GIS Exam 1 Review UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The "S" in GIS stands for: - CORRECT ANSWER - System
Science
Studies
Who is the pioneer of GIS? - CORRECT ANSWER - The Canada Land Inventory
A shapefile to open and display properly requires .shp, .dbf and ______ - CORRECT
ANSWER - .shx
Point (vector model) has how many dimensions? - CORRECT ANSWER -0
John Snow's map used what two layers to find the source of the cholera epidemic? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Water source and fatal cases
True or False: In a polygon shapefile, each polygon is linked to a ROW in the attribute table. -
CORRECT ANSWER - True
Examples of points, lines, and areas in the vector model for GIS data are: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Utility poles, pipe lines, and lakes
In the ______ earth model, global mean sea level is influenced only by gravity - no tides or
currents - CORRECT ANSWER - Geoid
What is the science of measuring the shape and size of the earth? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Geodesy
, True or false: Lines have 2 dimmensions - CORRECT ANSWER - False
How many UTM zones are there? - CORRECT ANSWER - 60
Units used in UTM coordinates are what? - CORRECT ANSWER - Meters
States elongated east-west use ____ in their state plane coordinate systems. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Lambert conformal conic projections
Which of the following coordinates are used in Mississippi? - CORRECT ANSWER -
MSTM
UTM 16
MS State Plane East
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. It is known as: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Projection on the Fly
What are the additive primaries? - CORRECT ANSWER - RGB
True or false: A box drawn around a map element makes the element move DOWN on the visual
hierarchy. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
An appropriate measurement unit in a scale bar of a map showing the drill field on the MSU
campus would be: - CORRECT ANSWER - Meter
Data that describes the characteristics of data is known as: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Metadata
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The "S" in GIS stands for: - CORRECT ANSWER - System
Science
Studies
Who is the pioneer of GIS? - CORRECT ANSWER - The Canada Land Inventory
A shapefile to open and display properly requires .shp, .dbf and ______ - CORRECT
ANSWER - .shx
Point (vector model) has how many dimensions? - CORRECT ANSWER -0
John Snow's map used what two layers to find the source of the cholera epidemic? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Water source and fatal cases
True or False: In a polygon shapefile, each polygon is linked to a ROW in the attribute table. -
CORRECT ANSWER - True
Examples of points, lines, and areas in the vector model for GIS data are: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Utility poles, pipe lines, and lakes
In the ______ earth model, global mean sea level is influenced only by gravity - no tides or
currents - CORRECT ANSWER - Geoid
What is the science of measuring the shape and size of the earth? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Geodesy
, True or false: Lines have 2 dimmensions - CORRECT ANSWER - False
How many UTM zones are there? - CORRECT ANSWER - 60
Units used in UTM coordinates are what? - CORRECT ANSWER - Meters
States elongated east-west use ____ in their state plane coordinate systems. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Lambert conformal conic projections
Which of the following coordinates are used in Mississippi? - CORRECT ANSWER -
MSTM
UTM 16
MS State Plane East
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. It is known as: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Projection on the Fly
What are the additive primaries? - CORRECT ANSWER - RGB
True or false: A box drawn around a map element makes the element move DOWN on the visual
hierarchy. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
An appropriate measurement unit in a scale bar of a map showing the drill field on the MSU
campus would be: - CORRECT ANSWER - Meter
Data that describes the characteristics of data is known as: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Metadata
