GIS EXAM 1 UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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GIS
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GIS EXAM 1 UPDATED Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
What is map? - Correct Answer- A representation of an area of land or sea showing physical
features
What is cartography? - Correct Answer- The art or science of making maps
What is GIS? - Correct Answer- The automated acquisition, managem...
GIS EXAM 1 UPDATED Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
What is map? - Correct Answer- A representation of an area of land or sea showing physical
features
What is cartography? - Correct Answer- The art or science of making maps
What is GIS? - Correct Answer- The automated acquisition, management, analysis and
display of spatial data
A tool of processing spatial data, it combines layers of info about a place, allows data
integration
technology that manages, analysizes, and disseminates geographic knowledge
organized collection of computer hardware, software, geographic data, and personnel design
to efficiently capture, store, update, manipulate, analyze, and display all forms of
geographically referenced information
analysis of spatial data
5 examples of data that can be utilized in GIS - Correct Answer- Digital Line file: lines
Digital Elevation Model: rises
Digital Raster Graphic: ref map
Digital Ortho Quarter Quad
Landsat 7 Image (satellite data)
, Tabular data
How do cartography and GIS fit together? What are the differences? - Correct Answer- GIS is
a great complement for cartography.
GIS analyzes data, cart. just displays it.
What is teh difference between GIS and Cartography? - Correct Answer- GIS analyzes data
but cartography.
Charac and Purpose of Cognitive maps - Correct Answer- Mental representations of physical
locations (mental map)
May reveal what is important to that specific person, personality, culture.
Cartographic Maps - Correct Answer- Include topographic (Reference) and thematic maps.
Maps are normally cartographic by nature.
Examine the characteristics of a small area of the Earth in great detail.
Great detail, zoomed in.
Reference Maps - Correct Answer- Focus on geographic locations and features (forests,
roads, political boundaries)
Show where something is in space, thematic maps tell a story about that place
e.g. Topographic maps (USGS, 1879, primary civilian mapping agency in US). 1:34,000 =
7.5 minute maps
Quantitative Maps - Correct Answer- Has info that tells you the magnitude of different things
(wide, fast, high, large)
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