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ESRI GIS FUNDAMENTALS FOUNDATION CERTIFICATION
2201 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2025-2026
DatumX-XCORRECTXANSWERSX-XProvidesXaXframeXofXreferenceXforXfindingXlocations

-XBasedXonXaXspheroid



MinorXAxisX-XCORRECTXANSWERSX-XTheXshorterXaxisXofXtheXellipse

-XNorthXtoXSouth



ShapeXofXtheXEarthX(Ellipsoid)X-XCORRECTXANSWERSXOblateXEllipsoidX-
XbecauseXitXrotatesXonXtheXminorXaxis




ProlateXEllipsoidX-XCORRECTXANSWERSXIfXtheXEarthXrotatedXaboutXitsXmajorX(longer;XWest/East)Xaxis



EllipsoidX-XCORRECTXANSWERSXaXmodelXofXtheXroundedXshapeXofXearthX(bulgingXatXtheXequator)



MeasuringXEllipsoidsX-XCORRECTXANSWERSXMeasuredXbyXsemi-axesX(halfXofXanXaxis)

-XSemimajorXandXSemiminorXaxes



SpheroidX-XCORRECTXANSWERSXAnXellipsoidXthatXapproximatesXaXsphere

-XMoreXdescriptive,XandXusedXbyXEsri

-XSpheroidXprojections:XWGS84,XWGS72



TheXtwoXdefinitionsXforXaXspheroidX-
XCORRECTXANSWERSX1.XAnXellipsoidXthatXapproximatesXtheXshapeXofXaXsphereX(UsedXbyXthisXcourse)

, 2.XAnXellipsoidXcreatedXbyXrotatingXanXellipseXaboutXeitherXitsXmajorXaxisX(prolateXellipsoid)XorXitsXminorXaxi
sX(oblateXellipsoid)



MostXcommonXspheroidXprojectionXinXNorthXAmericaX-
XCORRECTXANSWERSXCurrent:XGRS80X(CurrentlyXreplacingXtheXformer)




Former:XClarkX1866



AuthalicXSphereX-
XCORRECTXANSWERSXAXsphereXwithXtheXsameXsurfaceXareaXasXtheXspheroidX(toXmakeXcalculationsXeasier)




ChoosingXaXspheroidXmodelX-XCORRECTXANSWERSX-XSmallerXthanX1:5,000,000:XCanXuseXanXauthalicXsphere

-XLargerXthanX1:5,000,000:XMayXneedXtoXchooseXaXspheroid



HowXtoXfindXinfoX(suchXasXtheXmapXprojection)X-XCORRECTXANSWERSXRight-clickXlayer,Xproperties,Xsource



HowXdoXyouXgetXtoXtheXswipeXfunction?X-XCORRECTXANSWERSX1)XClickXonXtheXlayer

2)XOnXtheXribbonX(topXareaXwithXtabs),XclickXtheXfeatureXlayerXcontextualXtab

3)XUnderX"Compare",XclickX"Swipe"



HowXdoXyouXmeasureXinXArcGISXPro?X-XCORRECTXANSWERSX1)XOpenXtheXribbonXmapXtab

2)XUnderX"Inquiry",XclickX"Measure"



WhoXformalizedXtheXsystemXofXwhatXweXtodayXcallXLatitudeXandXLongitude?X-
XCORRECTXANSWERSXHipparchus




WhatXisXanotherXnameXforXLatitudeXandXLongitude?X-
XCORRECTXANSWERSXParallelsXandXMeridiansX(basedXonX360Xdegrees)

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