CPRP Foundations of Parks & Recreation 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which landmark federal legislation passed in 1965 provided significant funding for outdoor recreation areas in the United States?
- National Environmental Policy Act
- Land and Water Conservation Fund Act (Correct answer)
- Wilderness Act
- National Park Service Organic Act
Correct answer: Land and Water Conservation Fund Act
The Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 established a federal fund to acquire and develop outdoor recreation areas at both federal and state levels.
Question 2: The concept of 'leisure' in parks and recreation theory is best defined as:
- Any time spent outdoors in a park setting
- Discretionary time free from obligatory activities (Correct answer)
- Activities organized by a recreation professional
- Time spent engaged in physical exercise
Correct answer: Discretionary time free from obligatory activities
Leisure is broadly defined as discretionary or free time during which individuals are released from work and other obligations.
Question 3: Which early 20th-century movement directly influenced the development of organized recreation programs in urban areas?
- Progressive Movement (Correct answer)
- Conservation Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Suffrage Movement
Correct answer: Progressive Movement
The Progressive Movement of the early 1900s advocated for social reform, including organized recreation as a tool to address urban poverty and improve public welfare.
Question 4: The Playground Association of America, founded in 1906, later became which professional organization?
- National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) (Correct answer)
- American Alliance for Health and Physical Education
- National Park Service
- Society of Park and Recreation Educators
Correct answer: National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA)
Through a series of mergers and name changes, the Playground Association of America evolved into the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA).
Question 5: Which philosophical approach views play as essential to human development and a fundamental right of all people?
- Utilitarian philosophy
- Humanistic philosophy (Correct answer)
- Pragmatic philosophy
- Stoic philosophy
Correct answer: Humanistic philosophy
Humanistic philosophy emphasizes the intrinsic value of play and leisure as essential to human flourishing and self-actualization.
Question 6: The 'carrying capacity' concept in parks management refers to:
- The maximum budget a park department can sustain
- The number of staff needed to operate a facility
- The level of use a resource can accommodate without unacceptable degradation (Correct answer)
- The physical load-bearing limit of park infrastructure
Correct answer: The level of use a resource can accommodate without unacceptable degradation
Carrying capacity describes the maximum level of visitor use an area can support while maintaining acceptable resource conditions and visitor experience quality.
Question 7: Which of the following best describes the 'therapeutic recreation' specialty within the parks and recreation field?
- Recreation programs designed exclusively for senior citizens
- Purposeful use of recreation to improve functional abilities of individuals with illness or disability (Correct answer)
- Outdoor therapy conducted in national parks
- Programs focused on stress reduction for working professionals
Correct answer: Purposeful use of recreation to improve functional abilities of individuals with illness or disability
Therapeutic recreation uses recreational activities purposefully to restore, remediate, or rehabilitate functional abilities of persons with physical or mental illness or disability.
CPRP Foundations of Parks & Recreation 2
Which landmark federal legislation passed in 1965 provided significant funding for outdoor recreation areas in the United States?