GISP EXAM |ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
The property of area for a parcel polygon may be considered (choose best answer)
A. Precise
B. Accurate
C. Legally correct
D. Both A and B
CORRECT ANSWER
Both A and B
Question 2
A vector data model uses which of the following coordinate pairs to build curvature within
a line? (best answer)
A. Verticies
B. Points
C. Floating points
D. Nodes
CORRECT ANSWER
A. Verticies
Question 3
GIS differs from surveying and mapping by introducing (best answer)
A. Attribute description
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,B. Spatial Analysis
C. Location determination
D. Temporal Information
CORRECT ANSWER
B. Spatial Analysis
Question 4
What is a datum? (best answer)
A. mathematical model
B. The mathematical model related to a real world feature
C. Real world features projected with minimum distortion from a round earth to a flat map
D. A system of coordinates
CORRECT ANSWER
B. The mathematical model related to a real world feature
Question 5
Which method is used to align an un-referenced dataset with one that has spatial
reference information? (best answer)
A. Scaling
B. Reprojecting
C. Georeferencing
D. defining projections
CORRECT ANSWER
C. Georeferencing
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,Question 6
Control points are best described as (best answer)
A. Areas on the map where projection can easily 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
CORRECT ANSWER
D. Common locations used in aligning two datasets
Question 7
In a map showing contours, the name of the darker contour lines is (best answer)
A. index contours
B. key contours
C. Lines of deviation
D. Lines of elevation
CORRECT ANSWER
A. index contours
Question 8
Imaginary lines on a map that represent areas of constant elevation are (best answer)
A. Bands
B. Contours
C. Digital line graphs
D. Collars
CORRECT ANSWER
B. Contours
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, Question 9
What do thematic maps include? (best answer)
A. Thematic content and spatial location
B. USGS
C. Elevation
D. Spatial Attributes
CORRECT ANSWER
A. Thematic content and spatial location
Question 10
If you are making a web map of sampling locations, streams and watershed areas, in what
order would 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
CORRECT ANSWER
C. Sampling locations, streams, wetland areas
Question 11
A small scale map would show (best answer)
A. A larger geographic area than a large scale map
B. A smaller geographic area as a large scale map
C. The same geographic area as a large scale map, just as a smaller resolution
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ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
The property of area for a parcel polygon may be considered (choose best answer)
A. Precise
B. Accurate
C. Legally correct
D. Both A and B
CORRECT ANSWER
Both A and B
Question 2
A vector data model uses which of the following coordinate pairs to build curvature within
a line? (best answer)
A. Verticies
B. Points
C. Floating points
D. Nodes
CORRECT ANSWER
A. Verticies
Question 3
GIS differs from surveying and mapping by introducing (best answer)
A. Attribute description
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,B. Spatial Analysis
C. Location determination
D. Temporal Information
CORRECT ANSWER
B. Spatial Analysis
Question 4
What is a datum? (best answer)
A. mathematical model
B. The mathematical model related to a real world feature
C. Real world features projected with minimum distortion from a round earth to a flat map
D. A system of coordinates
CORRECT ANSWER
B. The mathematical model related to a real world feature
Question 5
Which method is used to align an un-referenced dataset with one that has spatial
reference information? (best answer)
A. Scaling
B. Reprojecting
C. Georeferencing
D. defining projections
CORRECT ANSWER
C. Georeferencing
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,Question 6
Control points are best described as (best answer)
A. Areas on the map where projection can easily 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
CORRECT ANSWER
D. Common locations used in aligning two datasets
Question 7
In a map showing contours, the name of the darker contour lines is (best answer)
A. index contours
B. key contours
C. Lines of deviation
D. Lines of elevation
CORRECT ANSWER
A. index contours
Question 8
Imaginary lines on a map that represent areas of constant elevation are (best answer)
A. Bands
B. Contours
C. Digital line graphs
D. Collars
CORRECT ANSWER
B. Contours
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, Question 9
What do thematic maps include? (best answer)
A. Thematic content and spatial location
B. USGS
C. Elevation
D. Spatial Attributes
CORRECT ANSWER
A. Thematic content and spatial location
Question 10
If you are making a web map of sampling locations, streams and watershed areas, in what
order would 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
CORRECT ANSWER
C. Sampling locations, streams, wetland areas
Question 11
A small scale map would show (best answer)
A. A larger geographic area than a large scale map
B. A smaller geographic area as a large scale map
C. The same geographic area as a large scale map, just as a smaller resolution
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