GIS Final Topical Exam 2023 Questions and Answers Complete
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GIS Final Topical Exam 2023 Questions and Answers Complete
Decisions made at a global scale (with global impact) tend to be less risky as compared to decisions made at a local scale (with local impact).
False
This part of the Geodesign Framework considers "how the project area functions or ope...
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Decisions made at a global scale (with global impact) tend to be less risky as compared
to decisions made at a local scale (with local impact).
False
This part of the Geodesign Framework considers "how the project area functions or
operates."
Process Models
"Place" is______________? Choose the best response.
All of the choices are reasonable responses to describe "Place."
Which of the following choices is not one of the three general geographic domains?
Chemical and physical reactions
Select the best definition for the term, Space, as it pertains to Geographic Thinking.
A limited extent in one, two, or three dimensions.
As problems shift from local to global scales, as a general rule public understanding
moves lower, while scientific complexity moves higher.
True
History is to the question "when" as Geography is to the question_________________?
Where
This part of the Geodesign Framework considers "how the project area might be
altered."
Change Models
All things considered geospatial are also spatial in their nature?
True
A trends analysis measures ...what?
What has changed since?
Which of the following is NOT one of the 10 geospatial questions?
What is the best symbol to represent a phenomena?
Choose the best description for the term Table Cardinality.
A relationship between an origin table (standalone table) and a destination table (GIS
attribute table) that specifies the number of records in the origin table that relate to the
number of records in the destination table.
Which GIS function selects features and their records that have the attribute
characteristics we are searching for?
Attribute Query or Select by Attribute
Complete the following phrase.
In constructing an attribute query using the Standard Query Language, set-algebra...
Uses symbols of >, <, =, <> (not equal to) to create an expression.
Choose the best description for the term Normalization.
The organization of database tables in a manner that reduces data redundancy by
dividing larger tables into smaller tables and linking them using a common relationship.
The GIS function called JOIN or ADD JOIN should be used only for the 1-1 and the M-1
table cardinality relationships. It should never be used for the 1-M and M-M table
cardinality relationships.
, True
The GIS function called RELATE physically combines a standalone table with the GIS
attribute table so that the attribute all appear in the same table.
False
What is a column in the GIS attribute table is referred to as?
Attribute Category or Data Field
Using ArcGIS Pro, what is the correct procedure for exporting selected features to a
new feature class?
From the Contents pane, right-click on the feature class that you intend to export
features from.
Navigate the list of choices and select Data > Export Features.
Using the Copy Features pane, browse for a geodatabase where you'd like to store the
feature class > name it > click Save.
Attribute queries apply the Standard Query Language (SQL). SQL helps the user
construct a query using a combination of Set Algebra and Boolean Algebra.
Which of the following responses correctly describes set algebra and Boolean algebra?
Set algebra uses the symbols <, >, =, <> to construct a query.
Boolean algebra uses the conjunctions of OR, AND, or NOT, to combine multiple set
algebra expressions into a single, more complex query.
I want to select land uses that are residential.
I also want to select land uses that are commercial.
A land use polygon cannot simultaneously be residential and commercial.
What is wrong with the following SQL expression?
LANDUSE = RESIDENTIAL
AND
LANDUSE = COMMERCIAL
The boolean operator should be changed to OR.
Choose the best term for the following definition.
The attribute category that is common to both the origin and destination tables, and is
used to JOIN or RELATE the origin table to the destination table.
Key or Primary Key
What is a row in the GIS attribute table referred to as?
Record
I want to select parcels that meet both conditions.
Parcels that are larger than 10 acres.
Parcels that are Residential.
Which of the following expressions will select the parcels I'm looking for?
Field Name Set Expression Value Boolean Expression
AREA > 10 AND
LANDUSE = Residential
Which spatial function identifies features that are within a specified distance of another
feature?
Proximity
Which of the following are types of Overlay analysis?
Choose all that apply.
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