Chapter 3

Question 1

Map elements

Answer 1

Objects placed on a map layout, such as titles, legends, scale bars, north arrows, images, and charts.

Question 2

Neatline

Answer 2

A line used to enclose one or more map elements in a rectangle.

Question 3

North American Datum (NAD)

Answer 3

A combination of a spheroid and reference point that is used to minimize map distortion in North America.

Question 4

Projection

Answer 4

A mathematical transformation that converts spherical units of latitude and longitude to a planar x-y coordinate system.

Question 5

Datum

Answer 5

A combination of an earth ellipsoid and a reference point to reduce mapping discrepancies for a particular region.

Question 6

Graticules grid

Answer 6

Mark of latitude and longitude placed on a map boundary.

Question 7

Measurement grid

Answer 7

A data frame grid that provides measured x-y coordinate system values around the perimeter of the frame.

Question 8

Reference Grid

Answer 8

A data frame grid that provides lettered and numbered squares on a map for use with an index of the features.

Question 9

Chart

Answer 9

A graph created in Arcmap from table data, such as bar charts and pie charts.

Question 10

Map extent

Answer 10

The range of x-y values of the area being displayed in a map.

Question 11

Automatic scaling

Answer 11

Fitting the contents of a data frame within a specified rectangle.

Question 12

Fixed scale

Answer 12

A constraint applied to a data frame to prevent the scale of the map from being changed in layout mode.

Question 13

Fixed extent

Answer 13

A constraint applied to a data frame to prevent changes in scale or ewxtent in layout mode.

Question 14

Divisions

Answer 14

The number of sections given to a scale bar.

Question 15

Subdivisions

Answer 15

The number of units into which a single division of a scale bar is split, usually appearing on the left end of the scale bar.

Question 16

Division Units

Answer 16

The units in which a map scale bar is measured and drawn, such as miles or kilometers.

Question 17

Division Value

Answer 17

The length of one section of a scale bar as given in division units, such as 100km.

Question 18

Dynamic Labels

Answer 18

Labels determined from an attribute and placed on a map automatically each time features are drawn and redrawn.

Question 19

Graphic Text

Answer 19

Text placed on a map layout that is not associated with a feature attribute; can be manipulated by the Drawing tools.

Question 20

Annotation

Answer 20

Labels created from map features and stored separately for detailed editing.

Question 21

Reference Scale

Answer 21

The scale at which text or symbols appear at their assigned size.