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COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● Which two table fields could be used to map x,y values? Choose two. A. Postal_Code B.
Longitude C. Address D. Point_Y. Answer: B. Longitude D. Point_Y
● Which two examples of x,y data can be located on a map? Choose two. A. ADDRESS or
NAME attributes B. 39.41, -105.5 C. LONG and LAT fields in a table D. -105.5, West. Answer:
B. 39.41, -105.5 C. LONG and LAT fields in a table
● How is x,y data used to locate a feature on a map? A. X represents latitude and y
represents the longitude. B. X represents the street address and y represents the city or
city/state. C. X represents the east-west location and y represents the north-south location. D.
X represents the north-south location and y represents the east-west location.. Answer: C. X
represents the east-west location and y represents the north-south location.
● Which method is the best way to get accurate search results from your address locator? A.
Have fewer addresses, with consistent address fields populated B. Have reference data with
as many addresses as possible C. Have the most precise reference and input data D. Have
input data that uses as many address fields as possible. Answer: C. Have the most precise
reference and input data
● What is meant by the address component called street type? A. The street material, such
as gravel, asphalt, and so on B. The street size, such as the number of lanes C. The street
suffix, such as Avenue or Boulevard, and so on D. The street size, such as how many
vehicles per day. Answer: C. The street suffix, such as Avenue or Boulevard, and so on
● What does having different types of reference data allow you to do? A. Create multiple
composite locators B. Provide different input fields to the user C. Geocode addresses for
more than one project D. Create multiple locators using address data. Answer: B. Provide
different input fields to the user
● Which item do you need to create a locator for geocoding? A. Reference data B. Address
data C. Input data D. Network data. Answer: A. Reference data
● Which sources are used to create a composite locator? A. Other locators B. Online locator
services C. Input data with addresses D. Reference data with addresses. Answer: A. Other
, locators
● Which of these examples is not a place that could be located on a map by its name? A.
Pine Avenue and Main Street B. Ethiopia C. New York's Central Park D. Denver Art Museum.
Answer: A. Pine Avenue and Main Street
● If a locator provides multiple results, which action would help locate the correct feature on a
map? A. Add labels B. Use a location query C. Use an attribute query D. Vary the symbols.
Answer: C. Use an attribute query
● To create a place-name locator, which attribute is needed? A. Reference data with a name
field B. Feature class data with a name field C. Search data with a name field D. Alias data
with a name field. Answer: A. Reference data with a name field
● T/F: The location of a feature that has a street address will also have Name as an attribute,
appropriate for a place-name locator.. Answer: False
● Which two scenarios are examples of when enabling location on nonspatial data would be
important? Choose two. A. Identifying where houses are located in relation to waste facilities
using street address data B. Answering questions involving median income in different
locations using tabular data C. Analyzing nonspatial relationships such as income-to-debt
ratios using a spreadsheet D. Following an analysis workflow on crime density using a crime
incident locations feature class. Answer: A. Identifying where houses are located in relation to
waste facilities using street address data B. Answering questions involving median income in
different locations using tabular data
● What is meant by geocoding? A. Transforming a location description into a location on the
earth's surface B. Locating a feature through spatial analysis C. Finding a location using a
map D. Transforming a location into location description attributes. Answer: A. Transforming a
location description into a location on the earth's surface
● T/F: Geocoding can be used to map the location of a local fitness club with only street
address data.. Answer: True
● Which two attributes could be used when applying the place-name method to enable
location on nonspatial data? Choose two. A. Category field B. Coordinates field C. Title field
D. Description field. Answer: C. Title field D. Description field
● Which method would most likely be used in a nationwide census to place people's locations
on a map? A. Place-name B. Address C. City D. Coordinates. Answer: B. Address
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● Which two table fields could be used to map x,y values? Choose two. A. Postal_Code B.
Longitude C. Address D. Point_Y. Answer: B. Longitude D. Point_Y
● Which two examples of x,y data can be located on a map? Choose two. A. ADDRESS or
NAME attributes B. 39.41, -105.5 C. LONG and LAT fields in a table D. -105.5, West. Answer:
B. 39.41, -105.5 C. LONG and LAT fields in a table
● How is x,y data used to locate a feature on a map? A. X represents latitude and y
represents the longitude. B. X represents the street address and y represents the city or
city/state. C. X represents the east-west location and y represents the north-south location. D.
X represents the north-south location and y represents the east-west location.. Answer: C. X
represents the east-west location and y represents the north-south location.
● Which method is the best way to get accurate search results from your address locator? A.
Have fewer addresses, with consistent address fields populated B. Have reference data with
as many addresses as possible C. Have the most precise reference and input data D. Have
input data that uses as many address fields as possible. Answer: C. Have the most precise
reference and input data
● What is meant by the address component called street type? A. The street material, such
as gravel, asphalt, and so on B. The street size, such as the number of lanes C. The street
suffix, such as Avenue or Boulevard, and so on D. The street size, such as how many
vehicles per day. Answer: C. The street suffix, such as Avenue or Boulevard, and so on
● What does having different types of reference data allow you to do? A. Create multiple
composite locators B. Provide different input fields to the user C. Geocode addresses for
more than one project D. Create multiple locators using address data. Answer: B. Provide
different input fields to the user
● Which item do you need to create a locator for geocoding? A. Reference data B. Address
data C. Input data D. Network data. Answer: A. Reference data
● Which sources are used to create a composite locator? A. Other locators B. Online locator
services C. Input data with addresses D. Reference data with addresses. Answer: A. Other
, locators
● Which of these examples is not a place that could be located on a map by its name? A.
Pine Avenue and Main Street B. Ethiopia C. New York's Central Park D. Denver Art Museum.
Answer: A. Pine Avenue and Main Street
● If a locator provides multiple results, which action would help locate the correct feature on a
map? A. Add labels B. Use a location query C. Use an attribute query D. Vary the symbols.
Answer: C. Use an attribute query
● To create a place-name locator, which attribute is needed? A. Reference data with a name
field B. Feature class data with a name field C. Search data with a name field D. Alias data
with a name field. Answer: A. Reference data with a name field
● T/F: The location of a feature that has a street address will also have Name as an attribute,
appropriate for a place-name locator.. Answer: False
● Which two scenarios are examples of when enabling location on nonspatial data would be
important? Choose two. A. Identifying where houses are located in relation to waste facilities
using street address data B. Answering questions involving median income in different
locations using tabular data C. Analyzing nonspatial relationships such as income-to-debt
ratios using a spreadsheet D. Following an analysis workflow on crime density using a crime
incident locations feature class. Answer: A. Identifying where houses are located in relation to
waste facilities using street address data B. Answering questions involving median income in
different locations using tabular data
● What is meant by geocoding? A. Transforming a location description into a location on the
earth's surface B. Locating a feature through spatial analysis C. Finding a location using a
map D. Transforming a location into location description attributes. Answer: A. Transforming a
location description into a location on the earth's surface
● T/F: Geocoding can be used to map the location of a local fitness club with only street
address data.. Answer: True
● Which two attributes could be used when applying the place-name method to enable
location on nonspatial data? Choose two. A. Category field B. Coordinates field C. Title field
D. Description field. Answer: C. Title field D. Description field
● Which method would most likely be used in a nationwide census to place people's locations
on a map? A. Place-name B. Address C. City D. Coordinates. Answer: B. Address
