The property of area for a parcel polygon can be viewed as:
- A. Precise
- B. Accurate
- C. Legally correct
- D. Both A and B
✅ Both A and B
A vector data model constructs curvature within a line using which type of coordinate pairs?
- A. Vertices
- B. Points
- C. Floating points
- D. Nodes
✅ A. Vertices
GIS differentiates itself from surveying and mapping by introducing:
- A. Attribute descriptions
- B. Spatial Analysis
- C. Location determination
- D. Temporal Information
✅ B. Spatial Analysis
What exactly is a datum?
- A. A mathematical model
- B. The mathematical model related to a real-world feature
- C. Real-world features projected with minimal distortion from a spherical earth onto a flat map
- D. A system of coordinates
,✅ B. The mathematical model related to a real-world feature
Which method is utilized to align an unreferenced dataset to one that possesses spatial reference
information?
- A. Scaling
- B. Reprojecting
- C. Georeferencing
- D. Defining projections
✅ C. Georeferencing
Control points are best described as:
- A. Areas on the map where projections can easily change
- B. Points on the map lacking a spatial reference
- C. Points in the data that share a common datum despite changes in datasets
- D. Common locations for aligning two datasets
✅ D. Common locations for aligning two datasets
In a map displaying contours, what is the name given to the darker contour lines?
- A. Index contours
- B. Key contours
- C. Lines of deviation
- D. Lines of elevation
✅ A. Index contours
Imaginary lines representing areas of constant elevation on a map are called:
- A. Bands
- B. Contours
- C. Digital line graphs
- D. Collars
, ✅ B. Contours
What do thematic maps encompass?
- A. Thematic content and spatial location
- B. USGS
- C. Elevation
- D. Spatial Attributes
✅ A. Thematic content and spatial location
When creating a web map illustrating sampling locations, streams, and watershed areas, the ideal order
for layering is:
- A. Sampling locations, wetland areas, streams
- B. Streams, wetland areas, sampling locations
- C. Sampling locations, streams, wetland areas
- D. Order does not matter
✅ C. Sampling locations, streams, wetland areas
A small-scale map will depict:
- A. A larger geographic area than a large-scale map
- B. A smaller geographic area than a large-scale map
- C. The same geographic area as a large-scale map but at a smaller resolution
- D. The same geographic area as a large-scale map but at a larger resolution
✅ A. A larger geographic area than a large-scale map
To protect sensitive data when mapping, which techniques can be employed to obscure details?
- A. Represent the data as a heat map
- B. Display the data as a point layer
- C. Label the addresses associated with the data
- D. Aggregate the data into quantities using graduated colors, symbols, or proportional symbols