Chapter 6
Landscapes, 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 village
2. Main Street
3. suburbia
4. vulgaria
5. 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.