Extra GIS (Day 3)

Question 1

A closed boundary around an area with similar characteristics is a __________?

Answer 1

Polygon

Question 2

A point determining the beginning or endpoint of a line is a ____________?

Answer 2

A node

Question 3

Information about a geographic feature, like name, length, elevation, land use, is called _____________?

Answer 3

an attribute

Question 4

The vertical distance of a point above or below a reference surface such as sea level is _______?

Answer 4

Elevation

Question 5

A known point on or in the Earth that is used as a reference location is _______________?

Answer 5

Datum

Question 6

GIS has two different types of data, what kind are they?

Answer 6

Vector and Raster data

Question 7

______________ is a digital image comprised of pixels, like an image produced in a digital camera.

Answer 7

Raster Data

Question 8

_____________ is comprised of points, lines, or polygons with separate geospatial coordinates and computer stored attributes.

Answer 8

Vector data

Question 9

True/False: Vector data is the main source of GIS data

Answer 9

True

Question 10

The relationship between a distance or area on a map and the corresponding distance or area on ground is a ____________?

Answer 10

Map Scale

Question 11

What is that measure of units used in map scales?

Answer 11

Inches

Question 12

A _____________ is a background georeferenced image that provides a point of reference map displaying aerial location.

Answer 12

A basemap

Question 13

Which technique can be used for architectural drawings, designing plans and blueprints?

Answer 13

CADD

Question 14

Which technique is used for financial analysis and business reporting?

Answer 14

MIS

Question 15

Which technique is used for mapping, cartography, geographical analysis, GPS, and satellite/aerial remote sensing?

Answer 15

GIS

Question 16

Who is the most influential person in GIS history?

Answer 16

Ian McHarg, who created map overlays

Question 17

A GIS operation for converting street addresses into spatial data is called __________________?

Answer 17

Geocoding

Question 18

Aligning geographic data to a known coordinate system so it can be viewed, queried, and analyzed is called _________________?

Answer 18

Georeferencing

Question 19

_____________ is data about data.

Answer 19

Metadata

Question 20

A mechanism that defines how data appears when displayed is ____________?

Answer 20

Rendering

Question 21

Land Use Map Color Coding: Industry

Answer 21

Purple

Question 22

Land Use Map Color Coding: Low density residential

Answer 22

Yellow

Question 23

Land Use Map Color Coding: High density residential

Answer 23

Brown

Question 24

Land Use Map Color Coding: Retail/Commercial

Answer 24

Red

Question 25

Land Use Map Color Coding: Institution/Public

Answer 25

Blue

Question 26

Land Use Map Color Coding: Recreation

Answer 26

Green

Question 27

Land Use Map Color Coding: Utilities

Answer 27

Gray

Question 28

Searching or retrieving GIS data is called ____________?

Answer 28

Querying

Question 29

A proximity feature that creates a polygon at a set distance is called a __________?

Answer 29

buffer

Question 30

A system or method of describing land, real property, or real estate is called ___________?

Answer 30

Metes and bounds

Question 31

How many square miles are in a township?

Answer 31

36 miles, 6 by 6 miles

Question 32

How many acres are in square mile?

Answer 32

640 acres

Question 33

True/False: The best known USGS map are those of 7.5 minutes, or 1:24,000-scale quadrangle series.

Answer 33

True

Question 34

How many square feet are in an acre?

Answer 34

43,560

Question 35

Building Area / Lot Area is the formula for __________?

Answer 35

Floor Area Ratio

Question 36

In the 2010 Census, the fastest growing state over the previous decade was _______________?

Answer 36

Nevada