GIS Exam 1 Study Guide with
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On a GIS map, how can geographic objects be represented? - ANSWER-Points, Lines,
Polygons
Using ArcCatalog, you can perform all of the following tasks, except one. Which one? -
ANSWER-Edit a map is correct!
A GIS is a useful problem-solving tool. You can do all of the following tasks with it,
except one. Which one? - ANSWER-Create project criteria
When you pan a map, the scale changes. - ANSWER-False
Which ArcMap tool would you use to see the attributes for a feature? - ANSWER-
Identify
Where can you find information about a street feature, such as its name, speed limit,
and number of lanes? - ANSWER-Layer attribute table
Which of the following is true about large-scale maps? - ANSWER-They show a smaller
area of the Earth's surface than small-scale maps
To create a zone of a specific distance around a feature, which tool would you use? -
ANSWER-Buffer
Which characteristic of a GIS map makes it different from a static map? - ANSWER-A
GIS map is dynamic
In Data view, you can view more than one data frame at a time. - ANSWER-False
You can access information associated with a map feature by performing all of the
following tasks, except one. Which one? - ANSWER-Zooming
When represented on a GIS map, all features have which of the following
characteristics? - ANSWER-A location, shape, symbol
Metadata can document all the information for a dataset listed below, except one.
Which one? - ANSWER-The suitability of the data for a particular project
, How can you quickly get information about how to use a tool? - ANSWER-Open the tool
and access the ArcGIS Help
Scale is the relationship between which of the following? - ANSWER-The size of
features on a map and the size of the corresponding objects in the world
To select cities that are within 25 km of a river, which operation would you use? -
ANSWER-Select By location
You can view metadata in ArcCatalog - ANSWER-True
You can access ArcToolbox from both ArcCatalog and ArcMap. - ANSWER-True
Attributes are descriptive information associated with geographic features. - ANSWER-
True
When to use equal area projections? - ANSWER-when area becomes the focus
define equidistant projection - ANSWER-preserves the distance
map cannot be both equidistant and equal area
some maintain true distances along all longitudes
When to use equidistant projections - ANSWER-when distance becomes important
airlines, distance maps
define azimuthal projections - ANSWER-preserve the direction
may also be equivalent, conformal or equidistant
When to use azimuthal projections - ANSWER-when direction becomes important,
navigation
What is the state plane coordinate system - ANSWER-applied individually to each state
What state CS is used for E-W - ANSWER-Lambert conformal
What state CS is used for N-S - ANSWER-UTM
What is a data model - ANSWER-a set of abstractions to represent objects and
processes in the digital environment of the computer
What are the 4 levels of abstractions of the real world - ANSWER-reality, conceptual,
logical, physical
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On a GIS map, how can geographic objects be represented? - ANSWER-Points, Lines,
Polygons
Using ArcCatalog, you can perform all of the following tasks, except one. Which one? -
ANSWER-Edit a map is correct!
A GIS is a useful problem-solving tool. You can do all of the following tasks with it,
except one. Which one? - ANSWER-Create project criteria
When you pan a map, the scale changes. - ANSWER-False
Which ArcMap tool would you use to see the attributes for a feature? - ANSWER-
Identify
Where can you find information about a street feature, such as its name, speed limit,
and number of lanes? - ANSWER-Layer attribute table
Which of the following is true about large-scale maps? - ANSWER-They show a smaller
area of the Earth's surface than small-scale maps
To create a zone of a specific distance around a feature, which tool would you use? -
ANSWER-Buffer
Which characteristic of a GIS map makes it different from a static map? - ANSWER-A
GIS map is dynamic
In Data view, you can view more than one data frame at a time. - ANSWER-False
You can access information associated with a map feature by performing all of the
following tasks, except one. Which one? - ANSWER-Zooming
When represented on a GIS map, all features have which of the following
characteristics? - ANSWER-A location, shape, symbol
Metadata can document all the information for a dataset listed below, except one.
Which one? - ANSWER-The suitability of the data for a particular project
, How can you quickly get information about how to use a tool? - ANSWER-Open the tool
and access the ArcGIS Help
Scale is the relationship between which of the following? - ANSWER-The size of
features on a map and the size of the corresponding objects in the world
To select cities that are within 25 km of a river, which operation would you use? -
ANSWER-Select By location
You can view metadata in ArcCatalog - ANSWER-True
You can access ArcToolbox from both ArcCatalog and ArcMap. - ANSWER-True
Attributes are descriptive information associated with geographic features. - ANSWER-
True
When to use equal area projections? - ANSWER-when area becomes the focus
define equidistant projection - ANSWER-preserves the distance
map cannot be both equidistant and equal area
some maintain true distances along all longitudes
When to use equidistant projections - ANSWER-when distance becomes important
airlines, distance maps
define azimuthal projections - ANSWER-preserve the direction
may also be equivalent, conformal or equidistant
When to use azimuthal projections - ANSWER-when direction becomes important,
navigation
What is the state plane coordinate system - ANSWER-applied individually to each state
What state CS is used for E-W - ANSWER-Lambert conformal
What state CS is used for N-S - ANSWER-UTM
What is a data model - ANSWER-a set of abstractions to represent objects and
processes in the digital environment of the computer
What are the 4 levels of abstractions of the real world - ANSWER-reality, conceptual,
logical, physical
