GISP Exam Ques ons and answers Newes RATED
Updated 2025/2026 NEW!!
The property of area for a parcel polygon may be considered (choose best answer)
A. Precise
B. Accurate
C. Legally correct
D. Both A and B - Answers Both A and B
A vector data model uses which of the following coordinate pairs to build curvature within a
line? (best answer)
A. Ver$cies
B. Points
C. Floa$ng points
D. Nodes - Answers A. Ver$cies
GIS differs from surveying and mapping by introducing (best answer)
A. A+ribute descrip$on
B. Spa$al Analysis
C. Loca$on determina$on
D. Temporal Informa$on - Answers B. Spa$al Analysis
What is a datum? (best answer)
A. mathema$cal model
B. The mathema$cal model related to a real world feature
C. Real world features projected with minimum distor$on from a round earth to a flat map
,D. A system of coordinates - Answers B. The mathema$cal model related to a real world
feature
Which method is used to align an un-referenced dataset with one that has spa$al reference
informa$on? (best answer)
A. Scaling
B. Reprojec$ng
C. Georeferencing
D. defining projec$ons - Answers C. Georeferencing
Control points are best described as (best answer)
A. Areas on the map where projec$on can easily change
B. Points on the map that do not have a spa$al refernce
C. Points in the data that share the same datum, no ma+er how the datasets are altered
D. Common loca$ons used in aligning two datasets - Answers D. Common loca$ons used in
aligning two datasets
In a map showing contours, the name of the darker contour lines is (best answer)
A. index contours
B. key contours
C. Lines of devia$on
D. Lines of eleva$on - Answers A. index contours
Imaginary lines on a map that represent areas of constant eleva$on are (best answer)
A. Bands
B. Contours
C. Digital line graphs
, D. Collars - Answers B. Contours
What do thema$c maps include? (best answer)
A. Thema$c content and spa$al loca$on
B. USGS
C. Eleva$on
D. Spa$al A+ributes - Answers A. Thema$c content and spa$al loca$on
If you are making a web map of sampling loca$ons, streams and watershed areas, in what
order would you place the layers on the map? (best answer)
A. Sampling loca$ons, wetland areas, streams
B. Streams, wetland areas, sampling loca$ons
C. Sampling loca$ons, streams, wetland areas
D. It doesn't ma+er what order they are in - Answers C. Sampling loca$ons, streams, wetland
areas
A small scale map would show (best answer)
A. A larger geographic area than a large scale map
B. A smaller geographic area as a large scale map
C. The same geographic area as a large scale map, just as a smaller resolu$on
D. The same geographic area as a large scale map, just at a larger resolu$on - Answers A. A
larger geographic area than a large scale map
When mapping sensi$ve data, what are some techniques that can be used to not reveal details
of the data? (Select all that apply).
A. Show the data as a heat map
B. Show the data as a point layer
Updated 2025/2026 NEW!!
The property of area for a parcel polygon may be considered (choose best answer)
A. Precise
B. Accurate
C. Legally correct
D. Both A and B - Answers Both A and B
A vector data model uses which of the following coordinate pairs to build curvature within a
line? (best answer)
A. Ver$cies
B. Points
C. Floa$ng points
D. Nodes - Answers A. Ver$cies
GIS differs from surveying and mapping by introducing (best answer)
A. A+ribute descrip$on
B. Spa$al Analysis
C. Loca$on determina$on
D. Temporal Informa$on - Answers B. Spa$al Analysis
What is a datum? (best answer)
A. mathema$cal model
B. The mathema$cal model related to a real world feature
C. Real world features projected with minimum distor$on from a round earth to a flat map
,D. A system of coordinates - Answers B. The mathema$cal model related to a real world
feature
Which method is used to align an un-referenced dataset with one that has spa$al reference
informa$on? (best answer)
A. Scaling
B. Reprojec$ng
C. Georeferencing
D. defining projec$ons - Answers C. Georeferencing
Control points are best described as (best answer)
A. Areas on the map where projec$on can easily change
B. Points on the map that do not have a spa$al refernce
C. Points in the data that share the same datum, no ma+er how the datasets are altered
D. Common loca$ons used in aligning two datasets - Answers D. Common loca$ons used in
aligning two datasets
In a map showing contours, the name of the darker contour lines is (best answer)
A. index contours
B. key contours
C. Lines of devia$on
D. Lines of eleva$on - Answers A. index contours
Imaginary lines on a map that represent areas of constant eleva$on are (best answer)
A. Bands
B. Contours
C. Digital line graphs
, D. Collars - Answers B. Contours
What do thema$c maps include? (best answer)
A. Thema$c content and spa$al loca$on
B. USGS
C. Eleva$on
D. Spa$al A+ributes - Answers A. Thema$c content and spa$al loca$on
If you are making a web map of sampling loca$ons, streams and watershed areas, in what
order would you place the layers on the map? (best answer)
A. Sampling loca$ons, wetland areas, streams
B. Streams, wetland areas, sampling loca$ons
C. Sampling loca$ons, streams, wetland areas
D. It doesn't ma+er what order they are in - Answers C. Sampling loca$ons, streams, wetland
areas
A small scale map would show (best answer)
A. A larger geographic area than a large scale map
B. A smaller geographic area as a large scale map
C. The same geographic area as a large scale map, just as a smaller resolu$on
D. The same geographic area as a large scale map, just at a larger resolu$on - Answers A. A
larger geographic area than a large scale map
When mapping sensi$ve data, what are some techniques that can be used to not reveal details
of the data? (Select all that apply).
A. Show the data as a heat map
B. Show the data as a point layer
