GISP EXAM LATEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM TEST
BANK| REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+| GISP EXAM
PREP (BRAND NEW!!)
1. The property of area for a parcel polygon may be D = Both A and B
considered (select all that apply)
A. Precise
B. Accurate
C. Legally correct
D. Both A and B
2. A vector data model uses which of the following A. Verticies
coordinate pairs to build curvature within a line?
(best answer)
A. Verticies
B. Points
C. Floating points
D. Nodes
3. GIS differs from surveying and mapping by intro- B. Spatial
Analysis ducing (best answer) A. Attribute description
B. Spatial Analysis
,C. Location determination
D. Temporal Information
4. What is a datum? (best answer) B. The mathematical model reA.
mathematical model lated to a real world feature
B. The mathematical model related to a real world feature
C. Real world features projected with minimum dis-tortion from a
round earth to a flat map
D. A system of coordinates
5. Which method is used to align an un-referenced C.
Georeferencing dataset with one that has spatial reference infor-
mation? (best answer)
A. Scaling
B. Reprojecting
C. Georeferencing
D. defining projections
6. Control points are best described as (best answer) D. Common
locations used in A. Areas on the map where projection can easily
aligning two datasets
change
B. Points on the map that do not have a spatial refernce
,C. Points in the data that share the same datum, no matter how the
datasets are altered
D. Common locations used in aligning two datasets
7. In a map showing contours, the name of the darker A. index
contours contour lines is (best answer)
A. index contours
B. key contours
C. Lines of deviation
D. Lines of elevation
8. Imaginary lines on a map that represent areas of B. Contours
constant elevation are (best answer)
A. Bands
B. Contours
C. Digital line graphs
D. Collars
9. What do thematic maps include? (best answer) A. Thematic
content and spatial
A. Thematic content and spatial location location B. USGS
C. Elevation
D. Spatial Attributes
, 10. If you are making a web map of sampling locations, C. Sampling
locations, streams and watershed areas, in what order would streams,
wetland areas you place the layers on the map? (best answer) A.
Sampling locations, wetland areas, streams
B. Streams, wetland areas, sampling locations
C. Sampling locations, streams, wetland areas
D. It doesn't matter what order they are in
11. A small scale map would show (best answer) A. A larger
geographic area
A. A larger geographic area than a large scale map than a large scale
map
B. A smaller geographic area as a large scale mapC. The same
geographic area as a large scale map, just as a smaller resolution
D. The same geographic area as a large scale map, just at a larger
resolution
12. When mapping sensitive data, what are some tech- A. Show the
data as a heat niques that can be used to not reveal details of the map
data? (Select all that apply). D. Aggregate the data into A. Show the
data as a heat map quantities using graduated
B. Show the data as a point layer colors, symbols or proportionC. Label
the addresses that correspond to the data al symbols D. Aggregate the
BANK| REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+| GISP EXAM
PREP (BRAND NEW!!)
1. The property of area for a parcel polygon may be D = Both A and B
considered (select all that apply)
A. Precise
B. Accurate
C. Legally correct
D. Both A and B
2. A vector data model uses which of the following A. Verticies
coordinate pairs to build curvature within a line?
(best answer)
A. Verticies
B. Points
C. Floating points
D. Nodes
3. GIS differs from surveying and mapping by intro- B. Spatial
Analysis ducing (best answer) A. Attribute description
B. Spatial Analysis
,C. Location determination
D. Temporal Information
4. What is a datum? (best answer) B. The mathematical model reA.
mathematical model lated to a real world feature
B. The mathematical model related to a real world feature
C. Real world features projected with minimum dis-tortion from a
round earth to a flat map
D. A system of coordinates
5. Which method is used to align an un-referenced C.
Georeferencing dataset with one that has spatial reference infor-
mation? (best answer)
A. Scaling
B. Reprojecting
C. Georeferencing
D. defining projections
6. Control points are best described as (best answer) D. Common
locations used in A. Areas on the map where projection can easily
aligning two datasets
change
B. Points on the map that do not have a spatial refernce
,C. Points in the data that share the same datum, no matter how the
datasets are altered
D. Common locations used in aligning two datasets
7. In a map showing contours, the name of the darker A. index
contours contour lines is (best answer)
A. index contours
B. key contours
C. Lines of deviation
D. Lines of elevation
8. Imaginary lines on a map that represent areas of B. Contours
constant elevation are (best answer)
A. Bands
B. Contours
C. Digital line graphs
D. Collars
9. What do thematic maps include? (best answer) A. Thematic
content and spatial
A. Thematic content and spatial location location B. USGS
C. Elevation
D. Spatial Attributes
, 10. If you are making a web map of sampling locations, C. Sampling
locations, streams and watershed areas, in what order would streams,
wetland areas you place the layers on the map? (best answer) A.
Sampling locations, wetland areas, streams
B. Streams, wetland areas, sampling locations
C. Sampling locations, streams, wetland areas
D. It doesn't matter what order they are in
11. A small scale map would show (best answer) A. A larger
geographic area
A. A larger geographic area than a large scale map than a large scale
map
B. A smaller geographic area as a large scale mapC. The same
geographic area as a large scale map, just as a smaller resolution
D. The same geographic area as a large scale map, just at a larger
resolution
12. When mapping sensitive data, what are some tech- A. Show the
data as a heat niques that can be used to not reveal details of the map
data? (Select all that apply). D. Aggregate the data into A. Show the
data as a heat map quantities using graduated
B. Show the data as a point layer colors, symbols or proportionC. Label
the addresses that correspond to the data al symbols D. Aggregate the
