Geog 150 exam questions with answers |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
GIS components - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔hardware,
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software, data, people, methods |\ |\ |\
2 most common ways to organize data - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔thematic (real time categories, i.e. streets)
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Temporal (by time) (i.e. extent of forest clear cutting at a
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particular time, since only one instance of time is used,
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this is temporal)
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three main types of categories of reference systems in
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GIS analysis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1) census
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geography (Postal codes) |\ |\
- Geographic identifier reference system
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2) Geocoding (postal adress)
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-linear referencing system |\ |\
3) Latitude, longitudes (degrees, mins.)
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-coordinate referencing system |\ |\
, 3 types of scales of distance - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔fractional scale: numerical expression (1:1000) |\ |\ |\ |\
Verbal scale: written expression (1cm to 1km)
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Graphic scale: calibrated bar or line
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3 perspectives of GIS - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1)
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database view |\
2) map view (revisualization perspective)
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3) model view (geoprocessing perspective)
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types of generalization (5) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1)
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classification: expressing the key characteristic of a |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
distribution
2) simplification: determining important characteristics of
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feature attributes and elimination of non important ones
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3) exaggeration: enlarging or or altering the features in
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order to capture the real world importance
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4) symbolization: assigning graphic marks on the maps to
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features from the real world
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5) induction: making reference on relationships among
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features on the map |\ |\ |\
3 map design hierarchies (increasing level of map detail) -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1) target audience (public vs.
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private, communicate vs. visualize, interactive or not)
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GIS components - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔hardware,
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software, data, people, methods |\ |\ |\
2 most common ways to organize data - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔thematic (real time categories, i.e. streets)
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Temporal (by time) (i.e. extent of forest clear cutting at a
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particular time, since only one instance of time is used,
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this is temporal)
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three main types of categories of reference systems in
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GIS analysis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1) census
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geography (Postal codes) |\ |\
- Geographic identifier reference system
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2) Geocoding (postal adress)
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-linear referencing system |\ |\
3) Latitude, longitudes (degrees, mins.)
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-coordinate referencing system |\ |\
, 3 types of scales of distance - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔fractional scale: numerical expression (1:1000) |\ |\ |\ |\
Verbal scale: written expression (1cm to 1km)
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Graphic scale: calibrated bar or line
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3 perspectives of GIS - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1)
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database view |\
2) map view (revisualization perspective)
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3) model view (geoprocessing perspective)
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types of generalization (5) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1)
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classification: expressing the key characteristic of a |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
distribution
2) simplification: determining important characteristics of
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feature attributes and elimination of non important ones
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3) exaggeration: enlarging or or altering the features in
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order to capture the real world importance
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4) symbolization: assigning graphic marks on the maps to
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features from the real world
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5) induction: making reference on relationships among
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features on the map |\ |\ |\
3 map design hierarchies (increasing level of map detail) -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1) target audience (public vs.
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private, communicate vs. visualize, interactive or not)
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