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Urban Planning Vocabulary Edges and Districts

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the term "Edge" refer to in urban planning?

a)

The center of the city

b)

The boundaries between the city and its surroundings

c)

A strip forming the outer edge of something

d)

The size of something as given by the distance around it

2.

Which of the following best defines "sprawl"?

a)

The outside boundary or surface of something

b)

When cities spread out so far that they do not have clear edges

c)

The characteristics that unify the district

d)

Practices or characteristics that are passed down through the years

3.

What is the primary purpose of "Institutional" areas in a city?

a)

To provide housing for people

b)

To serve as places to play, relax, and exercise

c)

To offer locations where people can get help, learn, or receive government services

d)

To define the limits of the city or town

4.

What does "sustainable" mean in the context of urban development?

a)

The ability to maintain or continue something

b)

The practices passed down from one generation to the next

c)

The mix of residential, commercial, and institutional uses

d)

The characteristics that unify the district

5.

What is the concept of "mixed uses" in urban planning?

a)

Separating different zones for shopping, working, and living

b)

Combining residential, commercial, institutional, and open space uses as much as possible

c)

Building areas for industrial purposes only

d)

Creating separate zones for different community services

6.

What role do "Green Spaces" play in urban planning?

a)

To increase the commercial value of the surrounding areas

b)

To provide areas for industrial development

c)

To offer residents places for recreation and to promote environmental sustainability

d)

To serve as boundaries for different city zones

7.

What is the significance of "Zoning Laws" in urban planning?

a)

To ensure that all areas of a city can be used for any purpose

b)

To restrict the height of buildings in residential areas

c)

To dictate how land within a city or town is used—whether for residential, commercial, industrial, or recreational purposes

d)

To solely designate areas for parks and recreational activities

8.

boundaries between the city and its surroundings

a)

Districts

b)

Edges

c)

Boundary

d)

Perimeter

9.

line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something.

a)

Districts

b)

Edges

c)

Boundary

d)

Perimeter

10.

the size of something as given by the distance around it.

a)

Districts

b)

Edges

c)

Boundary

d)

Perimeter

11.

small parts of a city that have a special identity.

a)

Districts

b)

Edges

c)

Boundary

d)

Perimeter

12.

limits of the area occupied by a city or town.

a)

Districts

b)

Edges

c)

City Limits

d)

Perimeter

13.

strip forming the outer edge of something.

a)

Periphery

b)

Neighborhood

c)

Zoning

d)

Border

14.

the outside boundary or surface of something.

a)

Periphery

b)

Neighborhood

c)

Zoning

d)

Border

15.

an area within a city or town that has some distinctive features (especially one forming a community).

a)

Periphery

b)

Neighborhood

c)

Zoning

d)

Border

16.

Many cities have separate zones for shopping, working, living, and playing.

a)

Periphery

b)

Neighborhood

c)

Zoning

d)

Border

17.

relating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area.

a)

Urban

b)

Suburban

c)

Rural

d)

Sprawl

18.

relating to or characteristic of or situated in suburbs.

a)

Urban

b)

Suburban

c)

Rural

d)

Sprawl

19.

relating to the countryside as opposed to the city.

a)

Urban

b)

Suburban

c)

Rural

d)

Sprawl

20.

·       is when cities spread out so far that they do not have clear edges.

a)

Urban

b)

Suburban

c)

Rural

d)

Sprawl

21.

rivers, mountains, hills, valleys, cliffs, plateaus.

a)

Natural Edges

b)

Man-Made Edges

c)

Quarters

d)

Open Space

22.

built or designed by people, examples are walls, parks, landscapes, canals, corridors.

a)

Natural Edges

b)

Man-Made Edges

c)

Quarters

d)

Open Space

23.

housing available for people to live in

a)

Natural Edges

b)

Man-Made Edges

c)

Quarters

d)

Open Space

24.

(Places to play, relax, exercise, or enjoy nature) Plazas, town squares, parks, hiking trails, bike paths, basketball courts, playgrounds, recreation centers, tennis courts, soccer fields, and monuments.

a)

Natural Edges

b)

Man-Made Edges

c)

Quarters

d)

Open Space

25.

 (Places to buy things) Stores, banks, gas stations, office buildings, shopping malls, arcades, movie theaters, and restaurants.

a)

Commercial

b)

Industrial

c)

Residential

d)

Institutional

26.

(Places where things are made, disposed of, or processed. These places often noisy or polluted) Factories, power plants, water plants, trash transfer stations, recycling centers, landfills, warehouses, airports, and train stations.

a)

Commercial

b)

Industrial

c)

Residential

d)

Institutional

27.

 (Places to live) Single-family homes, apartment buildings, town houses, condominiums, mobile homes, houseboats and retirement homes.

a)

Commercial

b)

Industrial

c)

Residential

d)

Institutional

28.

(Places to get help, learn, or receive government services) Police stations, libraries, courthouses, city halls, post offices, fire stations, museums, community centers, schools, hospitals and places of worship (such as churches, synagogues, temples, and mosques).

a)

Commercial

b)

Industrial

c)

Residential

d)

Institutional

29.

refer to practices or characteristics that are passed down through the years, from one generation to the next.

a)

Heritage

b)

Mix Uses

c)

Sustainable

d)

Harmonious

30.

characteristics that unify the district.

a)

Heritage

b)

Mix Uses

c)

Sustainable

d)

Harmonious