Week 4

Question 1

What data symbolization strategy maps abrupt, discrete data?

a) proportional symbol
b) dot density
c) chloropleth
d) tinted isoline

Answer 1

a) proportional symbol

Question 2

What data symbolization strategy maps smooth, discrete data?

a) proportional symbol
b) dot density
c) chloropleth
d) tinted isoline

Answer 2

b) dot density

Question 3

What data symbolization strategy maps abrupt, continuous data?

a) proportional symbol
b) dot density
c) chloropleth
d) tinted isoline

Answer 3

c) chloropleth

Question 4

What data symbolization strategy maps smooth, continuous data?

a) proportional symbol
b) dot density
c) chloropleth
d) tinted isoline

Answer 4

d) tinted isoline

Question 5

What is the term for this definition?
= observed, measured, estimated to have a single value

a) total data
b) derived data
c) discrete data
d) continuous data

Answer 5

a) total data

Question 6

What is the term for this definition?
=mathematically caluclated, ratio of 1 value to another
- rate, ratio, proportion, percent

a) total data
b) derived data
c) discrete data
d) continuous data

Answer 6

b) derived data

Question 7

What is the term for this definition
=unique location

a) total data
b) derived data
c) discrete data
d) continuous data

Answer 7

c) discrete data

Question 8

What is the term for this definition?
= across a surface

a) total data
b) derived data
c) discrete data
d) continuous data

Answer 8

d) continuous data

Question 9

T/F

population density 2:1 people per square km is an example of derived data

Answer 9

True

Question 10

T/F

temperature = 12C or city has 9584 people is derived data

Answer 10

False, it is total data

Question 11

What is the term for this definition?

=thematic maps shaded w/ graduated colours to represent a statistical variable of interest

a) choropleth mapping
b) dasymetric
c) isoarithmic mapping

Answer 11

a) choropleth mapping

Question 12

What mapping has abrupt boundaries and continuous data?

a) choropleth mapping
b) dasymetric
c) isoarithmic mapping

Answer 12

a) chloropleth mapping

Question 13

What is the term for this definition
=modified boundaries to conform to a known area of homogenity
- not restricted to administrative/statistical boundaries?
-some abrupt transitions(edges)

a) choropleth mapping
b) dasymetric
c) isoarithmic mapping

Answer 13

b) dasymetric

Question 14

What mapping includes smooth bounderies with continuous data?

a) choropleth mapping
b) dasymetric
c) isoarithmic mapping

Answer 14

c) isoarithmic mapping

Question 15

What is the term for this definition?
=shows how quantitative data is related to points/areas
–> lines connect places of equal (“iso”) values over boundaries (isolines

a) choropleth mapping
b) dasymetric
c) isoarithmic mapping

Answer 15

c) isoarithmic mapping

Question 16

What mapping is best used when the phenomenon is not evenly spread out across the enumeration unit?

a) choropleth mapping
b) dasymetric
c) isoarithmic mapping

Answer 16

b) dasymetric

Question 17

T/F

quantitative point symbol mapping employs symbols to show positional/attribute data
=measured value
+ has total data

Answer 17

True

Question 18

T/F

quantitative point symbol mapping is best when data is continuous

Answer 18

False, best with discrete data

Question 19

What is not a method of symbol scaling

a) range-graded (graduated/classified)
b) proportional
c) physically scaled
d) psychologically scaled

Answer 19

c) physically scaled