Quiz 4

A  Class I

B  Class II

C  Class IV

D  Class III

A  Washington DC

B  Atlanta

C  Seatle

D  Boston

A  Bjarke Ingles

B  Eric Sanderson

C  James Howard Kunstler

D  Hans Rosling

A  True

B  False

A  They drink 75-100 gallons of water a day

B  They provide lots of shade

C  They generally do not provide any ecosystem services

D  They provide very little shade

A  They reduce C02 levels in cities, because they add plants and trees.

B  They capture energy for photosynthesis.

C  They reduce temperature in the city, because they cover dark bulding materials that would normally absorb heat.

D  They drops leaves into the streets below, making the city streets prettier.

A  They are 3-D printed

B  They are hardy, in that bamboo grows fast and can grow in poor conditions (slope, wind, etc.)

C  They are strong! Bamboo can hold up to 7 tons before failure.

D  Hurricanes produce strong winds, but bamboo can bend and flex to winds of this magnitude.

A  It reflects solar energy back to space more efficiently

B  It blocks winds from shaking your house

C  captures rainwater which can then be used to distribute water to garden and grass (greywater systems)

D  Birds hate this! No more bird poop!

A  Belmont Shore, Long Beach

B  Manhattan Beach, Los Angeles’s “South Bay” area

C  Santa Monica

D  Pasadena

A  False

B  True

A  Denver, Colorado

B  Georgia

C  Florida

A  Georgia

B  Denver, Colorado

C  Florida

A  Georgia

B  Florida

C  Denver, Colorado

A  False

B  True

A  10 minutes

B  5 minutes

C  20 minutes

D  < 1 hour

A  Celebration, Florida

B  Vista Del Mar, Los Angeles area neighborhood

C  Stapleton, Colorado

D  Serenbe, Georgia

A  True

B  False

A  Considers future generations, seeks to eliminate poverty, seeks geographic equity.

B  This includes minimizing waster, maximize renewable resources and recyclable materials, and minimizes waste.

C  This includes using appropriate technology and materials, creates new indicators, besides GDP, and small is beautiful

A  This includes using appropriate technology and materials, creates new indicators, besides GDP, and small is beautiful

B  Considers future generations, seeks to eliminate poverty, seeks geographic equity.

C  This includes minimizing waster, maximize renewable resources and recyclable materials, and minimizes waste.

A  This includes minimizing waster, maximize renewable resources and recyclable materials, and minimizes waste.

B  Considers future generations, seeks to eliminate poverty, seeks geographic equity.

C  This includes using appropriate technology and materials, creates new indicators, besides GDP, and small is beautiful

A  They outline how urban residents receive utilities and other services.

B  The General Plan is a yearly letter from the Mayor (like a State of the Union)

C  It publishes all the accomplishments of a city, over the past several decades.

D  It documents a city’s vision for the future by outlining projects, programs, and how and when they will be executed.

A  False

B  True

A  Promotes pedestrianism and de-emphasizes the automobile.

B  Reduced green space (parks, trails, restoring of natural ecosystems

C  Convenience

D  Cities competing with each other to capture new sources of revenue through property tax.