12 Days of Quizzes - Day 8: Regulatory Agencies for the CSE Exam

12 Days of Quizzes

Day 8

Merry Christmas!!!

New Years is around the corner. If you have a little down time, you may want to prepare for the CSE exam for landscape architects.

Grab some Christmas leftovers and test your knowledge with another California Supplemental Exam landscape architect quiz. This is the eighth quiz in the 12 Days of Quizzes series.

On the Eighth Day of Christmas…

On the Eighth Day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…Eight maids-a-milking…

Maid-a-milking reminds me of milk and all the different regulatory agencies that oversee the industry. Regulatory agencies affect how we practice landscape architecture.

Regulatory agencies fall into two broad categories: federal agencies and state agencies.

This quiz will test you knowledge of federal and California State agencies that regulate some aspect of our profession.

Quiz 8: State and Federal Regulatory Agencies

1. What agencies would you consult if your project has a bridge over a river in the scope of work?

 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
 Federal Emergency Management Agency
 California Department of Fish and Game
 CALTRANS
 all the above
  a and c

2. Which federal agency is primarily responsible for enforcing the endangered species act?

 California Department of Fish and Game
 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

3. Which agency is responsible for regulating "waters of the United States"?

 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
 Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB)
 Streambed Alteration Program

4. If your client plans to harvest timber, which state agency should you consult for laws and regulations involving timber harvesting regulations?

 Timberland Conservation Program
 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
 Regional Water Quality Control Board
 Streambed Alteration Program

5. Which federal agency maintains a catalog of flood maps that show the 100 year flood level?

 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
 Regional Water Quality Control Board
 Streambed Alteration Program

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About John

John is a landscape architect who is currently preparing to take the California Supplemental Exam to become licensed in California. He is currently a licensed professional landscape architect in Georgia and Florida. John graduated from California State University, Pomona with a BSLA degree in landscape architecture in 1997 and has extensive practice experience in residential and commercial landscape design.