GIS midterm
Scale is the relationship between which of the following? - answer The size of features
on a map and the size of the corresponding objects in the world
You can access Arc Toolbox from both Arc Catalog and ArcMap - answer true
In Data view, you can view more than one data frame at a time - answer False
You can access information associated with a map feature by performing all of the
following tasks, except one. Which one? – answer Zooming
When you pan a map, the scale changes - answer False
To create a zone of a specific distance around a feature, which tool would you use? -
answer Buffer
When represented on a GIS map, all features have which of the following
characteristics? - answerA location, shape, and symbol
To select cities that are within 25 km of a river, which operation would you use? -
answerSelect By Location
How can you quickly get information about how to use a tool? - answerOpen the tool
and access the ArcGIS Help
Where can you find information about a street feature, such as its name, speed limit,
and number of lanes? - answerLayer attribute table
Metadata can document all the information for a dataset listed below, except one.
Which one? - answerThe suitability of the data for a particular project
Attributes are descriptive information associated with geographic features. - answerTrue
Using ArcCatalog, you can perform all of the following tasks, except one. Which one? -
answerEdit a map
Which ArcMap tool would you use to see the attributes for a feature? - answerIdentify
Which of the following is true about large-scale maps? - answerThey show a smaller
area of the earth's surface than small-scale maps.
ArcMap comes with many symbols for specialized industries - answertrue
, Normalization is the process of dividing one numeric attribute value by another and then
mapping the resulting values. - answertrue
If you want to label a feature on a map but you don't have the feature in your database,
which option below can you use? - answerAnnotation
You are mapping all schools within a county. The schools attribute table does not have
a field that contains the school names. You can display the school names on the map
anyway. - answertrue
The symbols used on a map largely determine how easy it is to understand. -
answertrue
On a thematic map, features are symbolized by an attribute. - answertrue
Which of the following statements describes the natural breaks (Jenks) classification
method? - answerClass ranges are determined by the data.
You are symbolizing a polygon layer with graduated colors according to some attribute.
Some of the polygons are large, while others are small. What can you do to make sure
the patterns on your map are not simply a reflection of the different polygon sizes? -
answerNormalize the attribute by area to map density
An advantage of annotation is that you can label many features at once. - answerFalse
All of the following statements about labels are true, except one. Which one? -
answerYou can reposition labels as desired
All of the following example attributes contain categories, except one. Which one? -
answerDiameter: 15, 21, 39, 42
For point features, you can modify all of the symbol properties below, except one.
Which one? - answerFill pattern
Which legend type would you use if you wanted to group world countries into total
population categories? - answerGraduated colors
Why might you create a layer file? - answerTo be able to easily reuse the layer's
symbology on other maps.
When using dots to represent quantities, all of the following statements are true, except
one. Which one? - answerThe dots are associated with feature locations
Scale is the relationship between which of the following? - answer The size of features
on a map and the size of the corresponding objects in the world
You can access Arc Toolbox from both Arc Catalog and ArcMap - answer true
In Data view, you can view more than one data frame at a time - answer False
You can access information associated with a map feature by performing all of the
following tasks, except one. Which one? – answer Zooming
When you pan a map, the scale changes - answer False
To create a zone of a specific distance around a feature, which tool would you use? -
answer Buffer
When represented on a GIS map, all features have which of the following
characteristics? - answerA location, shape, and symbol
To select cities that are within 25 km of a river, which operation would you use? -
answerSelect By Location
How can you quickly get information about how to use a tool? - answerOpen the tool
and access the ArcGIS Help
Where can you find information about a street feature, such as its name, speed limit,
and number of lanes? - answerLayer attribute table
Metadata can document all the information for a dataset listed below, except one.
Which one? - answerThe suitability of the data for a particular project
Attributes are descriptive information associated with geographic features. - answerTrue
Using ArcCatalog, you can perform all of the following tasks, except one. Which one? -
answerEdit a map
Which ArcMap tool would you use to see the attributes for a feature? - answerIdentify
Which of the following is true about large-scale maps? - answerThey show a smaller
area of the earth's surface than small-scale maps.
ArcMap comes with many symbols for specialized industries - answertrue
, Normalization is the process of dividing one numeric attribute value by another and then
mapping the resulting values. - answertrue
If you want to label a feature on a map but you don't have the feature in your database,
which option below can you use? - answerAnnotation
You are mapping all schools within a county. The schools attribute table does not have
a field that contains the school names. You can display the school names on the map
anyway. - answertrue
The symbols used on a map largely determine how easy it is to understand. -
answertrue
On a thematic map, features are symbolized by an attribute. - answertrue
Which of the following statements describes the natural breaks (Jenks) classification
method? - answerClass ranges are determined by the data.
You are symbolizing a polygon layer with graduated colors according to some attribute.
Some of the polygons are large, while others are small. What can you do to make sure
the patterns on your map are not simply a reflection of the different polygon sizes? -
answerNormalize the attribute by area to map density
An advantage of annotation is that you can label many features at once. - answerFalse
All of the following statements about labels are true, except one. Which one? -
answerYou can reposition labels as desired
All of the following example attributes contain categories, except one. Which one? -
answerDiameter: 15, 21, 39, 42
For point features, you can modify all of the symbol properties below, except one.
Which one? - answerFill pattern
Which legend type would you use if you wanted to group world countries into total
population categories? - answerGraduated colors
Why might you create a layer file? - answerTo be able to easily reuse the layer's
symbology on other maps.
When using dots to represent quantities, all of the following statements are true, except
one. Which one? - answerThe dots are associated with feature locations
