Technological Institute Of The Philippines

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COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION-PLANNING 1
NAME___________________________________________________________________Date:__________
IMPORTANT: Follow direction carefully. NO erasures and DO NOT CHEAT.
Test l. MULTIPLE CHOICE(100points) Direction: Choose the best letter answer of your choice and write on the
space provided of each number.
_____1.It is related to eye movement or flow.
a. air movement
b. distance
c. line
d. air flow
_____2.Physical analysis of the site is developed
primarily using infrared images
a. True
b. False
c. Maybe
d. None of the above
_____3.What changes does the landscape designer
should consider throughout the year when developing
a landscape plan?
a. vegetation
b. color
c. site condition
d. soil
_____4.It is the first step in installing an appropriate
wastewater disposal system.
a. site evaluation
b. site analysis
c. site selection
d. site development
_____5.Peat Soil is ideal for plants like: Sphagnum
Moss and including the following, except:
a. Ericaceous Shrubs
b. Sedges
c. Merces
d. None of the above
_____6. Soil consists of five components in
various proportions: mineral particles, organic
particles, sand, water, and air.
a. True
b. False
c. Maybe
d. None of the above
_____7. Clarified wastewater from the septic tank is:
a. Gray water
b. Rain water
c. Effluent
c. Canal
_____8.refers to how soil particles are arranged
relative to each other.
a. Soil texture
b.Soil horizons
c. Soil nutrients
d. Soil structure
_____9.Large particles, dry and gritty to touch, easily
drains water, less water retention, warm and airy even
when wet, easily crumbles through the fingers, lacks
essential nutrients
a. Sandy Soil
b. Soil nutrients
c. Loamy soil
d. Soil Texture
_____10.Strong granular structure, Soft and crumbly,
Easy to work with, well aerated, Ideal for crops like:
Tomatoes, Carrots, Parsnips, and Potatoes
a. Loamy Soil
b. Sandy Soil
c. Chalky Soil
d. Clay soil
_____11.the physical space between the bottom of
the trench and the limiting layer
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a.Separation distance
b. soil horizon
c.Mixture of urban and rural landscapes
d. percolation
_____12.elements including nitrogen and
phosphorus, necessary for plant growth
a. fertilizer
b. organic
c. soil
d.Nutrients
_____13.the configuration of a surface in relation to
natural and man-made features, described in terms of
differences in elevation and slope; in other words, the
lay of the land
a. contour map
b.Topography
c. Angle of repose
d. slope form
_____14.It is above all what a person experiences in
his confrontation with what surrounds him, whether
that be inert matter or living matter: notably, road
surfaces, the material nature of the ground, the type
of housing materials.
a.Sense of touch
b.Soil texture
c.Soil structure
d.site evaluation
_____15.layers of soil composed of different minerals
and amounts of organic matter; each layer exhibits
similar color and texture; horizons make up the soil
profile as seen in the test pit
a.Soil horizons
b.Soil texture
c. soil elevation
d.Soil structure
_____16.determined by the proportions of the
different-sized soil particles
a. Soil horizons
b. Soil texture
c. soil elevation
d. Soil structure
_____17.It is the foundation of conventional onsite
wastewater treatment
a. Soil structure
b. organic
c. soil
d. Nutrients
_____18.Ideal for crops like: Leafy vegetables, Peas,
Tomatoes, and Peppers
a. Loamy Soil
b. Silty Soil
c. Chalky Soil
d. Clay soil
_____19.Easily transported by wind and water, Good
for agriculture purposes, compacted
a. Loamy Soil
b. Silty Soil
c. Chalky Soil
d. Clay soil
_____20.Light in color Lime, rich soil, Stony, Severely
dry in summers, Poor in nutrients, Warms quickly in
summers, Porous, Highly alkaline, Free-draining.

a. Loamy Soil
c. Chalky Soil

b. Sandy Soil
d. Clay soil

_____21.A rates indicates how fast the water will

move down through the soil
a. Infiltration
b. Permeability
c. Percolation
d. Organic Matter
_____22.The following are steps in developing a
landscape design, except:
a. Develop a plot plan
c. site evaluation
b. Conduct a site analysis d. Design activity areas
_____23.The following are identified as urban
contextual analysis, except for:
a. Building Topology and Hierarchy
b. Building scale and fenestration
c. Regional character
d. Existing conditions
_____24.Detailed site analysis focuses on site
characteristics that help define the final design.
a. views
b. vehicular and pedestrian circulation(traffic analysis)
c. Existing conditions (i.e. vegetation, etc)
d. Noise
e. all of the above
_____25. An Analogous color schemes includes the
following, these could be achieve by varying the
foliage colors:
a. green
b. blue-yellow
c. blue-green
d. violet-blue
_____26.Bona fide bench mark may not be on or
near the site
a. True
b. False
c. Maybe
d. None of the above
_____27.It can become any number and thus more
accommodating grading is plausible.
a. spot elevation
a. Building Topology and Hierarchy
b. Building scale and fenestration
d.Design activity areas
_____28. To face with calamitous natural disasters
frequently hitting the cities, we have to build up
resilient societies which may temporary and partially
deteriorate by the disaster but quickly recover.
a. True
b. False
c. None of the above
_____29.it has been one of characteristics many
Asian cities historically share.
a. vehicular and pedestrian circulation(traffic analysis)
b.satoyama
c.Mixture of urban and rural landscapes
d. sustainability

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_____30. The runoff coefficients indicated for

different soil conditions reflect runoff behavior shortly
after initial construction.
a. True
b. False
c. None of the above
_____31.The data used in site analysis are based on
historical documentation by the NWS.
a. True
b. False
c. Maybe
d. None of the above
_____32. a common landform used in erosion control.
a. Retaining wall
b. dikes
c.Berms
d. slope protection
_____33.True 14. Lakes are also common manmade erosion control methods.
a. Retaining wall
b. Ponds
c. Lakes
d. Berms
_____34.It can also be used to hold sod in place and
disintegrates by sunlight as the turf is established.
a.Netting
b. Sun shading
c. solarium
d. sun control
_____35.a technique combine the technology of
traditional concrete formwork with an open area
approximately 40% of the slab.
a. dikes
b. retaining wall
c. slope protection
d. Poured-in-place slab
_____36.Baseline is use for the longer property line
a. True
b. False
c. Maybe
d. None of the above
_____37.Part of grading system.
a. dikes
b.slope protection
c.Storm water management or erosion control
d.Retaining wall
_____38.are areas that include rural areas without
urban developments, except for public facilities
including hospitals and schools.
a. population density
b.Urbanization-control
c.landslide prevention
d. none of the above
_____39. Functions on the conservation of land
which are receiving high attention, reflecting the
degradable farmlands on steep mountain slopes
commonly found in Japan.
a.landslide prevention
b.soil erosion prevention
c. both a and b
d. none of the above
_____40.one of the most frequently observed serious
problems in Asian cities that caused by rapid growth
a.Mixture of urban and rural landscapes
b.disordered suburban land use
c.Hydrological simulation models
d.conserving bio-diversity

_____41.itis normally used in a more restrictive sense

to refer to the managed woodlands of these
landscapes and were historically an essential
component of agricultural landscapes that provided a
vital supply of fuel wood and organic fertilizer
materials.
a. Desakota
b. satoyama
c. conserving bio-diversity
d. providing renewable resources
_____42.a renewable energy source
a.Desakota
b.satoyama
c.conserving bio-diversity d.Land conservation
_____43.Desakotaa zone where urban and rural land
uses are intentionally mixed, can be found not only in
the history but in contemporary major cities in
Indonesia.
a. Desakota
b. satoyama
c. conserving bio-diversity d. Land conservation
_____44.A result of natural or human activities.
a.kaingin
b. slump erosion
c.sheet erosion
d.accelerated erosion
_____45. Empirical formula widely used where a high
level of accuracy is not necessary.
a. True
b. False
c. Maybe
d. None of the above
______46.Typhoon is a natural phenomenon and no
two occurrences are the same
a. True
b. False
c. Maybe
d. None of the above
_____47.are part of hydrological cycle.
a.Precipitation
b.storm water
c.Geomorphology
d. both a and b
_____48.General purpose of storm water
management system:
a. Control of water to prevent or minimize damage to
property or physical injury
b. Control of water to minimize an inconvenience in
the use of the site during less significant storm
c. Species and ecosystem diversity
_____49.major types of erosion:
a. Geological erosion
b. Natural erosion
c. soil detachment
_____50.Process of erosion:
a. soil detachment
b. sedimentation
c. transportation
d. Resilience
_____51.most indispensable and fundamental words
which clearly represent the way cities should be
designed in the future.
a. sustainability
b. Resilience
c. conserving bio-diversity
d. both a and c

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_____52.Equipment necessary to execute a survey

on a property:
a. transit
b. string
c. rod
d. Hammer
_____53.Optimum design of any storm water
collection and storage is balance between:
a. capital cost
b. risk
c. Land conservation
c. operational cost
_____54. basic techniques which attempt to simulate
rainfall:
a. Hydrological simulation models
b. Species and ecosystem diversity
c. Unit Hydrographs
d. Empirical formulas
_____55.Agricultural landscapes in urban fabrics may
provide various ecological functions:
a. controlling microclimate
b. providing renewable resources
c. conserving bio-diversity
d. all of the above
_____56.Environmental indicators that represent
ecological functions of agriculture used by the
Japanese:
a. Landscape
b. Water use
c. Species and ecosystem diversity
d. Land conservation
e. All of the above
_____57.Following are types of erosion that threaten
slope integrity:
a. sheet erosion
b.rill erosion
c. slump erosion
d. rain-water erosion
_____58.the art of arranging structures on the land
and shaping the spaces between
a.Species and ecosystem diversity
b.Site selection Process
c. Site Planning
d. None of the above
_____59.as in other forms of problem-solving, the
critical thinking process of research, analysis and
synthesis makes a major contribution to the formation
of design decisions.
a.Development suitability process
b.site planning
c.Site selection Process
d.None of the above
_____60.This process selects from a list of potential
sites one that suits best the given use and
requirements of the project.
a. Site selection Process
b. Development suitability process
c.Species and ecosystem diversity
d. Site Planning

_____61.This process selects the best possible use

and development suited for a given site.
a.Species and ecosystem diversity
b. site development plan
c.Site selection Process
d. Development suitability process
_____62. Deals with the physiography, landforms,
soils, drainage, topography and slopes, and soil
erosion
a.Geomorphology
b. Geology
c. Hydrology
d. Vegetation
_____63.surface and ground water
a. Geomorphology
b. Geology
c. Hydrology
d. Climate
_____64.solar orientation, wind, and humidity
a. Geomorphology
b. Geology
c. Hydrology
d. Climate
_____65.sanitary, storm-water, water supply, power
supply, and communications.
a.Utilities
b. Traffic and transit
c. Existing land-use
d. Site requirements
_____66.vehicular and pedestrian circulation on or
adjacent to site
a. Utilities
b. Traffic and transit
c. Existing land-use
d. Site requirements
_____67.ownership of adjacent property, off-site
nuisances
a. Land-use plan
b. Traffic and transit
c. Existing land-use
d. Density and zoning
_____68.legal and regulatory controls
a. Land-use plan
b. Traffic and transit
c. Existing land-use
d. Density and zoning
_____69.spaces and sequences
a. Spatial patterns
b. Visual Resources
c. Natural features
d. Density and zoning
_____70.is the natural science that studies the Earth
its composition; the processes that shaped its
surface; and its history.
a. Geomorphology
b. Geology
c. Hydrology
d. Vegetation
_____71. conditions are one of the most
important elements in site evaluation and system
design.
a. vegetation
b. structures
c. slope
d. soil
_____72. critical step of the overall site acquisition
process.
a. site evaluation b. site analysis
c. site selection
d. site development

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_____73.rocks produced by crystallization from a

liquid.
a. Igneous Rocks
b. Sedimentary Rock
c. Metamorphosed rock d. All of the above
_____74.exposed to surface and weathering reduces
them to particles, these particles are moved by
erosional process and deposited in layers into rivers
and oceans.
a. Igneous Rocks
b. Sedimentary Rock
c. Metamorphosed rock d. All of the above
_____75.rocks are pushed to deeper levels of the
earth, they transform into metamorphosed rocks due
to changes in pressure and temperature .
a. Igneous Rocks
b. Sedimentary Rock
c. Metamorphosed rock d. All of the above
_____76.refers to the description of landforms.
a. Physiography
b. Landforms
c. Soil properties
d. Topography and slopes
_____77.are irregularities on the earths surface.
They are derived from volcanic, glacial, or erosional
processes
a. Physiography
b. Landforms
c. Soil properties
d. Topography and slopes
_____78.refers to the material that makes up
soil:mineral particles, organic matter,water,and air.
a. Physiography
b. Landforms
c. Texture
d. Composition
_____79.a soils resistance to penetration from a
weighted object such as a building foundation
a. Bearing capacity
b. Soil properties
c. Texture
d. Composition
_____80.important only for soil fertility, moisture
absorption and retention and for landscaping.
a. Bearing capacity
b. Soil properties
c. Water
d. Organic Matter
_____81.the term used to describe the composite
sizes of particles in a soil sample.
a. Bearing capacity
b. Soil properties
c. Texture
d. Composition
_____82.which is an intermediate mixture of 40%
sand40% silt and 20% clay.
a. Bearing capacity
b. Soil properties
c. Texture
d. Composition
_____83.content varies with particle sizes, local
drainage, topography and climate.
a. Good Drainage
b. Soil properties
c. Water
d. Organic Matter
_____84.refers to the soils ability to transfer gravity
water downward.
a. Good Drainage
b. Soil properties
c. Water
d. Organic Matter

_____85.the rate at which water penetrates the soil

surface (usually measured in cm or inches per hour)
a. Infiltration
b. Permeability
c. Percolation
d. Organic Matter

_____93. A streets design capacity has been based

on the following, except:
a. design speed
b. master plan
c. specific cross section d. designated level of
service

_____86.the rate at which water in a soil pit or pipe

within the soil is taken up by the soil (used mainly in
wastewater absorption tests and measured in inches
per hour
a. Infiltration
b. Permeability
c. Percolation
d. Poor Drainage

_____94. To develop the work plan is to start the real

work of collecting and analyzing data, finalizing the
delineated area and evaluation factors, advertising for
sites, and compiling all offers to be evaluated.
a. True
b. False
c. Maybe
d. None of the above

_____87.the rate at which water within the soil moves

through a given volume of material (also measured in
cm or inches per hour)
a. Infiltration
b. Permeability
c. Percolation
d. Poor Drainage

_____95. These are limited-access systems rarely, if

ever, have grade crossings.Also called as beltways
and freeways.
a. Arterial
b. local
c. Expressways
d. Collectors

_____88.gravity water is not readily transmitted by

the soil and soil is frequently or permanently
saturated and may have water standing on it
a. Infiltration
b. Permeability
c. Percolation
d. Poor Drainage

_____96. Classified as major or primary road, as it

connects major traffic generators within a city.
a. Arterial
b. local
c. Expressways
d. Collectors

_____89.is expressed graphically in terms of a slope

profile, a silhouette of a slope drawn to known
proportions with distance on the horizontal axis and
elevation on the vertical axis
a. S-shape
b. Slope form
c. Topographic map
d. Contours
_____90.when rocks are broken down (weathered)
into small fragments, and carried by wind, water, ice
and gravity.
a. Soil erosion
b. Hydrology
c. Aquifer
d. None of the above
_____91. It is the traditional prescriptive zoning,
which in very specific terms, identifies land use and
density, with a rubric of performance standards.
a. Satoyama Zoning
b. Dekasota Zoning
c. Euclidian Zoning
d. Both a and b
_____92. A system that can substantially reduce onsite-runoff
a. berm
b. open paving
c. mats
d. retaining wall

_____97. Sometimes a screen or guard is necessary

to protect walls or structures; they may be vulnerable
to the motorist who drives by braille.
a. wheel stop
b. wall stopper
c. wall protector
d. bollard
_____98.they can also provide backdrops for
sculpture and fountains.
a. space definition
b. landscape
c. View Control
d. vista
_____99.includes birds and mammals commonly
associated with crop fields, meadows, pastures, and
non-forested lands
a.Openland Wildlife
b. Woodland Wildlife
c. Wetland Wildlife
d. Virgin forest
_____100.This include birds and mammals needing
habitats with food plants or wild herbaceous plants of
moist to wet sites, excluding submerged or floating
aquatic plants
a. Openland Wildlife
b. Woodland Wildlife
c. Wetland Wildlife
d. Virgin forest

Test IlI. IDENTIFICATION(20 points) Direction: Identify the words that complete the given statement. Write
your answer on the space provided on this questionnaire.
Physical configuration of streets and roads:
1. Linear
2. Orthogonal
3.Curvilinear

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4Radial
5. Composite

Basic forms or configuration of parking:

6.90 Two way lot
7. angled one way lot: 60, 45, 30

8. two way angled parking

9. parallel parking

Four basic slope forms are detectable on contour maps::

10. straight
12. convex
11. concave
13. s-shape
Climatic control:
14. solar radiation
15. wind
Basic color schemes:
17. monochromatic
18. analogous

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16. precipitation

19. complimentary
20. bonus