Web Mapping And Gis Complete Exam Review With Full Solutions

WEB MAPPING AND GIS COMPLETE EXAM
REVIEW WITH FULL SOLUTIONS

●● The primary purpose of a web map showing hotels in a city is ____.
Answer: locating


●● The primary purpose of a map showing correlations between
smoking and lung cancer rates is ____.
Answer: convincing


●● A web map should typically be designed to ____.
Answer: show one thing quickly and easily


●● Which item is most important to include in a map for collecting field
data on a smartphone?
Answer: strong bold symbols that show up well


●● Which one of the following elements is always required to be in a
map?
Answer: a map frame


●● As a general rule, most first drafts of maps ____.

, Answer: have too many layers


●● Cartographic generalization techniques are typically used to ____.
Answer: display large scale data at small scales


●● Which one of the following cartographic generalization techniques
falsifies map information rather than merely simplifying it?
Answer: typify


●● Which one of the following cartographic generalization techniques
merely simplifies map information instead of falsifying it?
Answer: classify


●● Negative space in a map design is often helpful as a replacement for
____.
Answer: neatlines


●● Which one of the following exemplifies a map that has good
balance?
Answer: The map does not appear to have any overly cluttered areas or
empty areas.


●● The "rule of thirds" is used to improve a map design by ____.