GIS Test 1 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Science
System
Studies - CORRECT ANSWER - The "S" in GIS stands for____
Canada Land Inventory - CORRECT ANSWER - _____ is the pioneer of GIS
ArcGIS - CORRECT ANSWER - The main geospatial software used in this class is____
Roger Tomlinson - CORRECT ANSWER - Was one of the main persons involved in
developing GIS in Canada
*.shx - CORRECT ANSWER - A shapefile to open and display properly *.shp, *.dbf and
_____ are required
Model - CORRECT ANSWER - When the real world is represented in an abstract and
simplified fashion, it is called
.
0 - CORRECT ANSWER - Point (A vector model) has ______ dimensions
Geodesy - CORRECT ANSWER - Science of measuring and monitoring size and shape of
earth is _________
Yes - CORRECT ANSWER - *.tif file format is an example for a raster file format
, Geoid - CORRECT ANSWER - ____ is the global mean sea level without ocean tides and
current but affected only by gravity.
NAD27 - CORRECT ANSWER - _____ is a local datum based on the Clarke 1866
spheroid, with its origin at Meads Ranch in Kansas
Cylinder - CORRECT ANSWER - Mississippi State Transverse Mercator projection uses
_________ projection surface.
.
Projection on the Fly - CORRECT ANSWER - ArcMap can display data stored in one
projection as if it were in another projection. This pseudo-projection is for display and query
purposes only. This is known as __________.
15 - CORRECT ANSWER - If you are standing somewhere in between -96o and -90o
longitude, you are in UTM zone number
MARIS - CORRECT ANSWER - ____ is the GIS data clearinghouse in Mississippi
False - CORRECT ANSWER - State plane coordinate system in Mississippi uses Lambert
Conformal Conic projection.
True - CORRECT ANSWER - Heights above an ellipsoid are known as Spheroidal heights
NAD83 - CORRECT ANSWER - The horizontal datum used in current US government
maps is _____.
16 - CORRECT ANSWER - Starkville is in UTM zone_____
and CORRECT Answers
Science
System
Studies - CORRECT ANSWER - The "S" in GIS stands for____
Canada Land Inventory - CORRECT ANSWER - _____ is the pioneer of GIS
ArcGIS - CORRECT ANSWER - The main geospatial software used in this class is____
Roger Tomlinson - CORRECT ANSWER - Was one of the main persons involved in
developing GIS in Canada
*.shx - CORRECT ANSWER - A shapefile to open and display properly *.shp, *.dbf and
_____ are required
Model - CORRECT ANSWER - When the real world is represented in an abstract and
simplified fashion, it is called
.
0 - CORRECT ANSWER - Point (A vector model) has ______ dimensions
Geodesy - CORRECT ANSWER - Science of measuring and monitoring size and shape of
earth is _________
Yes - CORRECT ANSWER - *.tif file format is an example for a raster file format
, Geoid - CORRECT ANSWER - ____ is the global mean sea level without ocean tides and
current but affected only by gravity.
NAD27 - CORRECT ANSWER - _____ is a local datum based on the Clarke 1866
spheroid, with its origin at Meads Ranch in Kansas
Cylinder - CORRECT ANSWER - Mississippi State Transverse Mercator projection uses
_________ projection surface.
.
Projection on the Fly - CORRECT ANSWER - ArcMap can display data stored in one
projection as if it were in another projection. This pseudo-projection is for display and query
purposes only. This is known as __________.
15 - CORRECT ANSWER - If you are standing somewhere in between -96o and -90o
longitude, you are in UTM zone number
MARIS - CORRECT ANSWER - ____ is the GIS data clearinghouse in Mississippi
False - CORRECT ANSWER - State plane coordinate system in Mississippi uses Lambert
Conformal Conic projection.
True - CORRECT ANSWER - Heights above an ellipsoid are known as Spheroidal heights
NAD83 - CORRECT ANSWER - The horizontal datum used in current US government
maps is _____.
16 - CORRECT ANSWER - Starkville is in UTM zone_____
