ESRM 328 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% CORRECT
A closed figure composed of x-y coordinates is called a _________blank.
Polygon
Feature class
Line or polyline
point - ANSWER Polygon
You are planning a hike. You measure the trail on a 1:24,000 scale map and discover that it is
30 cm long. How long is the hike in kilometers?
0.4 km
0.7 km
4.0 km
7.2 km
72 km - ANSWER 72 km
The State of South Dakota would look largest if shown in a map at which of the following
scales? _________
1:1 million
1:5 million
,1:20 million - ANSWER 1:1 million
You measure a soccer field (100 meters long) on an air photo and find that it is one centimeter
long. What is the scale of the photo?
1:100
1:1000
1:10,000
1:100,000
1:1,000,000 - ANSWER 1:10,000
Information about a data set, such as who created it and why, is called _________.
attribute data
spatial data
metadase
feature data
aspatial data - ANSWER metadata
John is testing an expensive pH meter that records data to four decimal places, although most
report data to two decimal places. Unfortunately it has been left in a hot car for two days and
is giving the wrong pH value for the test solutions he is using. If someone were to use this
meter to take water pH measurements, then the measurements would be _________.
neither precise nor accurate
,precise but not accurate
both precise and accurate
accurate but not precise - ANSWER precise but not accurate
When drawing layers in a map, the first layer drawn is the one at the _________of the Contents
pane.
bottom
top
middle - ANSWER bottom
Select the definition of the term "continuous data".
map objects that occupy distinct locations or have a limited set of values
numeric measurements, such as elevation, that exist at every location of a mapCorrect
information stored about data to document it
the range of scales for which a data layer will be displayed - ANSWER numeric measurements,
such as elevation, that exist at every location of a map
Select the definition of the term "discrete data".
map objects that occupy distinct locations or have a limited set of values
a square data element in a raster holding one value for the map
numeric measurements, such as elevation, that exist at every location of a map
, stored x-y location; a group of them defines the shape of a line or polygon - ANSWER map
objects that occupy distinct locations or have a limited set of values
Which one of the following map variables should be represented by changes in hue in a
graduated color map?
zoning category
alcohol sales
median age
precipitation - ANSWER zoning category
Mary uses an airplane symbol to represent airports on her map. She is making use of _________
to help convey her map message.
convention
connotation
classification
categorization - ANSWER convention
Which one of the following map variables would be best represented by changes in symbol
size?
winning political party of counties
differences in land cover class
status of a state-managed highway versus a county-managed highway
100% CORRECT
A closed figure composed of x-y coordinates is called a _________blank.
Polygon
Feature class
Line or polyline
point - ANSWER Polygon
You are planning a hike. You measure the trail on a 1:24,000 scale map and discover that it is
30 cm long. How long is the hike in kilometers?
0.4 km
0.7 km
4.0 km
7.2 km
72 km - ANSWER 72 km
The State of South Dakota would look largest if shown in a map at which of the following
scales? _________
1:1 million
1:5 million
,1:20 million - ANSWER 1:1 million
You measure a soccer field (100 meters long) on an air photo and find that it is one centimeter
long. What is the scale of the photo?
1:100
1:1000
1:10,000
1:100,000
1:1,000,000 - ANSWER 1:10,000
Information about a data set, such as who created it and why, is called _________.
attribute data
spatial data
metadase
feature data
aspatial data - ANSWER metadata
John is testing an expensive pH meter that records data to four decimal places, although most
report data to two decimal places. Unfortunately it has been left in a hot car for two days and
is giving the wrong pH value for the test solutions he is using. If someone were to use this
meter to take water pH measurements, then the measurements would be _________.
neither precise nor accurate
,precise but not accurate
both precise and accurate
accurate but not precise - ANSWER precise but not accurate
When drawing layers in a map, the first layer drawn is the one at the _________of the Contents
pane.
bottom
top
middle - ANSWER bottom
Select the definition of the term "continuous data".
map objects that occupy distinct locations or have a limited set of values
numeric measurements, such as elevation, that exist at every location of a mapCorrect
information stored about data to document it
the range of scales for which a data layer will be displayed - ANSWER numeric measurements,
such as elevation, that exist at every location of a map
Select the definition of the term "discrete data".
map objects that occupy distinct locations or have a limited set of values
a square data element in a raster holding one value for the map
numeric measurements, such as elevation, that exist at every location of a map
, stored x-y location; a group of them defines the shape of a line or polygon - ANSWER map
objects that occupy distinct locations or have a limited set of values
Which one of the following map variables should be represented by changes in hue in a
graduated color map?
zoning category
alcohol sales
median age
precipitation - ANSWER zoning category
Mary uses an airplane symbol to represent airports on her map. She is making use of _________
to help convey her map message.
convention
connotation
classification
categorization - ANSWER convention
Which one of the following map variables would be best represented by changes in symbol
size?
winning political party of counties
differences in land cover class
status of a state-managed highway versus a county-managed highway
