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GIS Final Exam Questions and Answers 2024
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A closed figure composed of x-y coordinate vertices is called a ________. - Answer ️️ - 
Polygon 
A raster portraying a _______ is an example of continuous data - Answer ️️ -Precipitation Map 
Data that have been tied to a specific location on the earth's surface is said to be ______. - 
Answer ️️ -Georeferenced 
Imagine you are looking at a geodatabase which contains 50 states, 500 cities, and 100 rivers. 
(fill in the box question) 
a) Ho...
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GIS Exam Questions & Answers 2024
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Why can getting points from a GPS into ArcGIS be problematic? - ANSWER-Poor connection - hardware and software issues; different companies/products/versions 
Difficult to find the specified datum/projection 
 
What is remote sensing? Give examples. - ANSWER-Collecting information from a distance; ex. photographs or radar/LiDAR. Typically satellite or air plane. Offer great detail over a continuous surface 
 
How is remote sensing imagery stored? - ANSWER-Gr...
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GIS Exam Questions & Answers 2024
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GIS Exam 3 Questions & Answers 2024
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GIS Exam 3 Questions & Answers 2024 
 
 
description of reality - ANSWER-what is a model? 
 
dynamic - ANSWER-a spatio/temporal model is ________. 
 
static ("GIS models, what we have been doing") - ANSWER-a cartagraphic model is _______. 
 
descriptive, prescriptive - ANSWER-a _________ model describes the existing conditions; a _______ model predicts what the conditions should be. 
 
deterministic, stochastic - ANSWER-a _________ model assumes variables to have unique values; a _______ model...
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GIS Exam #1 Questions & Answers 2024
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GIS Exam #1 Questions & Answers 2024 
 
 
How is GIScience different from GISystem? - ANSWER-System- pieces you put together to make it work 
Science- the study (of above) and the theoretical part of that 
 
What are geographic problems? - ANSWER-A kind of problem that is situated in a particular place. ex. crime map, route planning (traffic) with google maps 
 
List four advantages of GIS - ANSWER-Time minimization 
Accuracy improvement 
Data can be managed efficiently 
High cost/benefit rat...
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GIS Exam 1 Info Questions & Answers 2024
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Map is... - ANSWER-the language of geography 
 
Order of maps... - ANSWER-Mental map to paper map to electronic map 
 
Virtual Reality (VR) - ANSWER-Google Glasses 
 
Location Based Augmented Reality (AR) - ANSWER-- Pokemon Go 
- Google Maps AR 
 
GPS - ANSWER-Global Positioning System 
 
GIS - ANSWER-Geographic Information Systems 
 
GIS is - ANSWER-A combination of hardware and software with capabilities for manipulating, analyzing, and displaying...
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GIS Exam Questions & Answers 2024
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*Cartography: Thematic Maps* - ANSWER-... 
 
Thematic mapping - ANSWER--a form of visual analysis 
-used to show spatial distribution or pattern of a single variable 
 
-Common Dot 
-Choropleth 
-Cartogram (value by area) 
-Proportional symbol 
-Flow map 
-Isarithmic map 
 
What is a common dot map and what kinds of patterns can it depict? - ANSWER--used to indicate patterns of incidence and density 
-dots used as shading symbols 
-effective for depicting ...
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GIS Exam 1 Questions & Answers 2024
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GIS answers... - ANSWER-location (where/what), condition (what's its status), trends (what has changed), patterns (spatial patterns), modeling & simulation (what if) 
 
Gerrymandering - ANSWER-Process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the party in power. 
 
GIS - ANSWER-Geographic Information System 
 
What GIS Software will you be using this semester? - ANSWER-ArcGIS Pro 
 
"The societal push to adopt GIS has been [compl...
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GIS Exam 1 Questions & Answers 2024
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GIS what it stands for, definitions, what it can do, who uses it and for what (examples from articles and other sources) - ANSWER-Geographic Information Systems 
 
A set of computer tools for analyzing spatial data. 
 
A computer-based system to aid in the collection, maintenance, storage, analysis, output, and distribution of spatial data and information 
 
research institutions, environmental scientists, health organisations, land use planners, business...
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