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APA AICP American Institute of Certified Planners Exam Exam Practice Test

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Total 134 questions

American Institute of Certified Planners Exam Questions and Answers

Question 1

Who designed Letchworth and who designed Welwyn?

Options:

A.

Unwin, deSoissons

B.

Unwin, Burges

C.

Burgess, deSoissons

D.

Burgess, Unwin

Question 2

When was the Columbian Exposition?

Options:

A.

1891

B.

1892

C.

1893

D.

1894

Question 3

What concept is Ebenezer Howard Associated with?

Options:

A.

City Beautiful

B.

PUD

C.

CIP

D.

Garden City

Question 4

Scenario

You are a newly hired planner involved in the process of preparing a new recreation plan for your community. Your supervisor learns that the City Council is anxious to take action on a recreation plan, and therefore, you are instructed to prepare the plan without scheduling any time for public participation or public comment. Suppose you learn that there is a regulation in place and that this is clearly a violation of the regulation. What might you do?

Options:

Question 5

Which of the following is associated with Central Place theory?

Options:

A.

Christaller

B.

Hoyt

C.

Harris

D.

Ullman

Question 6

Who is associated with the City as Growth Machine Theory?

Options:

A.

Logan and Molotch

B.

Harris and Ullman

C.

Home Hoyt

D.

Ernest Burgess

Question 7

The Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) was adopted in what year?

Options:

A.

1962

B.

1968

C.

1972

D.

1978

Question 8

In what year did Yellowstone become the first National Park?

Options:

A.

1872

B.

1873

C.

1972

D.

1973

Question 9

Where was the first urban growth boundary established in the US?

Options:

A.

Portland, Oregon

B.

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

C.

Los Angeles, California

D.

Lexington, Kentucky

Question 10

Baby boomers are those born between the years of?

Options:

A.

1940-1945

B.

1965-1976

C.

1977-2000

D.

1946-1964

Question 11

Scenario

An oil company is interested in building a refinery on several thousand acres of waterfront property that the company owns. The general plan classifies this area as recreational and residential. The oil company files a re-zoning application to change this area to a heavy industrial classification. The planning director opposes the rezoning amendment stating that the scenic area is a valuable natural resource. Assume that the planning agency acted legally in all respects (proper notice, etc.). However, the county commissioners approve the amendment.

A group of residents who live near the proposed refinery site take the case to court and subpoena the planning director to testify. The planning director provides some information to the citizens' group as they prepare their case and also testifies truthfully in court about the value of the property to the community. Under the AICP Code of Ethics, all the following are true about the behavior of the planning director EXCEPT:

Options:

A.

The director was acting in an ethically responsible manner in trying to protect the integrity of the natural environment.

B.

The director should not have testified in court. The Code of Ethics requires planners to accept the decisions of their employers.

C.

The director served the public interest by providing information to citizens preparing their case.

D.

The director exhibited a concern for the long-range consequences of the proposed land use changes.

Question 12

Which Housing Act allowed for funds to be used for comprehensive planning for metro, state and regional levels?

Options:

A.

Housing Act of 1954

B.

Housing Act of 1959

C.

Housing Act of 1964

D.

Housing Act of 1965

Question 13

Each of the following may constitute a conflict of interest for a public planner under the AICP Code of Ethics EXCEPT:

Options:

A.

Accepting a gift from a local building firm.

B.

Working for a developer who has an action before the Planning Board.

C.

Applying for a Health Department permit to operate a stall at the Farmers’ Market.

D.

Processing a rezoning application for property the public planner owns.

Question 14

Which method uses a larger geographic area to interpolate a smaller geographic area’s population?

Options:

A.

Linear

B.

Symptomatic

C.

Cohort Survial

D.

Step-down

Question 15

The American Community Survey will replace the _____________?

Options:

A.

Long form

B.

Short form

C.

Census block

D.

Census tract

Question 16

What is the largest tribal land holding in acres? (note for all others that are not the answer they are the answer to other questions that you should know).

Options:

A.

40 Million

B.

52 Million

C.

191 Million

D.

16 Million

Question 17

Which of the following is a source of point-source pollution?

Options:

A.

Farm

B.

Wetlands

C.

Sewer pipe

D.

Chemical factory

Question 18

Which year was the Americans with Disabilities Act passed?

Options:

A.

1990

B.

1992

C.

1994

D.

1996

Question 19

What organization did Peter Calthorpe found?

Options:

A.

Sierra club

B.

American planning association

C.

Congress for new urbanism

D.

ASPO

Question 20

Which of the following had the highest population density in 2000?

Options:

A.

New York

B.

San Francisco

C.

Los Angeles

D.

Dallas

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