Chapter 6Landscapes, Where people live

06.01 The everyday landscapes that people create in the course of their lives are known as:

1. ordinary (or vernacular) landscapes

2. landscape as text

3. derelict landscapes

4. symbolic landscapes

5. proxemics

06.01 The everyday landscapes that people create in the course of their lives are known as:

1. ordinary (or vernacular) landscapes

2. landscape as text

3. derelict landscapes

4. symbolic landscapes

5. proxemics

Explanation: Ordinary landscapes are those that people create in the course of their lives. Some of these landscapes may later become symbolic to certain groups of people.

06.02 Salt Lake City, Mecca, and Jerusalem are similar in that they are all:

1. derelict landscapes

2. in coastal areas

3. major world trade cities

4. sacred spaces

5. equidistant from one another

06.02 Salt Lake City, Mecca, and Jerusalem are similar in that they are all:

1. derelict landscapes

2. in coastal areas

3. major world trade cities

4. sacred spaces

5. equidistant from one another

Explanation: These places are all sacred to adherents of different religions: Salt Lake City to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons); Mecca to Muslims; and Jerusalem to Jews, Christians, and Muslims.

06.03 According to geographer Paul Knox, this landscape can be considered an example of:

1. a derelict landscape

2. vulgaria

3. Main Street USA

4. New England village

5. all of the above

06.03 According to geographer Paul Knox, this landscape can be considered an example of:

1. a derelict landscape

2. vulgaria

3. Main Street USA

4. New England village

5. all of the above

Explanation: Vulgaria is an increasingly prevalent landscape in upscale areas, reflecting a focus on size and ostentation.

06.04 Which of these is not a factor in the formation of cognitive images?

1. information

2. territoriality

3. perception

4. cognition

5. recall

06.04 Which of these is not a factor in the formation of cognitive images?

1. information

2. territoriality

3. perception

4. cognition

5. recall

06.05 A forward-looking view of the world that emphasizes reason, scientific rationality, creativity, novelty, and progress is called:

1. semiotics

2. modernity

3. postmodernity

4. topophilia

5. ethology

06.05 A forward-looking view of the world that emphasizes reason, scientific rationality, creativity, novelty, and progress is called:

1. semiotics

2. modernity

3. postmodernity

4. topophilia

5. ethology

Explanation: Modernity developed in the European Renaissance and Enlightenment, and has had an enormous influence on social and cultural life in the last hundred years.

06.06 Which of these cities did students at a Virginia university rate as the least desirable in which to live?

1. Los Angeles

2. Phoenix

3. Chicago

4. Boston

5. Washington, DC

06.06 Which of these cities did students at a Virginia university rate as the least desirable in which to live?

1. Los Angeles

2. Phoenix

3. Chicago

4. Boston

5. Washington, DC

Explanation: The smaller size of Phoenix and its inland location may have been factors accounting for this preference.

06.07 The layout of the Brazilian capital city of Brasilia, designed by architect Lucio Costa, most resembles this in shape:

1. circle

2. airplane

3. ship

4. cube

5. pyramid

06.07 The layout of the Brazilian capital city of Brasilia, designed by architect Lucio Costa, most resembles this in shape:

1. circle

2. airplane

3. ship

4. cube

5. pyramid

Explanation: Brasilia, conceived in the 1950s and built in the 1960s, was designed to symbolize energy, dynamism, and modernity.

06.08 The practice of writing and reading signs is known as:

1. ethology

2. topophilia

3. semiotics

4. humanistic approach

5. proxemics

06.08 The practice of writing and reading signs is known as:

1. ethology

2. topophilia

3. semiotics

4. humanistic approach

5. proxemics

Explanation: Semiotics, the science of signs, helps us understand the meanings embedded in landscapes and other social creations.

06.09 This image is an example of what kind of distinctive American landscape?

1. New England village

2. Main Street

3. suburbia

4. vulgaria

5. all of the above

06.09 This image is an example of what kind of distinctive American landscape?

1. New England village2. Main Street3. suburbia4. vulgaria5. all of the above

Explanation: Main Street, typical of Middle America, lies between the frontier and eastern seaports, between rural areas and industrial cities, and between affluence and poverty.

06.10 Landmarks often symbolize famous cities. Can you name these cities?

1. Paris and Cape Town

2. New York and Sydney

3. Vienna and San Francisco

4. Tokyo and Buenos Aires

5. London and Rio de Janeiro

06.10 Landmarks often symbolize famous cities. Can you name these cities?

1. Paris and Cape Town

2. New York and Sydney

3. Vienna and San Francisco

4. Tokyo and Buenos Aires

5. London and Rio de Janeiro

06.11 Which of these is an example of a “slow city”?

1. Paris, France

2. Spilimbergo, Italy

3. Phoenix, Arizona

4. Atlanta, Georgia

5. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

06.11 Which of these is an example of a “slow city”?

1. Paris, France

2. Spilimbergo, Italy

3. Phoenix, Arizona

4. Atlanta, Georgia

5. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Explanation: Slow cities are those that have intentionally rejected a fast pace of life. The slow cities’ movement helps link towns that have pledged to promote organic, traditional foods; clean and quiet environments; and urban charm.