US National Parks
Kellogg-Voorhis Unit
Backyard Designers
JARGONscape
For the Plant Person
100
Carved by the Colorado River
Answer: Grand Canyon National Park
100
What is Cal Poly Pomona's mascot?
Answer: Broncos! In 1947, CPP students voted for the school's mascot. The Broncos narrowly beat out the Rancheros. Other proposed names were the Chargers and Stallions.
100
What is this structure called?
Answer: Flower Bed
100
A healthy variety — keyword: variety — of life (genes, plant and animal species) across an ecosystem. In landscape architecture, it is often included when talking about enhancing the built environment's resilience, stability, and ecological function.
Answer: Biodiversity
100
Name this Plant
Answer: Helianthus annuus (Common Sunflower) aka sunflower
200
Home of an Iconic Geyser
Answer: Yellowstone National Park
200
What is Cal Poly Pomona's motto?
Answer: Learn by Doing. While Become by Doing has been floating around, it's only a slogan for the university's recent branding campaign.
200
The structural, inorganic elements of landscape design. Everything that does not include the living softscape.
Answer: Hardscape
200
The quality or state of being readable or decipherable. In architectural design, the ease with which users can understand a space's layout.
Answer: Legibility
200
California's State Flower
Answer: Escholzia california (California Poppy) we'll also take poppy, but you should know the state flower
300
Home of the Half Dome
Answer: Yosemite National Park
300
What Building (Number) is the College of Environmental Design based in?
Answer: Building 7. Completed in 1971 and designed by Carl Maston, this brutalist structure was dedicated to uniting LA, URP, and ARC as the school of environmental design.
300
What is the lattice structure called?
Answer: Trellis
300
A technical drawing showing a vertical slice through a site or structure.
Answer: Section or Cross-Section
300
A sacred, fragrant shrub native to the Southwestern United States.
Answer Salvia apiana (White Sage)... we'll take sage if we have to
400
Where the Mojave and Colorado Deserts Collide
Answer: Joshua Tree National Park
400
What are the five (5) ENV Departments?
Answer: Landscape Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning, Architecture, Art, and Regenerative Studies. These five departments offer the ENV's 10 degree programs and 5 minor programs.
400
What is the specific name for this type of grate-covered surface runoff collector?
Answer: Trench Drain (we'll also take Channel Drain or Linear Drain)
400
Detailed study and mapping of the physical features of the land's surface.
Answer: Topography
400
A really big tree
Answer: Sequoia sempervirens (Coast Redwood) Redwood is also acceptable
500
Known for its 2000-ft Sandstone Cliffs and Winding River
Answer: Zion National Park
500
What are the two original ENV majors?
Answer: Landscape Architecture and Urban and Regional Planning. In 1966, the (then) School of Agriculture welcomed the Division of Environmental Design.
500
Highly efficient watering — best for crop rows, raised planting beds, or water-wise landscaping.
Answer: Drip Irrigation or Driplines
500
A phenomenon where cities experience significantly higher temperatures (often 5-10°F warmer) than surrounding rural areas. Caused by dense development, heat-absorbing materials, and limited vegetation.
Answer: Urban Heat Island or Heat Island Effect
500
Quintessential native tree here in LA
Answer: Quercus agrifolia (Coast Live Oak) Can not accept just 'Oak'