ESRM 328 FINAL EXAM COMPLETE
QUESTIONS 2026 WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
\.A closed figure composed of x-y coordinates is called a _________blank.
Polygon
Feature class
Line or polyline
point - ANSWER-✔Polygon
\Q\.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
\Q\.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
,\Q\.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
\Q\.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
\Q\.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
\Q\.When drawing layers in a map, the first layer drawn is the one at the _________of the
Contents pane.
bottom
,top
middle - ANSWER-✔bottom
\Q\.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
\Q\.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
\Q\.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
\Q\.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
\Q\.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
number of lanes of roads - ANSWER-✔number of lanes of roads
\Q\.The number of points earned on a final exam is an example of _________ data.
interval
categorical
ratio
nominal - ANSWER-✔ratio
\Q\.Which one of these map types should NOT be used for a map of county populations?
graduated color
graduated symbol
unique values
chart
proportional symbol - ANSWER-✔unique values
\Q\.A land use classification code is an example of _________ data.
interval
QUESTIONS 2026 WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
\.A closed figure composed of x-y coordinates is called a _________blank.
Polygon
Feature class
Line or polyline
point - ANSWER-✔Polygon
\Q\.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
\Q\.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
,\Q\.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
\Q\.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
\Q\.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
\Q\.When drawing layers in a map, the first layer drawn is the one at the _________of the
Contents pane.
bottom
,top
middle - ANSWER-✔bottom
\Q\.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
\Q\.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
\Q\.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
\Q\.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
\Q\.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
number of lanes of roads - ANSWER-✔number of lanes of roads
\Q\.The number of points earned on a final exam is an example of _________ data.
interval
categorical
ratio
nominal - ANSWER-✔ratio
\Q\.Which one of these map types should NOT be used for a map of county populations?
graduated color
graduated symbol
unique values
chart
proportional symbol - ANSWER-✔unique values
\Q\.A land use classification code is an example of _________ data.
interval
