES
D. PERICLES
285. THE PLANNER WHO SAID THAT “SURVEY” IS A
REQUISITE FOR PLANNING IN THE FAMOUS
FRAMEWORK “SURVEYFANALYSISFPLAN” WAS:
A. DEMOGRIPHUS
B. HERODOTUS
C. GEDDES
D. PERICLES
286. HE PROPOSED THE “NEIGHBORHOOD UNIT” (1929) AS A
SELFNCONTAINED “GARDENNSUBURB” BOUNDED BY MAJOR
STREETS, WITH SHOPS AT INTERSECTION AND A SCHOOL IN
THE MIDDLE; ITS SIZE WOULD DEFINED BY SCHOOL’S
CATCHMENT AREA WITH A RADIUS OF QUARTER MILE OR 402
METERS. THIS INCORPORATED GARDEN CITY IDEAS AND
ATTEMPTED AT SOME KIND OF SOCIAL ENGINEERING.
A. CLARENCE PERRY
B. CLARENCE STEIN
C. CLARENCE THOMAS
D. CLARENCE MCKAY
286. HE PROPOSED THE “NEIGHBORHOOD UNIT” (1929) AS A
SELFNCONTAINED “GARDENNSUBURB” BOUNDED BY MAJOR
STREETS, WITH SHOPS AT INTERSECTION AND A SCHOOL IN
THE MIDDLE; ITS SIZE WOULD DEFINED BY SCHOOL’S
CATCHMENT AREA WITH A RADIUS OF QUARTER MILE OR 402
METERS. THIS INCORPORATED GARDEN CITY IDEAS AND
ATTEMPTED AT SOME KIND OF SOCIAL ENGINEERING.
A. CLARENCE PERRY
B. CLARENCE STEIN
C. CLARENCE THOMAS
D. CLARENCE MCKAY
287. ‘SOCIAL ENGINEERING’ REFERS TO:
A. JAMES LOVELOCK
B. HENRYY DAVID THOREAU
C. DELFIN GANAPIN
D. ARNE NAESS
291. “SIRRA CLUB’ IS TO JOHN MUIR, “AUBURN
SOCIETY” TO JOHN JAMES AUDUBON, “LIVING
EARTH” TO EUGENE PLEASANTS ODUM,
“SPACESHIP EARTH” TO KENNETH BOULDING,
“GAIA, MOTHER EARTH” IS TO:
A. JAMES LOVELOCK
B. HENRYY DAVID THOREAU
C. DELFIN GANAPIN
D. ARNE NAESS
292. IF “EARTH HOUR” IS OBSERVED ON THE LAST
SATURDAY OF MARCH, “EARTH DAY USA” IS
CELEBRATED ANNUALLY ON APRIL 22, “WORLD TOWN
PLANNING DAY” FALLS ON NOVEMBER 8, AND “ WORLD
ENVIRONMENT DAY” IS MARKED ON THE 5TH DAY OF
THE MONTH OF:
A. MAY
B. JUNE
C. SEPTEMBER
D. OCTOBER
292. IF “EARTH HOUR” IS OBSERVED ON THE LAST
SATURDAY OF MARCH, “EARTH DAY USA” IS
CELEBRATED ANNUALLY ON APRIL 22, “WORLD TOWN
PLANNING DAY” FALLS ON NOVEMBER 8, AND “ WORLD
ENVIRONMENT DAY” IS MARKED ON THE 5TH DAY OF
THE MONTH OF:
A. MAY
B. JUNE
C. SEPTEMBER
D. OCTOBER
293. IF “WORLD HERITAGE DAY” IS MARKED EACH YEAR ON
APRIL 18, “WORLD BIODIVERISTY DAY” IS OBSERVED ON MAY
22, “WORLD OCEAN DAY” ON JUNE 18, “WORLD INDIGENOUS
PEOPLE’S DAY” ON AUGUST 9, “WORLD ANIMAL DAY” ON
OCTOBER 4, AND “WORLD FOOD DAY” ON OCTOBER 16, WHEN
IS “WORLD WATER DAY” CELEBRATED?
A. JANUARY 13
B. MARCH 22
C. JUNE 24
D. OCTOBER 31
293. IF “WORLD HERITAGE DAY” IS MARKED EACH YEAR ON
APRIL 18, “WORLD BIODIVERISTY DAY” IS OBSERVED ON MAY
22, “WORLD OCEAN DAY” ON JUNE 18, “WORLD INDIGENOUS
PEOPLE’S DAY” ON AUGUST 9, “WORLD ANIMAL DAY” ON
OCTOBER 4, AND “WORLD FOOD DAY” ON OCTOBER 16, WHEN
IS “WORLD WATER DAY” CELEBRATED?
A. JANUARY 13
B. MARCH 22
C. JUNE 24
D. OCTOBER 31
294. BASED ON HIS LANDMARK BOOK, “DESIGN
WITH NATURE”, ‘MAP OVERLAY’ TO IDENTIFY
‘ECOLOGICAL CONTRAINTS’ DEVISED IN 1967 BY
THE FIRST MODERN ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNER.
A. IAN MCHARG
B. KONTANTINOS DOXIADIS
C. FRANCIS STUART CHAPIN JR.
D. EMMA BOMBECK
294. BASED ON HIS LANDMARK BOOK, “DESIGN
WITH NATURE”, ‘MAP OVERLAY’ TO IDENTIFY
‘ECOLOGICAL CONTRAINTS’ DEVISED IN 1967 BY
THE FIRST MODERN ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNER.
A. IAN MCHARG
B. KONTANTINOS DOXIADIS
C. FRANCIS STUART CHAPIN JR.
D. EMMA BOMBECK
295. DR. WILLIAM REES COINED THIS CONCEPT IN 1992 TO
APPROXIMATE THE AMOUNT OF PRODUCTIVE SPACE,
MEASURED IN TERMS OF GLOBAL HECTARE (gha) PER CAPITA,
NEEDED TO SUSTAIN A POPULATION WHICH CONSUMES
FOOD, WATER, ENERGY, BUILDING MATERIALS, ETC., AND
REQUIRES THE SINK FUNCTIONS OF NATURE FOR HUMAN
WASTE AND POLLUTION.
A. LANDNPOPULATION RATIO
B. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
C. INDEX OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
D. ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT
295. DR. WILLIAM REES COINED THIS CONCEPT IN 1992 TO
APPROXIMATE THE AMOUNT OF PRODUCTIVE SPACE,
MEASURED IN TERMS OF GLOBAL HECTARE (gha) PER CAPITA,
NEEDED TO SUSTAIN A POPULATION WHICH CONSUMES
FOOD, WATER, ENERGY, BUILDING MATERIALS, ETC., AND
REQUIRES THE SINK FUNCTIONS OF NATURE FOR HUMAN
WASTE AND POLLUTION.
A. LANDNPOPULATION RATIO
B. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
C. INDEX OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
D. ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT
296. CONSIDERED AS THE FATHER OF WILDLIFE
ECOLOGY, HE ADVOCATED IN 1948 A “PERSONAL LAND
ETHIC” FOR HUMANS TO BECOME “STEWARDS OF THE
LAND” AND MEMBERNCITIZENS OF LANDNCOMMUNITY
RATHER THAN ITS CONQUERORS OR DOMINATORS.
A. LAND RENADJUSTMENT
B. URBAN RESTRUCTURING
C. INFILL AND DENSIFICATION
D. URBAN RENEWAL
297. THIS STARTED AS A US FEDERAL PROGRAM IN 1949
WHICH AIMED TO REHABILITATE THE OUTWORN OR
DECAYING SECTIONS OF ANY TOWN BY EXTENDING FUND
ASSISTANCE TO LGUs TO UNDERTAKE IMPROVEMENTS IN
STREETSCAPES, PARK, GREENWAAYS, HOUSING, COMMUNITY
CENTERS, ETC. BASED ON ANTICIPATION THAT FUTURE REAL
ESTATE WILL PAY FOR PRESENT’S COSTS.
A. LAND RENADJUSTMENT
B. URBAN RESTRUCTURING
C. INFILL AND DENSIFICATION
D. URBAN RENEWAL
298. AS CHIEF PLANNER OF NEW YORK CITY, HE COLLABORATED
WITH THOMAS ADAMS IN THE CRAFTING OF THE “REGIONAL
PLAN OF NEW YORK AND ITS ENVIRONS 1922N1931”, HE ALSO
CONCEIVED, AND EXECUTED PUBLIC WORKS COSTING $27
BILLION BETWEEN 1924 AND 1968 AND WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR
VIRTUALLY EVERY PARKWAY, EXPRESSWAY AND PUBLIC
HOUSING PROJECT IN NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA.
A. WILLIAM LEVITT
B. FIORELLO LA GUARDIA
C. ROBERT MURRAY HAIG
D. ROBERT MOSES
298. AS CHIEF PLANNER OF NEW YORK CITY, HE COLLABORATED
WITH THOMAS ADAMS IN THE CRAFTING OF THE “REGIONAL
PLAN OF NEW YORK AND ITS ENVIRONS 1922-1931”, HE ALSO
CONCEIVED, AND EXECUTED PUBLIC WORKS COSTING $27
BILLION BETWEEN 1924 AND 1968 AND WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR
VIRTUALLY EVERY PARKWAY, EXPRESSWAY AND PUBLIC
HOUSING PROJECT IN NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA.
A. WILLIAM LEVITT
B. FIORELLO LA GUARDIA
C. ROBERT MURRAY HAIG
D. ROBERT MOSES
299. IN “DEATH AND LIFE OF GREAT AMERICAN CITIES” (1961) AND
“ECONOMY OF CITIES” (1969), THIS PLANNER MAINTAINS THAT
“DIVERSITY” PROMOTES INNOVATION AMONG PROXIMATE FIRMS
AND SPURS THE GROWTH OF CITIES, THUS S/HE ADVOCATED FOR
HETEROGENEITY, VARIETY AND MIXTURE IN THE GEOGRAPHIC
CLUSTERING OF FIRMS AS WELL AS IN THE COMPOSITION OF CITY
DISTRICTS AND NEIGHBORHOODS.
A. HERBERT GANS
B. JAMES HOWARD
C. JOEL GARREAU
D. JANE JACOBS
299. IN “DEATH AND LIFE OF GREAT AMERICAN CITIES” (1961) AND
“ECONOMY OF CITIES” (1969), THIS PLANNER MAINTAINS THAT
“DIVERSITY” PROMOTES INNOVATION AMONG PROXIMATE FIRMS
AND SPURS THE GROWTH OF CITIES, THUS S/HE ADVOCATED FOR
HETEROGENEITY, VARIETY AND MIXTURE IN THE GEOGRAPHIC
CLUSTERING OF FIRMS AS WELL AS IN THE COMPOSITION OF CITY
DISTRICTS AND NEIGHBORHOODS.
A. HERBERT GANS
B. JAMES HOWARD
C. JOEL GARREAU
D. JANE JACOBS
300. THE MAJOR OBJECTIVE OF “NEW URBANISM” MOVEMENT
IDENTIFIED WITH JANE JACOBS, LEON KRIER, ANDRES DUANY,
ELIZABETH PLATERNZYBERK, ET AL. IS TO:
A. PPRIMITIVE COMMUNISM
B. ISLAMIC FEUDALISM
C. USUFRUCT
D. TENANCY
304. BECAUSE PRENSPANISH ABORIGINAL
COMMUNITIES IN THE PHILS WERE RELATIVELY SMALL
AND BASED ON KINSHIP RELATIONS, THE MOST
COMMON PRACTICE OF LAND TENURE IN
PRENCOLONIAL SOCIETY, WHEREIN ONE WOULD
MERELY ENJOY THE “FRUITS” OF LAND, WAS CALLED:
A. PPRIMITIVE COMMUNISM
B. ISLAMIC FEUDALISM
C. USUFRUCT
D. TENANCY
305. THIS WAS THE SPANISH SPATIAL STRATEGY OF FORMING
DENSE SETTLEMENTS FROM SCATTERED DWELLINGS FOR
PURPOSES OF GREATER MILITARY DEFENSE AND POLITICAL
CONTROL – LITERALLY BRINGING DISPERSED POPULATION
WITHINHEARING DISTANCE OF CHURCH BELLS – WHICH POLICY
WAS APPLIED ON MOST SPANISH COLONIES FROM 16TH TO
18TH CENTURIES.
A. ALCADIAS Y PUEBLOS
B. BARRIOS Y SITIOS
C. HACIENDAS Y VILLAS
D. CABECERAS Y POBLACIONES
306. DURING THE PERIOD 1565-1896, THE URBAN
CONTROL POINTS DESIGNATED BY THE SPANISH
COLONIAL GOVERNMENT WERE THE:
A. ALCADIAS Y PUEBLOS
B. BARRIOS Y SITIOS
C. HACIENDAS Y VILLAS
D. CABECERAS Y POBLACIONES
307. UNDER THE PLAZA COMPLEX PATTERN DESCRIBED IN
“LEYES DE LAS INDIAS” (1573), WHAT WOULD BE LOCATED
NEXT TO EACH OTHER AROUND A GRECONROMAN
QUADRANGLE OF A SPANISH COLONIAL SETTLEMENT?
A. FRIAR LANDS
B. ENCOMIENDAS
C. HACIENDAS
D. TOWNSHIPS
308. DURING THE SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD, THERE
WERE FOUR MAJOR FORMS OF LAND TENURE OR LAND
HOLDING, WHICH ONE REFERS TO THE RIGHT OF A
SERVANT OF SPANISH CROWN TO COLLECT TRIBUTE
FROM RESIDENTS OF A TERRITORY WITHOUT ANY
OWNERSHIP CLAIM OVER THAT TERRITORY?
A. FRIAR LANDS
B. ENCOMIENDAS
C. HACIENDAS
D. TOWNSHIPS
309. PUBLIC LANDS ACT OF 1903 GRANTED
HOMESTEADS TO 1.4 MILLION FILIPINO FAMILIES
COVERING 5.3 MILLION HECTARES, PRINCIPALLY
IN:
A. NEGROS ISLAND
B. PALAWAN
C. MINDANAO
D. SAMAR ISLAND
309. PUBLIC LANDS ACT OF 1903 GRANTED
HOMESTEADS TO 1.4 MILLION FILIPINO FAMILIES
COVERING 5.3 MILLION HECTARES, PRINCIPALLY
IN:
A. NEGROS ISLAND
B. PALAWAN
C. MINDANAO
D. SAMAR ISLAND
310. THE TORRENS TITLE SYSTEM WHICH
ENTRENCHED THE CONCEPT OF ABSOLUTE
PRIVATE OWNERSHIP LAND IN THE PHILS IS A
LEGACY FROM WHAT COLONIAL PERIOD OF PHIL
HISTORY?
A. SPANISH
B. AMERICA
C. JAPANESE
D. BRITISH
310. THE TORRENS TITLE SYSTEM WHICH
ENTRENCHED THE CONCEPT OF ABSOLUTE
PRIVATE OWNERSHIP LAND IN THE PHILS IS A
LEGACY FROM WHAT COLONIAL PERIOD OF PHIL
HISTORY?
A. SPANISH
B. AMERICA
C. JAPANESE
D. BRITISH
311. ACCORDING TO DR. ERNESTO PERNIA (1983), THE MAJOR BLUNDER IN PHIL
ECONOMIC POLICY AND INDUSTRIALIZATION STRATEGY OCCURRED IN THE
LATTER PERIOD OF AMERICAN COLONIAL RULE WHEN:
A. 13
B. 15
C. 16
D. 17
317. IN 2010, HOW MANY ADMINISTRATIVE REGIONS DO THE PHILS
HAVE?
A. 13
B. 15
C. 16
D. 17
318. PD-824 ON FEBRUARY 27, 1975 CREATED THE METRO MANILA
COMMISSION AS THE FIRST-EVER STRUCTURE OF METROPOLITAN
GOVERNANCE IN THE PHILS FOLLOWING THE ORGANIZATION MODEL
CALLED:
A. OREGON
B. NEW YORK
C. CALIFORNIA
D. FLORIDA
321. THE FIRST STATE-WIDE LAND USE PLAN IN 1973 WHICH DEFINED
URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARIES (UGB’s) THAT SEPARATED URBAN AND
RURAL AREAS IN ORDER TO LIMIT THE GROWTH WITHIN SERVICED
AREAS AND TO PRESERVE RURAL FARMLAND FOR A TIME FRAME OF 20
YEARS, TOOK PLACE IN THE STATE OF:
A. OREGON
B. NEW YORK
C. CALIFORNIA
D. FLORIDA
322. WHICH PLANNING CONCEPT, FIRST UPHELD BY THE US SUPREME
COURT IN THE 1976 CASE OF “PENN CENTRAL TRANSPORTATION CO.
vs. CITY OF NEW YORK” INCORPORATES A MARKET MECHANISM TO
MITIGATE WHATEVER FINANCIAL BURDEN LOCAL LAW MIGHT HAVE
IMPOSED ON THE PROPERTY?
A. ROUGH PROPORTIONALITY
B. CALIBRATED ENFORCEMENT
C. CALCULATED AUTHORITY
D. RATIONAL NEXUS
324. IN 1987, US SUPREME COURT IN THE CASE OF NOLLAN vs. CALIFORNIA
COASTAL COMMISSION RULED AGAINST CALIFORNIA WHICH REQUIRED
NOLLAN TO DEDICATE A PUBLIC SIDEWALK EASEMENT ACROSS THEIR
BEACHFRONT PROPERTY AS A BUILDING PERMIT CONDITION, THUS THE
COURT FORMULATED A PRINCIPLE FOR GOVT’S. REGULATORY ACTION THAT
“LAND USE RESTRICTIONS MUST BE TIED DIRECTLY TO A SPECIFIC PUBLIC
PURPOSE”.
A. ROUGH PROPORTIONALITY
B. CALIBRATED ENFORCEMENT
C. CALCULATED AUTHORITY
D. RATIONAL NEXUS
325. THIS SCHOOL OF THOUGHT CLAIMS THAT! CITIES OR HUMAN
SETTLEMENTS CAN BE STUDIED AS THOUGH THEY ARE BIOLOGICAL
ORGANISM SUBJECT TO LAWS OF EVOLUTION, NATURAL SELECTION,
COMPETITION, ADAPTATION, SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST, DECLINE! AND
DEATH.
A. YES
B. NO
C. IT DEPENDS ON THE WEATHER
D. IT DEPENDS ON QUALITY OF ROAD & CAPACITY OF VEHICLE
329. JOHANN HEINREICH VON THUNEN’s THEORY OF AGRICULTURAL RENT IS
SYMBOLIZED AS “LR=Y(p-c)-Ytd“ WHERE Y IS THE YIELD OR TOTAL HARVEST, p
IS PRICE OF CROP, c IS PRODUCTION COST, AND d IS THE DISTANCE TO
MARKET. IF YIELD OF PALAY IS 3,500 KILOS, NFA BUYING RICE IS 17.00 PER
KILO, DISTANCE IS 5KM, GIVEN FARMER’S GROSS PRODUCTION OF 45 CENTS
PER SQM PER DAY FOR UNIT PRODUCTION COST OF 12.00 PER KILO, WOULD
PALAY CULTIVATION BE PROFITABLE AT THIS SPECIFIC FARM LOCATION IF
TRANSPORT COST IS 1.00 PER KILO OF PALAY?
A. YES
B. NO
C. IT DEPENDS ON THE WEATHER
D. IT DEPENDS ON QUALITY OF ROAD & CAPACITY OF VEHICLE
330. IN WALTER CHRISTALLER’S CENTRAL PLACE THEORY, THE CATCHMENT’S
AREA OF A CENTRAL PLACE TAKES THE SHAPE OF HEXAGON RATHER THAN A
PERFECT CIRCLE. IF A PARTICULAR SERVICE OR FUNCTION SUCH AS
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT IS REPRESENTED BY THE FORMULA,
C=2.6r²d, WHAT WOULD BE THE CATCHMENT’S AREA OF ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL IF ITS RADIUS IS 0.5 KM AND DIAMETER IS ONE KM/
A. 0.65 SQ KM
B. 0.75 SQ KM
C. 0.85 SQ KM
D. 0.95 SQ KM
330. IN WALTER CHRISTALLER’S CENTRAL PLACE THEORY, THE CATCHMENT’S
AREA OF A CENTRAL PLACE TAKES THE SHAPE OF HEXAGON RATHER THAN A
PERFECT CIRCLE. IF A PARTICULAR SERVICE OR FUNCTION SUCH AS
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT IS REPRESENTED BY THE FORMULA,
C=2.6r²d, WHAT WOULD BE THE CATCHMENT’S AREA OF ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL IF ITS RADIUS IS 0.5 KM AND DIAMETER IS ONE KM/
A. 0.65 SQ KM
B. 0.75 SQ KM
C. 0.85 SQ KM
D. 0.95 SQ KM
331. A CHART-LIKE TOOL TO MEASURE CENTRALITY OF A PLACE
PARTICULARLY ITS RANGE OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL FUNCTIONS, IS
CALLED:
A. MATRIX
B. ISOTIMS
C. ISODAPANES
D. SCALOGRAM
331. A CHART-LIKE TOOL TO MEASURE CENTRALITY OF A PLACE
PARTICULARLY ITS RANGE OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL FUNCTIONS, IS
CALLED:
A. MATRIX
B. ISOTIMS
C. ISODAPANES
D. SCALOGRAM
332. ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ARE PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF
CENTRAL PLACE THEORY IN THE PHILS, EXCEPT ONE:
A. SURROUNDING
B. STANDING
C. SITUATION
D. STATE
335. CENTRAL PLACE THEORY WAS FOUND FAULTY IN ASSUMING UNIFORM
TOPOGRAPHY, FLAT FEATURELESS TERRAIN, EASE OF TRAVEL IN ALL
DIRECTIONS, AND UBIQUITY OR ALL-AROUND PRESENCE OF ECONOMIC
RESOURCES, BUT ITS MAJOR STRENGTH LIES IN CHARACTERIZING THE
LOCATIONAL ADVANTAGES OF ONE PLACE IN RELATION TO ANOTHER, A
GEORAPHIC CONCEPT CALLED:
A. SURROUNDING
B. STANDING
C. SITUATION
D. STATE
336. THE WEAKNESS OF APPLYING CENTRAL PLACE THEORY IN A SIMPLISTIC WAY
ON THE PHILIPPINES IS THAT:
A. UNLIKE OTHER COUNTRIES, PHILS DOES NOT HAVE COMPACT LAND MASS WITH
HOMOGENOUS FEATURES
B. ARCHIPELAGIC NATURE CREATES NATURAL DISCONTINUITIES THAT RENDER
MOVEMENT & ECONOMIC EXCHANGE DIFFICULT
C. SPATIAL INTEGRATION BETWEEN URBAN AND RURAL AREAS BY POOR
TRANSPORT THAT INFLATES PRICES
D. ALL OF THE ABOVE
336. THE WEAKNESS OF APPLYING CENTRAL PLACE THEORY IN A SIMPLISTIC WAY
ON THE PHILIPPINES IS THAT:
A. UNLIKE OTHER COUNTRIES, PHILS DOES NOT HAVE COMPACT LAND MASS WITH
HOMOGENOUS FEATURES
B. ARCHIPELAGIC NATURE CREATES NATURAL DISCONTINUITIES THAT RENDER
MOVEMENT & ECONOMIC EXCHANGE DIFFICULT
C. SPATIAL INTEGRATION BETWEEN URBAN AND RURAL AREAS BY POOR
TRANSPORT THAT INFLATES PRICES
D. ALL OF THE ABOVE
337. IN 2010, WHICH PHILIPPINE CITY HAS THE BIGGEST POPULATION, BIGGEST
GROSS INCOME, BIGGEST NET INCOME AND BIGGEST IRA?
A. CITY OF MANILA
B. MAKATI CITY
C. QUEZON CITY
D. CEBU CITY
337. IN 2010, WHICH PHILIPPINE CITY HAS THE BIGGEST POPULATION, BIGGEST
GROSS INCOME, BIGGEST NET INCOME AND BIGGEST IRA?
A. CITY OF MANILA
B. MAKATI CITY
C. QUEZON CITY
D. CEBU CITY
338. GEORGE ZIPF’S RANK-FILE-SIZE RULE, “Pn-P1/nq)“ DERIVED FROM
CHRISTALLER’S CENTRAL PLACE THEORY AND ASSERTS THAT THE POPULATION OF
CITY “n” IS EQUAL TO THE POPULATION OF THE LARGEST CITY “1” DIVIDED BY THE
RANK OF “n” IN THE HIEARCHY OF PLACES. IF THE LARGEST CITY IN IMMEDIATELY-
PRECEDING QUESTION HAD 2.6 MILLION PEOPLE IN 2007 OFFICIAL CENSUS, USING
ZIPF’S RULE WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE POPULATION OF DAVAO CITY IF IT WAS
RANKED NUMBER 4?
A. 520,000
B. 1,520,000
C. 1,300,000
D. 650,000
338. GEORGE ZIPF’S RANK-FILE-SIZE RULE, “Pn-P1/nq)“ DERIVED FROM
CHRISTALLER’S CENTRAL PLACE THEORY AND ASSERTS THAT THE POPULATION OF
CITY “n” IS EQUAL TO THE POPULATION OF THE LARGEST CITY “1” DIVIDED BY THE
RANK OF “n” IN THE HIEARCHY OF PLACES. IF THE LARGEST CITY IN IMMEDIATELY-
PRECEDING QUESTION HAD 2.6 MILLION PEOPLE IN 2007 OFFICIAL CENSUS, USING
ZIPF’S RULE WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE POPULATION OF DAVAO CITY IF IT WAS
RANKED NUMBER 4?
A. 520,000
B. 1,520,000
C. 1,300,000
D. 650,000
339. DOES THE FORMULA OF GEORGE ZIPF IN THE IMMEDIATELY-PRECEEDING
QUESTION MATCH THE REALITY ON THE GROUND BASED ON 2007 OFFICIAL
CENSUS OF THE NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE?
A. YES
B. PARTIALLY
C. NO
D. DEPENDS ON WHETHER OLD DAVAO CITY OR METRO DAVAO IS BEING ANALYZED
339. DOES THE FORMULA OF GEORGE ZIPF IN THE IMMEDIATELY-PRECEEDING
QUESTION MATCH THE REALITY ON THE GROUND BASED ON 2007 OFFICIAL
CENSUS OF THE NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE?
A. YES
B. PARTIALLY
C. NO
D. DEPENDS ON WHETHER OLD DAVAO CITY OR METRO DAVAO IS BEING ANALYZED
340. IN THE MODEL MONONCENTRIC CITIES, IT IS ASSUMED THAT
MANUFACTURERS LOCATE CLOSE TO TRANSPORT ARTERIES, BLUE COLLAR
WORKERS LOCATE CLOSE TO THEIR JOBS, WHILE TRADERS AND RETAILERS PAY
HIGHER FOR CHOICE LOCATIONS IN CITY CENTER TO HAVE COMMAND OF THE
MARKET. THIS PATTERN OF LAND USE IS EXPLAINED BETTER BY WHICH THEORY OF
SPATIAL PLANNING?
A. MAXIMUM SUSTAINABLE
B. MAXIMUM SUSTAINABLE YIELD
C. PROFIT MAXIMIZATION
D. HIGHEST AND BEST USE
343. ACCORDING TO RALEIGH BARLOW (1958), THIS REFERS TO THE MOST
PROFITABLE USE OF LAND WHEN IT YIELDS OPTIMUM RETURNS GIVEN LIMITED
INPUTS; SUCH RETURNS CAN EITHER BE MONETARY OR NON-MONETARY,
TANGIBLE OR INTANGIBLE, BASED ON THE CRITERIA AND INTEREST OF THE PERSON
WHO MAKES SUCH DECISIONS.
A. MAXIMUM SUSTAINABLE
B. MAXIMUM SUSTAINABLE YIELD
C. PROFIT MAXIMIZATION
D. HIGHEST AND BEST USE
344. IN PIERCE LEWIS’ REVISION OF THE ERNEST BURGESS’ MONO-CENTRIC MODEL
OF URBAN LAND USE, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBES THE SPATIAL DECLINE
OF CONCENTRIC CITIES LEAST EFFECTIVELY?
A. THE ELITE AND THEIR BUSINESS LEAVE THE INNER CORE DUE TO POLLUTION AND
CONGESTION
B. HOLLOWING-OUT OF THE CORE RESULTS IN “THE DONUT SPACE”
C. SURROUNDED BY THE POOR IN THE HISTORIC CENTER, GOVT. INCREASINGLY
BECOMES CAPTIVE TO PRESSURE GROUPS
D. LAND VALUES RAPIDLY FALL IN INNER-CITY AREAS EXPERIENCING URBAN BLIGHT
AND URBAN DECAY.
344. IN PIERCE LEWIS’ REVISION OF THE ERNEST BURGESS’ MONO-CENTRIC MODEL
OF URBAN LAND USE, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBES THE SPATIAL DECLINE
OF CONCENTRIC CITIES LEAST EFFECTIVELY?
A. THE ELITE AND THEIR BUSINESS LEAVE THE INNER CORE DUE TO POLLUTION AND
CONGESTION
B. HOLLOWING-OUT OF THE CORE RESULTS IN “THE DONUT SPACE”
C. SURROUNDED BY THE POOR IN THE HISTORIC CENTER, GOVT. INCREASINGLY
BECOMES CAPTIVE TO PRESSURE GROUPS
D. LAND VALUES RAPIDLY FALL IN INNER-CITY AREAS EXPERIENCING URBAN BLIGHT
AND URBAN DECAY.
345. IN URBAN LAND USE MODELS OF THE CHICAGO SCHOOL OF HUMAN ECOLOGY,
THE AFFLUENT AND MIDDLE CLASSES ARE INCLINED TO MOVE AWAY FROM
DOWNTOWN AND INNER-CITY IN FAVOR OF SUBURBAN LOCATIONS AND THIS
PROCESS RESULTS IN A PARADOX OR “SPATIAL MISMATCH” AS REGARDS LABOR.
A. ERNEST BURGESS
B. HOMER HOYT
C. CHAUNCEY HARRIS & EDWARD ULLMAN
D. PIERCE LEWIS
347. WHICH THEORIST OF URBAN LAND USE STATES CATEGORICALLY THAT LAND
USE FOLLOWS TRANSPORT IN THE SAME MANNER THAT BOTH POPULATION AND
BUSINESS FOLLOW ROADS.
A. ERNEST BURGESS
B. HOMER HOYT
C. CHAUNCEY HARRIS & EDWARD ULLMAN
D. PIERCE LEWIS
348. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING LAND-USE MODELS DESCRIBES THE PATTERN OF
RADIAL OR AXIAL GROWTH ALONG THE LINES OF LEAST RESISTANCE?
A. MULTIPLE NUCLEI
B. CONCENTRIC ZONE
C. SECTOR MODEL
D. POLYCENTRIC MODEL
348. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING LAND-USE MODELS DESCRIBES THE PATTERN OF
RADIAL OR AXIAL GROWTH ALONG THE LINES OF LEAST RESISTANCE?
A. MULTIPLE NUCLEI
B. CONCENTRIC ZONE
C. SECTOR MODEL
D. POLYCENTRIC MODEL
349. IN THE MODEL OF HOMER HOYT, THE SECTIONS OF URBAN LAND WITH THE
HIGHEST VALUES ARE THOSE:
A. DONUT MODEL
B. CORE-PERIPHERY DEPENDENCY MODEL
C. POLYCENTRIC MODEL
D. INVERSE CONCENTRIC
350. “SOCIAL STATUS DECLINES WITH INCREASING DISTANCE FROM
THE CITY” IS A PROPOSITION ABOUT POOR THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES
THAT CONTRADICTS THE ORIGINAL LAND USE MODELS FROM THE
CHICAGO SCHOOL OF HUMAN ECOLOGY.
A. DONUT MODEL
B. CORE-PERIPHERY DEPENDENCY MODEL
C. POLYCENTRIC MODEL
D. INVERSE CONCENTRIC
351. ACCORDING TO M. WHITE (1987), THE MORE ECONOMICALLY COMPLEX A
CITY, THE MORE VARIED WOULD BE THE NUMBER OF HIGH GROWTH POINTS, THE
MORE SOCIALLY COMPLEX IT BECOMES, AND THE STRONGER IS ITS TENDENCY
TOWARDS DIFFERENTIATION SUCH AS IN THE CASE OF RESIDENTS SEGREGATING
THEMSELVES INTO “ENCLAVES” ACCORDING TO ECONOMIC LEVEL, SOCIAL STATUS
OR ETHNICITY.
A. BI-POLAR MODEL
B. PALIMPSEST OR MOSAIC MODEL
C. MULTIPLE NUCLEI
D. URBAN LAND NEXUS THEORY
351. ACCORDING TO M. WHITE (1987), THE MORE ECONOMICALLY COMPLEX A
CITY, THE MORE VARIED WOULD BE THE NUMBER OF HIGH GROWTH POINTS, THE
MORE SOCIALLY COMPLEX IT BECOMES, AND THE STRONGER IS ITS TENDENCY
TOWARDS DIFFERENTIATION SUCH AS IN THE CASE OF RESIDENTS SEGREGATING
THEMSELVES INTO “ENCLAVES” ACCORDING TO ECONOMIC LEVEL, SOCIAL STATUS
OR ETHNICITY.
A. BI-POLAR MODEL
B. PALIMPSEST OR MOSAIC MODEL
C. MULTIPLE NUCLEI
D. URBAN LAND NEXUS THEORY
352. ADVANCEMENTS IN TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES HAVE
AFFECTED MANY CITIES IN SUCH A WAY THAT INFORMATION-BASED PRODUCTION CAN BE DONE BY
ANYONE, ANYWHERE AT ANYTIME REGARDLESS OF DISTANCE FROM CITY CENTER. WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING IS THE LIKELY SPATIAL FORM ARISING FROM THESE ECONOMIC TRENDS?
A. 20,000 - 190,000
B. 200,000 - 600,000
C. 700,000 - ONE MILLION
D. ONE MILLION - TWO MILLION
354. BY PLOTTING ON A GRAPH THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS FROM AN
AGGLOMERATION AGAINST THE COSTS OF CONGESTION AND OVER
CONCENTRATION, LEO KLAASEN CONCLUDED THAT “OPTIMUM CITY SIZE” OF A
VIABLE CITY SHOULD BE BETWEEN:
A. 20,000 - 190,000
B. 200,000 - 600,000
C. 700,000 - ONE MILLION
D. ONE MILLION - TWO MILLION
355. THE ORIGINAL CONCEPT OF “MEGALOPOLIS” AS AN EXTENDED OR SUPER –
SIZED URBAN AREA IS ATTRIBUTED TO:
A. JEAN GOTTMAN
B. KONSTANTINOS DOXIADES
C. DENNIS RONDINELLI
D. ANDREAS FALUDI
355. THE ORIGINAL CONCEPT OF “MEGALOPOLIS” AS AN EXTENDED OR SUPER –
SIZED URBAN AREA IS ATTRIBUTED TO:
A. JEAN GOTTMAN
B. KONSTANTINOS DOXIADES
C. DENNIS RONDINELLI
D. ANDREAS FALUDI
356. WHICH CHARACTERISTICS OF MEGALOPOLIS DESCRIBES ITS TENDENCY TO
DEVELOP A MULTI-NODAL SPATIAL PATTERN?
A. WATERSHED PLANNING
B. AREA DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
C. REGIONAL PLANNING
D. PHYSICAL PLANNING
359. THIS PROCESS DEALS WITH EFFICIENT PLACEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AND LAND
USES SUCH AS FARMS, SETTLEMENTS, INDUSTRIES, TRANSPORT HUBS,
INFRASTRUCTURE, WILDERNESS ETC. ACROSS A SIGNIFICANTLY LARGE AREA
BROADER THAN A SINGLE CITY OR TOWN.
A. WATERSHED PLANNING
B. AREA DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
C. REGIONAL PLANNING
D. PHYSICAL PLANNING
360. KLAASEN ENUMERATES THE CRITERIA FOR CREATING PLANNING
REGIONS AS FOLLOWS. WHICH CRITERION PERTAINS TO THE ROLE OF A
LEADING CENTER OR A COMPLEX OF EXPORTING FIRMS OR LEAD
INDUSTRIES?
A. HOMOGENOUS REGION
B. FORMAL REGION
C. HISTORIC REGION
D. VIRTUA REGION
363. A REGION THAT IS DEFINED BY COMMON PHYSICAL FEATURES SUCH AS
RESOURCES BASE, LAKE, COAST, ECOSYSTEM IS CALLED “NATURAL OR
ECOLOGICAL REGION”, WHILE THAT WHICH IS DEFINED BY EXTENT OF
ECONOMIC CONNECTEDNESS OR MARKET EXCHANGE IS CALLED A
“FUNCTIONAL REGION”; THAT WHICH IS CREATED BY LAW REGARDLESS OF
NATURAL OR ECONOMIC COMMONALITY IS CALLED:
A. HOMOGENOUS REGION
B. FORMAL REGION
C. HISTORIC REGION
D. VIRTUA REGION
364. EARLIEST REGIONAL PLANNING MODELS IN USA IN 1933 REVOLVED AROUND
TENNESSE VALLEY, DALLAS PLAIN, COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN, COLORADO RIVER, ST.
LAWRENCE SEAWAY, DELWARE RIVER, CHEASPEAKE BAY WATERSHED, WHICH ARE
ESSENTIALLY:
A. CASCADE
B. SPRINKLE AROUND IN SPROUTS
C. POUR DOWN
D. TRICKLE DOWN
366. THE “CENTER-DOWN” PARADIGM OF NEO-CLASSICAL ECONOMICS OF THE
1960s ASSUMED THAT BENEFITS FROM MACRO-LEVEL OR MACRO-ECONOMIC
GROWTH TEND TO____ TO COMPONENT REGIONS AND LOWER-LEVEL
COMMUNITIES.
A. CASCADE
B. SPRINKLE AROUND IN SPROUTS
C. POUR DOWN
D. TRICKLE DOWN
367. IN JOHN FRIEDMAN’S (1966,1973) TAXONOMY OF REGIONS ACCORDING TO
ECONOMIC CONDITION, WHICH REFERS TO “LAGGING REGIONS”?
A. CORE REGIONS
B. UPWARD TRANSITIONAL AREAS
C. RESOURCE FRONTIER AREAS
D. DOWNWARD TRANSITIONAL AREAS
E. SPECIAL PROBLEM AREAS
F. LATIFUNDO-MINIFUNDO
367. IN JOHN FRIEDMAN’S (1966,1973) TAXONOMY OF REGIONS ACCORDING TO
ECONOMIC CONDITION, WHICH REFERS TO “LAGGING REGIONS” ?
A. CORE REGIONS
B. UPWARD TRANSITIONAL AREAS
C. RESOURCE FRONTIER AREAS
D. DOWNWARD TRANSITIONAL AREAS
E. SPECIAL PROBLEM AREAS
F. LATIFUNDO-MINIFUNDO
368. ACCORDING TO ECONOMIST THEODORE SCHULTZ, JACOB MINCER AND GARY
S. BECKER, THIS COLLECTIVE TERM FOR PEOPLE’S “EMBODIED” ASSETS SUCH AS
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, GOOD HEALTH, ATTITUDES AND ENTREPRENEURIAL
QUALITIES, DETERMINES HOW A LOCAL COMMUNITY OR REGION ABSORBS NEW
TECHNOLOGIES, EXPANDS PRODUCTIVE CAPACITY AND GENERATES OWN
PROGRESS.
A. CARLOS P. GARCIA
B. FERDINAND MARCOS
C. CORAZON AQUINO
D. FIDEL RAMOS
E. GLORIA M. ARROYO
370. THE TWIN STRATEGY OF “CONCENTRATED DECENTRALIZATION” AND
“INDUSTRIAL DISPERSAL” TO CORRECT URBAN PRIMACY AND INTER-REGIONAL
DIVERGENCIES IN THE PHILS WAS BEGUN UNDER THE ADMINISTRATION OF
PRESIDENT:
A. CARLOS P. GARCIA
B. FERDINAND MARCOS
C. CORAZON AQUINO
D. FIDEL RAMOS
E. GLORIA M. ARROYO
371. 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 GOVT DECISION-MAKERS TO ANTICIPATE THE TYPE
OF CONTROL NECESSARY IN THE PLANNING AREA.
A. FRAMEWORK PLANNING
B. STRATEGIC PLANNING
C. LAND USE PLANNING
D. DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
373. 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 THE 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
374. THIS DOCUMENT CONSISTS OF SPECIFIC PROPOSALS TO GUIDE GROWTH IN A
LOCALITY INCLUDING STATEMENTS ABOUT COMMUNITY GOALS, PRIORITIES,
STRATEGIES AND SOCIALLY-DESIRED MIX OF RESOURCES USES. THESE ARE
ILLUSTRATED BY MAPS, DIAGRAMS, CHARTS, TABLES THAT SHOWS A COHERENT
SPATIAL FRAMEWORK FOR ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION, ECONOMIC PRODUCTION,
SETTLEMENTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
A. CHARETTE
B. CHAT ROULETTE
C. COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN
D. STRATEGIC PLAN
E. FRAMEWORK PLAN
374. THIS DOCUMENT CONSISTS OF SPECIFIC PROPOSALS TO GUIDE GROWTH IN A
LOCALITY INCLUDING STATEMENTS ABOUT COMMUNITY GOALS, PRIORITIES,
STRATEGIES AND SOCIALLY-DESIRED MIX OF RESOURCES USES. THESE ARE
ILLUSTRATED BY MAPS, DIAGRAMS, CHARTS, TABLES THAT SHOWS A COHERENT
SPATIAL FRAMEWORK FOR ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION, ECONOMIC PRODUCTION,
SETTLEMENTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
A. CHARETTE
B. CHAT ROULETTE
C. COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN
D. STRATEGIC PLAN
E. FRAMEWORK PLAN
375. IN CONTRAST TO THE LONG-TERM SKELETAL-CIRCULATORY FRAMEWORK, THIS
IS THE OVERALL MEDIUM-TERM ACTION PLAN UTILIZED BY EVERY LOCAL
ADMINISTRATION TO DEVELOP SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND
IMPLEMENT SECTORAL, CROSS-SECTORAL AND MULIT-SECTORAL PROGRAMS TO BE
TRANSLATED INTO PUBLIC INVESTMENT MEASURES AND INCENTIVES TO PRIVATE
INVESTMENT.
A. FREIBURG OR FREETOWN
B. BOROUGH
C. NEW TOWN
D. COUNTRY ESTATE
E. ECO-INDUSTRIAL PARK
376. THIS REFERS TO ANY LARGE-SCALE MASTER-PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
WHICH INCLUDES HOUSING, WORK PLACES AND RELATED FACILITIES WITHIN
A SELF-CONTAINED SET-UP, BASED ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT IT CAN BE
BUILT FROM ZERO, MORE OR LESS.
A. FREIBURG OR FREETOWN
B. BOROUGH
C. NEW TOWN
D. COUNTRY ESTATE
E. ECO-INDUSTRIAL PARK
377. 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 PRECINTS PLANNING
C. PARCELLARY PLANNING
D. SITE PLANNING
E. PROJECT PLANNING
377. 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 PRECINTS PLANNING
C. PARCELLARY PLANNING
D. SITE PLANNING
E. PROJECT PLANNING
378. THIS CONCERNS THE ARRANGEMENT, APPEARANCE AND FUCNTIONALITY 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 FETURES IN
THREE DIMENSIONS, SO THAT RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ALIKE CAN MAKE HIGH-
QUALITY CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE, PLACES AND BUILDINGS.
A. ARCHITECTURAL MASTERPLAN
B. CITYSCAPE AND STREETSCAPE
C. URBAN DESIGN
D. FORM AND STYLE
E. VISUAL PANORAMA
378. THIS CONCERNS THE ARRANGEMENT, APPEARANCE AND FUCNTIONALITY 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 FETURES IN
THREE DIMENSIONS, SO THAT RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ALIKE CAN MAKE HIGH-
QUALITY CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE, PLACES AND BUILDINGS.
A. ARCHITECTURAL MASTERPLAN
B. CITYSCAPE AND STREETSCAPE
C. URBAN DESIGN
D. FORM AND STYLE
E. VISUAL PANORAMA
379. IT IS AN INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT WHEREIN A DEFINED AREA IS
COMPREHENSIVELY PLANNED AS A UNITARY ENTITY SUCH THAT
INNOVATIONS IN SITE DESIGN AND BUILDING DESIGN ARE REWARDED BY
THE GOVT WITH SOME FLEXIBILITY IN ZONING, USUALLY RELAXATION OF
STANDARDS OR THEIR REPLACEMENT WITH NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE DEVELOPER AND THE LGU.
A. ENTERPRISES ZONE
B. SITES AND SERVICES MODEL
C. ZONAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
D. PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT
379. IT IS AN INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT WHEREIN A DEFINED AREA IS
COMPREHENSIVELY PLANNED AS A UNITARY ENTITY SUCH THAT
INNOVATIONS IN SITE DESIGN AND BUILDING DESIGN ARE REWARDED BY
THE GOVT WITH SOME FLEXIBILITY IN ZONING, USUALLY RELAXATION OF
STANDARDS OR THEIR REPLACEMENT WITH NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE DEVELOPER AND THE LGU.
A. ENTERPRISES ZONE
B. SITES AND SERVICES MODEL
C. ZONAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
D. PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT
380. IF LANDS WITH SLOPE BETWEEN 18% - 30% CONSTITUTE 45% OF TOTAL LAND
AREA, THOSE WITH THE SLOPE ABOVE 30% CONSTITUTE 8%, WHAT PERCENT OF
PHIL. GROSS LAND AREA IS GENERALLY DESCRIBED AS “ALIENABLE AND
DISPOSABLE”?
A. ROUGHLY 47%
B. ROUGHLY 53%
C. ROUGHLY 43%
D. ROUGHLY 57%
380. IF LANDS WITH SLOPE BETWEEN 18% - 30% CONSTITUTE 45% OF TOTAL LAND
AREA, THOSE WITH THE SLOPE ABOVE 30% CONSTITUTE 8%, WHAT PERCENT OF
PHIL. GROSS LAND AREA IS GENERALLY DESCRIBED AS “ALIENABLE AND
DISPOSABLE”?
A. ROUGHLY 47%
B. ROUGHLY 53%
C. ROUGHLY 43%
D. ROUGHLY 57%
381. “LAND USE” AND “LAND CLASSIFICATION” ARE:
A. THE SAME
B. MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE
C. “LAND! CLASSIFICATION” IS PROPER TERM FOR LEGAL AND BUREAUCRATIC
TRANSACTIONS WHILE “LAND USE” IS USED FOR BASIC ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS.
D. “LAND CLASSIFICATION” IS A SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTUAL SCHEME WHILE” LAND
USE” REFERS TO ACTUAL UTILIZATION OR “CONSUMPTION” OF LAND.
381. “LAND USE” AND “LAND CLASSIFICATION” ARE:
A. THE SAME
B. MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE
C. “LAND! CLASSIFICATION” IS PROPER TERM FOR LEGAL AND BUREAUCRATIC
TRANSACTIONS WHILE “LAND USE” IS USED FOR BASIC ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS.
D. “LAND CLASSIFICATION” IS A SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTUAL SCHEME WHILE” LAND
USE” REFERS TO ACTUAL UTILIZATION OR “CONSUMPTION” OF LAND.
382. “LAND USE“ HAS TO BE PLANNED FOR THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE
BECAUSE THE CONSERVATION OF SOIL, WATER AND OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES
IS OFTEN BEYOND THE MEANS OF INDIVIDUAL LAND USER.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
C. TRUE ONLY FOR CLOSED SOCIETIES AND SOCIALIST ECONOMIES BUT NOT FOR
FREE MARKET SOCIETIES.
D. PARTIALLY FALSE BECAUSE ‘FREE MARKET FORCES’ ALWAYS KNOW BETTER HOW
TO APPORTION LAND.
382. “LAND USE“ HAS TO BE PLANNED FOR THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE
BECAUSE THE CONSERVATION OF SOIL, WATER AND OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES
IS OFTEN BEYOND THE MEANS OF INDIVIDUAL LAND USER.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
C. TRUE ONLY FOR CLOSED SOCIETIES AND SOCIALIST ECONOMIES BUT NOT FOR
FREE MARKET SOCIETIES.
D. PARTIALLY FALSE BECAUSE ‘FREE MARKET FORCES’ ALWAYS KNOW BETTER HOW
TO APPORTION LAND.
383. WHICH STATEMENT ABOUT ‘LAND SUITABILITY” IS TRUE, BASED ON DEFINITION FROM
US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND UNITED NATIONS FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
ORGANIZATION?
A. AGRO-INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
B. CROPLAND
C. ORCHARD
D. FISHPOND
E. FISH PEN
384. WHICH IS NOT CONSIDERED ‘PRODUCTION LAND’ IN A PHILIPPINES LGU?
A. AGRO-INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
B. CROPLAND
C. ORCHARD
D. FISHPOND
E. FISH PEN
385. WHICH TYPE OF LAND USE IS NOT DESCRIBED AS ‘URBAN’?
A. RESIDENTIAL
B. INSTITUTIONAL
C. INDUSTRIAL
D. MINERAL
385. WHICH TYPE OF LAND USE IS NOT DESCRIBED AS ‘URBAN’?
A. RESIDENTIAL
B. INSTITUTIONAL
C. INDUSTRIAL
D. MINERAL
386. 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
386. 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
387. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A FACTOR TO DETERMINE SUITABILITY OF
LAND FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIAL USE?
A. LOAD-BEARING
B. LOCATION
C. SLOPE
D. SOIL CHARACTERISTICS
387. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A FACTOR TO DETERMINE SUITABILITY OF
LAND FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIAL USE?
A. LOAD-BEARING
B. LOCATION
C. SLOPE
D. SOIL CHARACTERISTICS
388. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A FACTOR TO DETERMINE SUITABILITY OF
LAND FOR AGRICULUTURE USE?
A. CLIMATE ANDRAINFALL
B. SOIL QUALITY
C. GEOLOGIC FAULT LINES
D. SLOPE
388. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A FACTOR TO DETERMINE SUITABILITY OF
LAND FOR AGRICULUTURE USE?
A. CLIMATE ANDRAINFALL
B. SOIL QUALITY
C. GEOLOGIC FAULT LINES
D. SLOPE
389. WHAT ARE THE DETERMINANTS OF SOIL FERTILITY FOR AGRICULTURAL LAND
USE?