Concepts of Landscaping Quiz by C Kohn, WUHS

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1. What are four benefits gained by a properly implemented landscape design? List and describe below:

2. A focal point is…

a. The formation of boundaries in a landscape through changes in color, substance, form, or texture.

b. The point or area of the landscape that attracts the viewer’s eyes.

c. The surface quality of any plant material or structure in the landscape.

d. The two or three-dimensional shape and structure of an object or space.

3. Form is…

a. The formation of boundaries in a landscape through changes in color, substance, form, or texture.

b. The point or area of the landscape that attracts the viewer’s eyes.

c. The surface quality of any plant material or structure in the landscape.

d. The two or three-dimensional shape and structure of an object or space.

4. Texture is…

a. The formation of boundaries in a landscape through changes in color, substance, form, or texture.

b. The point or area of the landscape that attracts the viewer’s eyes.

COPYRIGHT CRAIG KOHN, WATERFORD WI 2011. AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC USE PROVIDED THE AUTHOR IS CITED. c. The surface quality of any plant material or structure in the landscape.

d. The two or three-dimensional shape and structure of an object or space.

5. Line is…

a. The formation of boundaries in a landscape through changes in color, substance, form, or texture.

b. The point or area of the landscape that attracts the viewer’s eyes.

c. The surface quality of any plant material or structure in the landscape.

d. The two or three-dimensional shape and structure of an object or space.

COPYRIGHT CRAIG KOHN, WATERFORD WI 2011. AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC USE PROVIDED THE AUTHOR IS CITED. 6. Improper use of line would include which of the following?

a. Use of line to draw your eye to the focal point

b. Use of different colors or textures to create line

c. Use of line to draw your eye out of the design

d. Use of treetops to create line against the sky

7. Straight lines suggest ______; Curving lines suggest ______

a. Formality; Relaxation

b. Relaxation; Formality

c. A Focal Point; No Focal Point

d. No Focal Point; A Focal Point

8. Most deciduous trees have a ______form. Most evergreens have a ______form.

a. Rough; Smooth

b. Smooth; Rough

c. Conical; Rounded

d. Rounded; Conical

9. Of the two plants on the right, the one of the RIGHT has a ______texture

a. Smoother

b. Rougher

c. Conical

d. Rounded

10. Explain whether or not the picture below utilizes effective landscape design; specifically address its use of line, form, texture, and focal point.