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Flashcards by Adina Shaw, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Adina Shaw
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| Question | Answer |
| WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF AN ECO CITY? | AN ECOLOGICALLY HEALTHY CITY |
| WHAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF AN ECO CITY? | MASDAR CITY CURITIBA COPENHAGEN |
| TRUE OR FALSE? AN ECO CITY IS TOXIC TO NEIGHBOURING ECOSYSTEMS AND CONSUMES MORE THAN IT PRODUCES. | FALSE |
| WHAT FIVE CHARACTERISTICS MAKE UP AN ECO CITY? (THINK OF THE PHYSICAL SURROUNDINGS, ECONOMICS ETC.) | CONTEXT SOCIO-ECONOMICS ENERGY AND MATERIAL FLOWS URBAN STRUCTURES TRANSPORT |
| AN ECO CITY MUST EXIST AT A HUMAN SCALE, CREATE RENEWABLE ENERGY BE ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE AND HAVE A STRONG LOCAL ECONOMY. TRUE OR FALSE? | TRUE |
| WHAT FEATURES HAVE TO DEVELOP BEFORE INTERCONNECTEDNESS WORKS EFFICIENTLY? | ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMIC SOCIAL |
| OUT OF THESE THREE OPTIONS, WHICH STATION IS BEFORE SURFERS PARADISE BUT AFTER CYPRESS AVENUE? 1. NORTHCLIFFE 2. SURFERS PARADISE NORTH 3. CAVILL AVENUE | 3. CAVILL AVENUE |
| OUT OF THESE THREE OPTIONS, WHICH STATION IS BEFORE GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY BUT AFTER NERANG STREET 1. PARKWOOD EAST 2. GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL 3. QUEEN STREET | 2. GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL |
| OUT OF THESE THREE OPTIONS, WHICH STATION IS AFTER BROADBEACH NORTH BUT BEFORE MERMAID WATERS 1. NORTHCLIFFE 2. BROADBEACH SOUTH 3. FLORIDA GARDENS | 2. BROADBEACH SOUTH |
| WHERE IS MASDAR CITY LOCATED? | ABU DHABI UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| WHAT DOES MASDAR CITY AIM TO DO? | LOWER CARBON FOOTPRINTS REDUCE WASTE TO 0 RESEARCH EDUCATION INTO SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY SMART ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN |
| TRUE OR FLASE? GASOLINE POWERED VEHICLES ARE ALLOWED ON THE NARROW STREETS OF THE CITY. | FALSE. COMPUTER-DRIVEN ELECTRIC CARS WILL NAVIGATE COMPLEX TUNNELS INSTEAD. |
| WHAT IS THE TRANSPORT SYSTEM CALLED IN MASDAR CITY? | PRT (PERSONAL RAPID TRANSIT) |
| WHAT ASPECTS OF MASDAR MAKE IT AN ECO CITY? | TERRACOTTA COLOURED BUILDINGS MOTION CENSORED LIGHTS SMART TECHNOLOGY TRANSPORT SOLAR PANELS |
| WHERE IS CURITIBA LOCATED? | BRAZIL BRAZILIAN CITY STATE |
| WHAT IS CURITIBA'S TRANSPORT NETWORK CALLED? | BRT OR RIT (BUS RAPID TRANSIT) |
| WHAT IS THE KEY WORD USED TO DESCRIBE CURITIBA'S BUS? (THINK HOW THEY FIT MORE PEOPLE ON BUSES THAN OTHER CITIES) | BI-ARTICULATED ARTICULATED |
| HOW DOES THE ONE-FARE SYSTEM HELP THE RESIDENTS OF CURITIBA? | HELPS WITH THE POOR RESIDENTS AS THEY CAN GO INTO THE CITY AND TO THE OUTER SUBURBS FOR THE SAME PRICES AS ANY OTHER PERSON. |
| WHY IS THE CURITIBA TRANSPORT NETWORK SO BENEFICIAL FOR THE RESIDENTS? | EFFICIENT TIMELY AESTHETICALLY PLEASING CHEAP ACCESSIBLE |
| WHAT COLOUR OF THE BUSES IS THE EXPRESS LINE IN CURITIBA? | RED |
| WHEN WAS THE TIBETAN RAIL OPENED TO THE PUBLIC? (CIVIL USE) | 2006 |
| TRUE OR FALSE? CHINA RECOGNISES TIBET AS AN INDEPENDENT STATE, A PART OF THE CHINESE PROVINCE. | TRUE |
| WHAT YEAR WAS THE FIRST PHASE OF THE TIBETAN RAIL COMPLETED? | 1979 OR 1984 (CIVIL USE IN 1984) |
| WHAT IS THE AVERAGE ELEVATION OF THE TIBETAN RAILWAY LINK? | 4,500M OR 4.5KM |
| WHAT IS THE TOTAL ROUTE LENGTH OF THE TIBETAN RAILWAY LINK? | 1,956KM |
| WHAT IS THE ROUTE LENGTH FROM GOLMUD TO LHASA? | 1,142KM |
| HOW MANY KILOMETRES OF THE RAILWAY IS LAID ON PERMAFROST? | 550KM |
| WHAT ARE SOME IMPACTS OF THE RAILWAY LINK? | TOURISM HABITAT LOSS INCREASE OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL CONTROL (CHINA) PROPAGANDA AND ADVERTISING |
| WHAT ARE THE THREE MAIN PROBLEMS THEY ENCOUNTERED WHEN CONSTRUCTING THE TIBETAN RAILWAY LINK? | LACK OF OXYGEN HOW TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT PERMAFROST |
| WHAT ARE THREE EXAMPLES OF HOW THEY SOLVED THEIR LACK OF OXYGEN PROBLEM ON THE TIBETAN RAILWAY LINK? | MEDICAL INSURANCE MEDICAL FACILITIES OXYGEN MAKING STATIONS CLINIC EVERY 10KM REGULAR BREAKS OXYGEN TANKS |
| WHAT ARE THREE SOLUTIONS THAT WERE EMPLOYED TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT WHILE CONSTRUCTING THE TIBETAN RAILWAY LINK? | WATER/SOLID WASTE PROCESSED PASSAGEWAYS CONSTRUCTED ANIMAL OVERPASSES GRASS SEEDS PLANTED ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY EQUIPMENT ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY TRAIN CARS STOPPED DURING ANTELOPE SEASON |
| WHAT ARE THREE SOLUTIONS THAT WERE EMPLOYED TO CONSTRUCT THE TIBETAN RAILWAY LINK ON PERMAFROST? | GRAVELLED EMBANKMENTS BUILDING A BRIDGE VENTILATION PIPES |
| HOW DID THE RAILWAY LINK BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF TIBET? | EASY ACCESS TO MODERN WORLD INCREASED TOURISM CHEAPER TRAVEL |
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