Nursery and Landscaping Chapter 6 Review

A form of balance in which side of the landscape is a mirror image of the other is _______.

• visual balance

• symmetrical balance

• asymmetrical balance

• informal balance

The type of balance that is achieved by placing different combinations of materials that carry the same amount of visual weight on each side of the design is_______.

• symmetrical balance

• distal balance

• Asymmetrical balance

• formal balance

The asymmetrical balance of elements on the central axis (right and left) as well as in the field of vision (near and far) is referred to as _______.

• Proximal balance

• focal balance

• formal balance

• visual balance

The use of a focal point to direct the viewer's attention to a particular location is referred to as ______.

• rationalization

• proximation

• unification

• focalization

In residential landscaping, the home's front door is the standard focal point of the public living area.

• True

• False

The location of the focal point in a planting bed depends primarily on the ______.

• color of the plant materials

• shape of the bed

• shape of the plants

• all are correct

Limiting the variety of material, such as types of plants or different colors, used throughout the design is referred to as _______.

• rhythm

• scale

• simplicity

• unity

Which of the following design principles describes how the eye travels through the landscape?

• rhythm

• unity

• simplicity

• proportion

The size relationship between the materials used in the landscape and the landscape design as a whole is refereed as _______.

• focalization

• proportion

• rhythm

• balance

The size of one object in relation to the other objects in the design is referred to as ________.

• proportion

• focus

• proximity

• scale