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Revising VAG January
What are the characteristics of lofts?
Which is the 1st skyscraper?
Revising VAG January
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Which is the 1st skyscraper?
Home Insurance Building
Empire State Building
Wein Wright Building
Guggenheim Museum
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What are the characteristics of lofts?
they are in the city centre
they are made of wood and steel
they have small windows
they don't have internal dividing walls
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a typical American house
tower block
ranch
tenement
4
What happens after the construction of a building?
the value increases
the value oscillates
the value must be immediately decided by an engineer
the value decreases
5
Detached houses are typical British houses
True
False
6
Sand stone is
a piece of stone or wood
blue stone
a type of soft rock
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When was S. built?
in the Paleolitic
in the Middle Ages
in the Neolithic
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consequences of urban growth
environmental improvement
environmental deterioration
decrease in road accidents
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The new town movement was created
after WW1
between WW1 and WW2
during WW1
after WW2
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What does a real estate agent do?
estimate buildings
chats to customers
repairs toilets
writes advertisements
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A slum is
a run-down part of the city
a rich part of the city
a small part of the ity
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What does "sledge" mean?
an object without wheels used for travelling
a piece of land with holes
the space created when you open the door
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Who writes a masterplan?
the cadastre
only architects and engineers
various experts and planners
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what are American houses?
loft
terraced house
tower block
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Real estate agents work with
judges
revenue agencies
caretakers
banks
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What does it mean "ditch"?
a long narrow channel in the ground
a small river
a very strong stone
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Stonehenge was built for
religious reasons
burying people
building houses
parties
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Which rates are linked to the real estate market
growth rates
national rates
unemplyment rates
investment rates
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What does "bank" mean?
piece of land not belonging to the city
land higher than the land around
land lower than the land around
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How any stages are there in the process of neighbourhood evolution?
4
3
5
2
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In 1500 bluestones were arranged in
circle
square
triangle
horseshoe
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Slums are characterized by
poverty
wealth and good conditions
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The building of Stonehenge began around
3100 B.C.
3200 B:C.
3000 B.C.
1000 B.C.
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Where was S. built?
near Cardiff
near Salisbury
near London
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What is a megalith?
a cirular stone
a square stone
a large stone
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one of the tasks of a real etsate agent is
determine the lowest price
estimating value of neighbourhood
be sociable
promoting properties
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Planning is balancing between
modern communities and natural environment
historic communities and nature
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What are NOT British houses
bungalow
terraced houses
semi-detached houses
tenement
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How is the Real estate market commonly defined?
the brick market
the big market
the imaginary market
the conversation market
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WhaWHow many stages does the process of neighborhood evolution have?
seven
five
six
four
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What is an earthquake?
a collapse due to light foundations
a very high wave
a typical Swiss dessert
a shock creating vibrations in the ground
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a ranch is
a detached house
a luxury attic
a large farm
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What geometric shape does S. look like?
a pentagonal shape
a triangle
a circular shape
a square
34
In the 1970s Stonehenge was
a festival for New Age culture
a group of big regular stones
a monument that could not be touched
35
Anti-seismic ways are
insulation, dissulation and strenght
insulation, dissulation and height
insulation, dissipation and strenght
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What did archeologist discover in 2008?
that initially it had a triangular form
that people who built it had a good knowledge of maths and geometry
that St. was built by aliens
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What is the most important figure in the real estate market?
mediator
lawyer
translator
transactor
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What does "raft" mean?
a single flat boat
a long rope
a piece of stone
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What is the most effective material to reduce the consequences of an earthquake?
steel
straw
cork
glass
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Entry doors should be...wide
815 mm
315 mm
615 mm
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St. was probably used for:
pagan holidays
aircraft landing
cemetery
religious cerimonies
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What are the methods to reduce earthquakes' strenght?
use insulating materials such as rubber
use resistant materials such as iron and steel
use only wooden structures
use light materials such as aluminium
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Which of these is an extrinsic quality
facilities
dimension
orientation
floor
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Where is Stonhenge?
Scotland
England
South Wales
Wales
