Chicken Soup for the Soil: Sustainable Landscapes and Stormwater Management

Question 1 of 10

1. Question

A sustainable site can be defined as:

a site that follows biomimicry, or natural principles.
a site that is ecologically balanced, and willself-organize successfully with little maintenance.
a healthy habitat whose resources are conserved for the use and enjoyment of future gene
rations.
all of the above

Question 2 of 10

2. Question

What is xeriscaping?

The respect of natural water flows.
The use of native plants or vegetation.
The use of draught tolerant species to minimize water use requirements.
All of the above.

Question 3 of 10

3. Question

In the nested systems model proposed by 7group, a Watershed is a landscape system that is situated:

above the Community and the Site
between the Building Envelope and the Site
below the Site Systemic Level
above the Site Systemic Level and below the Community Level

Question 4 of 10

4. Question

What does the Heat Island Effect refer to in the context of Sustainable Sites?

The effect of heat in an island surrounded by water.
The effect of heat generated by a dark landscape, such as a parking lot, or asphalt drivewa
y
The effect of heat generated by dark asphalt roofs.
All of the above

Question 5 of 10

5. Question

What is a green field?

A naturalsite that has not been disturbed by humans.
A developed site that has been planted with localspecies.
A site that has ecological balance.
All of the above

Question 6 of 10

6. Question

To reduce the use of potable water for irrigation, one may use:

filtered water from urinals
black water or waste water
grey water and soapy water from clothes washers
reclaimed water from lavatories

Question 7 of 10

7. Question

What has the temperature rise of the oceans been, in Degree Celsius, between 1980 and 2010?

.6
6
10
2

Question 8 of 10

8. Question

The main difference between rain gardens and bioswales are: a rain garden has mostly soil and plants which filter stormwater from
sediment, whereas, bioswales have water, plants, and microbes in the roots of plants to purify the water.

True
False

Question 9 of 10

9. Question

What are drainage bioswales?

A detention pond that purifies stormwater through absorption, filtration, sedimentation, vol
atilization, ion exchange and biological decomposition, before releasing it
A wet basin with grasses on the side usually for erosion prevention, that cleans the runoff w
ater coming from parking lots.
A horizontal water based purifying vegetated ecosystem.
All of the above

Question 10 of 10

10. Question

Green roofs can be:

Intensive
Extensive
Planted with sedums and trees
All of the above