Urban Planning
What is the most visited urban public square worldwide?
Time Square
Land use comprised of retail and office buildings. Often located in the Central Business District of major cities.
Commercial land use
National park located in the Sierra Nevada mountains and a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Yosemite National Park
Fog that has been mixed with smoke and other environmental pollutants
smog
The only national historical monument that can move
Cable Cars
Tallest building in San Francisco
Salesforce Tower
The most common land use in California
Agriculture
What's the most famous park in New York City called?
Central Park
The introduction of non-native species into a new environment, often resulting in negative consequences for native species
Invasive Species
Type of clothing invented in S.F.
Denim Jeans
Discriminatory practice in which financial services are withheld from neighborhoods that have significant numbers of racial and ethnic minorities
Redlining
The land used in an urban place for manufacturing and processing products.
Industrial land use
The Gardens by the Bay
Percentage of freshwater from Earth's water supply
Less than 2%
The time it takes to repaint the Golden Gate Bridge
2 years
The largest city in the world
Tokyo, Japan
Refers to the laws passed by city government, which control the kind and amount of development in an area. These laws are meant to avoid conflict between land use.
Zoning
What is the most famous park in London called?
Hyde Park
The amount of times paper can be recycled
6
(aluminum and glass can be recycled infinitely!)
The first animal who lived in the San Francisco Zoo
Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos californicus, a now-extinct grizzly bear subspecies).
Fun fact: He was so well loved by locals, that it led to him becoming the grizzly bear symbol on the CA flag!
Percentage of the world population living in an urban area
54%
This area of the world had the first urban settlements
Mesopotamia
What city has the largest amount of green spaces?
Oslo, Norway (68%)
The most sustainable fabric
Organic hemp - the most versatile
(organic cotton and linen also great alternatives)
Yerba Buena