GIS 341 Study Questions, Exam 1 with
Complete Solutions
True or False. Attendance is highly recommended in the scheduled virtual classroom.
Attendance is a graded part of this course. If I can't attend a virtual class, I should
contact my instructor to engage via email to earn my attendance points. - ANSWER-
True
If I fail to attend 75% of virtual classes or fail to engage with my instructor via email, I
risk losing 100% of my attendance points. - ANSWER-True
If I'm finished with a lab assignment and wish not to attend, what should I do so not to
miss attendance points?
Correct! - ANSWER-Contact your instructor and show him/her your finished work.
Are practice quizzes graded? - ANSWER-No
How many points are possible in this course? - ANSWER-1000
Can I work with other individuals, other than the instructor, to work on my applied or
topical exams? - ANSWER-No
Are graded assignments and quizzes worth points if completed late? - ANSWER-No
Where are Doug Miskowiak's office hours? - ANSWER-Virtual Via Zoom
There is a Canvas graded quiz with each graded lab assignment. - ANSWER-True
Regarding GIS lab exercises, where should student work be saved? - ANSWER-Project
folder on the Z Drive (network drive), and submissions to Canvas as requested
Concerning the Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics career cluster, what role does
GIS play? There are multiple correct answers. Select more than 1. - ANSWER-
Location-Based-Service to track packages from origin to destination.
Optimize routes traveled.
What did the UW-Stevens Point GIS Center use geospatial techniques for in partnership
with the Marshfield Clinic? - ANSWER-Modeled the distance along a network from
where a patient lived, to where a patient received their mammogram.
,Concerning the Architecture and Construction career cluster, which of the following is
not a use for geospatial technologies? - ANSWER-All of the choices concern using
geospatial technologies.
The television program entitled, Bar Rescue uses GIS to do what? - ANSWER-Conduct
a submarket analysis using data available in the Esri tapestry database.
Match the GIS component to the accurate description or example of that GIS
component. - ANSWER-Hardware
Printers, Keyboards, Mouse, Monitor
Network
Web, Mobile, Cloud Services
Software
Scripting, graphic user interface, web browser, GIS, CAD
Institutions/procedures
FGDC, WLIA, URISA, metadata
Data
Vector, Raster, Spatial, Temporal, Attribute
People
Analysts, Managers, Legislators, Citizens
What is Geography?
Select the best response. - ANSWER-A science that deals with the description,
distribution, and interaction of the diverse physical, biological, and cultural features of
the earth's surface.
Pixar and Disney studios use GIS (Esri's City Engine) to build artificial environments,
such as for Cars 2 and Zootopia. - ANSWER-True
What is the difference between Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Geographic
Information Science (GISc)?
Select the best response. - ANSWER-GIS are computer-based systems for storing and
processing geographic information. GISc is concerned with the scientific contexts and
underpinnings of GIS.
Regarding precision agriculture, GIS data is used to produce agronomic
recommendations to the farmer. Instructions are then networked to GPS guided tractors
and implements to execute the agricultural best practices. - ANSWER-True
Which of the following is NOT one of the 6 components of a GIS? - ANSWER-
Cartographic contexts
Simplifying complex polygons (reducing the number of vertices) is an example of which
GIS function? - ANSWER-Generalize
, Which of the following choices offers a good example of the GIS function named, "Store
and Structure." - ANSWER-Publishing a feature class to the cloud.
Which of the following choices offers a good example of the GIS function named,
"Restructure." - ANSWER-Conversion from vector to raster formats.
Switching from one coordinate system to another is an example of which GIS function?
- ANSWER-Transformation
The Geographic Information Science and Technology Body of Knowledge was
developed by which of the following organizations? - ANSWER-University Consortium
for Geographic Information Science
Learning about professional, scientific, trade, and standards organizations related to the
geospatial industry is a Tier 4 competency listed in the Geospatial Competency Model. -
ANSWER-True
Legal and ethical issues are Tier 4 competencies in the Geospatial Competency Model.
- ANSWER-True
Which institution certifies GIS Professionals? - ANSWER-GIS Certification Institute
Using the Department of Labor's Geospatial Competency Model, determine which of the
following is not a Tier 4: Industry-Wide Technical Competency.
Note: The responses use the exact language from the Geospatial Competency Model
document Tier 4 categories. There is significant language sharing from Tier 4 to Tier 5
competencies, though the learning outcomes are more significant in tier 5. - ANSWER-
Software and Application Development
Of the 10 GIS functions described in lecture, which is concerned with creating data from
scratch, or from an existing source? - ANSWER-Data Capture
Name the early Greek who measured the circumference of the earth using the distance
between Alexandria and Syene and the angle of a shadow cast by an obelisk. -
ANSWER-Eratosthenes
Which definition best describes a horizontal datum? - ANSWER-Tied to a reference
ellipsoid, a horizontal datum is a set of painstakingly measured points, marked with
physical benchmarks. Horizontal datums are used to help reference other geographic
locations.
Select each of the observations that Aristotle made or described that helps to confirm
that the earth is a spheroid? - ANSWER-Changes in position on Earth resulted in
changes in celestial objects visible in the sky.
Ships disappeared on the horizon bow first instead of just getting smaller with distance.
Complete Solutions
True or False. Attendance is highly recommended in the scheduled virtual classroom.
Attendance is a graded part of this course. If I can't attend a virtual class, I should
contact my instructor to engage via email to earn my attendance points. - ANSWER-
True
If I fail to attend 75% of virtual classes or fail to engage with my instructor via email, I
risk losing 100% of my attendance points. - ANSWER-True
If I'm finished with a lab assignment and wish not to attend, what should I do so not to
miss attendance points?
Correct! - ANSWER-Contact your instructor and show him/her your finished work.
Are practice quizzes graded? - ANSWER-No
How many points are possible in this course? - ANSWER-1000
Can I work with other individuals, other than the instructor, to work on my applied or
topical exams? - ANSWER-No
Are graded assignments and quizzes worth points if completed late? - ANSWER-No
Where are Doug Miskowiak's office hours? - ANSWER-Virtual Via Zoom
There is a Canvas graded quiz with each graded lab assignment. - ANSWER-True
Regarding GIS lab exercises, where should student work be saved? - ANSWER-Project
folder on the Z Drive (network drive), and submissions to Canvas as requested
Concerning the Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics career cluster, what role does
GIS play? There are multiple correct answers. Select more than 1. - ANSWER-
Location-Based-Service to track packages from origin to destination.
Optimize routes traveled.
What did the UW-Stevens Point GIS Center use geospatial techniques for in partnership
with the Marshfield Clinic? - ANSWER-Modeled the distance along a network from
where a patient lived, to where a patient received their mammogram.
,Concerning the Architecture and Construction career cluster, which of the following is
not a use for geospatial technologies? - ANSWER-All of the choices concern using
geospatial technologies.
The television program entitled, Bar Rescue uses GIS to do what? - ANSWER-Conduct
a submarket analysis using data available in the Esri tapestry database.
Match the GIS component to the accurate description or example of that GIS
component. - ANSWER-Hardware
Printers, Keyboards, Mouse, Monitor
Network
Web, Mobile, Cloud Services
Software
Scripting, graphic user interface, web browser, GIS, CAD
Institutions/procedures
FGDC, WLIA, URISA, metadata
Data
Vector, Raster, Spatial, Temporal, Attribute
People
Analysts, Managers, Legislators, Citizens
What is Geography?
Select the best response. - ANSWER-A science that deals with the description,
distribution, and interaction of the diverse physical, biological, and cultural features of
the earth's surface.
Pixar and Disney studios use GIS (Esri's City Engine) to build artificial environments,
such as for Cars 2 and Zootopia. - ANSWER-True
What is the difference between Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Geographic
Information Science (GISc)?
Select the best response. - ANSWER-GIS are computer-based systems for storing and
processing geographic information. GISc is concerned with the scientific contexts and
underpinnings of GIS.
Regarding precision agriculture, GIS data is used to produce agronomic
recommendations to the farmer. Instructions are then networked to GPS guided tractors
and implements to execute the agricultural best practices. - ANSWER-True
Which of the following is NOT one of the 6 components of a GIS? - ANSWER-
Cartographic contexts
Simplifying complex polygons (reducing the number of vertices) is an example of which
GIS function? - ANSWER-Generalize
, Which of the following choices offers a good example of the GIS function named, "Store
and Structure." - ANSWER-Publishing a feature class to the cloud.
Which of the following choices offers a good example of the GIS function named,
"Restructure." - ANSWER-Conversion from vector to raster formats.
Switching from one coordinate system to another is an example of which GIS function?
- ANSWER-Transformation
The Geographic Information Science and Technology Body of Knowledge was
developed by which of the following organizations? - ANSWER-University Consortium
for Geographic Information Science
Learning about professional, scientific, trade, and standards organizations related to the
geospatial industry is a Tier 4 competency listed in the Geospatial Competency Model. -
ANSWER-True
Legal and ethical issues are Tier 4 competencies in the Geospatial Competency Model.
- ANSWER-True
Which institution certifies GIS Professionals? - ANSWER-GIS Certification Institute
Using the Department of Labor's Geospatial Competency Model, determine which of the
following is not a Tier 4: Industry-Wide Technical Competency.
Note: The responses use the exact language from the Geospatial Competency Model
document Tier 4 categories. There is significant language sharing from Tier 4 to Tier 5
competencies, though the learning outcomes are more significant in tier 5. - ANSWER-
Software and Application Development
Of the 10 GIS functions described in lecture, which is concerned with creating data from
scratch, or from an existing source? - ANSWER-Data Capture
Name the early Greek who measured the circumference of the earth using the distance
between Alexandria and Syene and the angle of a shadow cast by an obelisk. -
ANSWER-Eratosthenes
Which definition best describes a horizontal datum? - ANSWER-Tied to a reference
ellipsoid, a horizontal datum is a set of painstakingly measured points, marked with
physical benchmarks. Horizontal datums are used to help reference other geographic
locations.
Select each of the observations that Aristotle made or described that helps to confirm
that the earth is a spheroid? - ANSWER-Changes in position on Earth resulted in
changes in celestial objects visible in the sky.
Ships disappeared on the horizon bow first instead of just getting smaller with distance.
