Question 1
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Which defines Formal Balance?
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A measurement of the relative size or comparative value of adjacent objects or unites in the landscape.
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The process of differentiating the more important elements of the landscape with the less important.
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The change in form, color, and/or texture moving from plant to plant
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Mirrored design on left and right sides giving stability, stateliness and dignity.
Question 2
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Which term refers to the three-dimensional mass of plants?
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Sequence
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Form
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Line
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Texture.
Question 3
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Of all the design principles, which has the greatest influence and emotional appeal?
Question 4
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Which defines Emphasis?
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The process of differentiating the more important elements of the landscape with the less important
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The change in form, color, and/or texture moving from plant to plant
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A measurement of the relative size or comparative value of adjacent objects or unites in the landscape.
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Acts as a control over variety by keeping color, texture and form in proportion with one another
Question 5
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Which defines Line?
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The plants qualities of coarseness or fineness; heaviness or lightness
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The relative size of plants
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The three dimensional mass of plants or plant groupings
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The flow and connections of spaces, creating rooms
Question 6
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Which is correct about sequencing texture?
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In a texture sequence, leave size of adjacent different plants needs to be similar, creating unity.
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In a texture sequence, use proportionally smaller numbers of fine textured plants.
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In a kidney-shaped planter, place the coarser textures in the inside curve.
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In large spaces, sequence from coarser textures to finer textures in the distant corner.
Question 7
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Which describes cool colors?
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Restful, stimulating, high scale
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Comes forward, cheerful, low scale
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Restful, suggests distance, low scale
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Conspicuous, cheerful, stimulating
Question 8
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Which term defines Unity?
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The change in form, color, and/or texture giving a sense of movement or life to the design
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The quality of oneness; that elements of the landscape fit together
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A degree of repetition rather than constant change
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Diversity and contrast in the use of color, texture, and form preventing monotony
Question 9
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Which defines Sequence?
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The quality of oneness; that elements of the landscape fit together
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The change in form, color, and/or texture giving a sense of movement or life to the design
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Diversity and contrast in the use of color, texture, and form preventing monotony.
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A degree of repetition rather than constant change
Question 10
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Which term defines Variety?
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Diversity and contrast in form, texture, and color preventing monotony.
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Adding a focal point to the design
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A degree of repetition rather than constant change
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Dominance of some elements in the design
Question 11
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Which defines Simplicity?
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The quality of oneness: that element of the landscape fit together.
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A degree of repetition rather than constant change
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The change in form, color, and/or texture giving a sense of movement or life to the design
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Diversity and contrast in the use of color, texture, and form preventing monotony.
Question 12
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Which is correct about texture and distance?
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Close-up, texture comes from the mass, of plants and their light and shadows.
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At a distance, texture comes from the size, surface, coloring, and spacing of leaves and twigs.
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At a distance, texture naturally becomes finer.
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Texture is defined the largest plant in the planting bed.
Question 13
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Which defines Texture?
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The three dimensional mass of plants or plant groupings
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The flow and connections of spaces
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The relative size of plants
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The plants qualities of coarseness or fineness; heaviness or lightness
Question 14
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Which form leads the eye down to the ground?
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Horizontal or spreading
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Rounded
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Pyramidal
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Weeping
Question 15
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Which describes warm colors?
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Cheerful, stimulating, comes forward
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High scale, restful, comes forward
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Low scale, cheerful, recedes
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Restful, low scale, recedes
Question 16
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Which is INCORRECT about red / red-orange / orange / orange-yellow / yellow color sequence?
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Use equal amounts of each color.
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Red would dominate.
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Red would be placed at the focal point
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Yellow would be the most used color in the bed.
Question 17
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In sequence, what is the trick to give a natural life or flow between planting beds?
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Randomly mix colors for maximum color contrasts.
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Place colors in interlocking kidney (crescent) shape groupings.
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Place colors in rows with alternating color contrasts.
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Place colors in rows, sequencing from light to dark.
Question 18
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Which defines Absolute Scale?
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The process of differentiating the more important elements of the landscape with the less important
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Acts as a control over variety by keeping color, texture, and form in proportion with one another
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The relative size or value of objects in the landscape
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A measurement of the relative size or comparative value of landscape elements to a fixed structure, like a house
Question 19
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In landscape design theory, which would be a good color combination?
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2/3 light blue and 1/3 dark blue
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Purple / bluish-purple / purplish-blue/ blue
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1/2 light blue and 1/2 dark blue
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Red-white-red-white
Question 20
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Which makes the most effective plant combination?
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Neatly step plants down in height from the fence line down to the lawn in the center
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Combine adjacent plants with opposite characteristics
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For appeal, repeat color contrast along the bed, like red-white-red-white
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Plant in bold lines from light to darker colors
Question 21
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Which term is equilibrium between left and right giving curiosity, movement, and a feeling of being alive?
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Formal balance
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Informal simplicity
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Formal scale
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Informal balance
Question 22
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Which is INCORRECT about texture sequence?
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In a texture sequence, use proportionally larger numbers of fine textured plants.
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In a kidney-shaped planter, place the finer textures in the inside curve.
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In a texture sequence, leaf size of adjacent plants should be similar.
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In large spaces, sequence from coarser textures to finer textures in the distant corner.
Question 23
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Which form emphasis the lateral extent and breath of space and is comfortable due to mirroring the natural movement of the eye?
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Weeping
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Horizontal or spreading
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Pyramidal
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Rounded
Question 24
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Which is correct about red / red-orange / orange / orange-yellow / yellow color sequence?
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Yellow would be placed at the focal point
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Orange would dominate.
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Use equal amounts of each color.
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Yellow would be the most used color in the bed.