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GISP Exam Questions Already Rated A+ The property of area for a parcel polygon can be viewed as: - A. Precise - B. Accurate - C. Legally correct - D. Both A and B Both A and B A vector data model constructs curvature within a line using which type of coordinate pairs? - A. Vertices - B. Poi...

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The property of area for a parcel polygon can be viewed as:

- A. Precise

- B. Accurate

- C. Legally correct

- D. Both A and B

✅ Both A and B



A vector data model constructs curvature within a line using which type of coordinate pairs?

- A. Vertices

- B. Points

- C. Floating points

- D. Nodes

✅ A. Vertices



GIS differentiates itself from surveying and mapping by introducing:

- A. Attribute descriptions

- B. Spatial Analysis

- C. Location determination

- D. Temporal Information

✅ B. Spatial Analysis



What exactly is a datum?

- A. A mathematical model

- B. The mathematical model related to a real-world feature

- C. Real-world features projected with minimal distortion from a spherical earth onto a flat map

- D. A system of coordinates

,✅ B. The mathematical model related to a real-world feature



Which method is utilized to align an unreferenced dataset to one that possesses spatial reference
information?

- A. Scaling

- B. Reprojecting

- C. Georeferencing

- D. Defining projections

✅ C. Georeferencing



Control points are best described as:

- A. Areas on the map where projections can easily change

- B. Points on the map lacking a spatial reference

- C. Points in the data that share a common datum despite changes in datasets

- D. Common locations for aligning two datasets

✅ D. Common locations for aligning two datasets



In a map displaying contours, what is the name given to the darker contour lines?

- A. Index contours

- B. Key contours

- C. Lines of deviation

- D. Lines of elevation

✅ A. Index contours



Imaginary lines representing areas of constant elevation on a map are called:

- A. Bands

- B. Contours

- C. Digital line graphs

- D. Collars

, ✅ B. Contours



What do thematic maps encompass?

- A. Thematic content and spatial location

- B. USGS

- C. Elevation

- D. Spatial Attributes

✅ A. Thematic content and spatial location



When creating a web map illustrating sampling locations, streams, and watershed areas, the ideal order
for layering is:

- A. Sampling locations, wetland areas, streams

- B. Streams, wetland areas, sampling locations

- C. Sampling locations, streams, wetland areas

- D. Order does not matter

✅ C. Sampling locations, streams, wetland areas



A small-scale map will depict:

- A. A larger geographic area than a large-scale map

- B. A smaller geographic area than a large-scale map

- C. The same geographic area as a large-scale map but at a smaller resolution

- D. The same geographic area as a large-scale map but at a larger resolution

✅ A. A larger geographic area than a large-scale map



To protect sensitive data when mapping, which techniques can be employed to obscure details?

- A. Represent the data as a heat map

- B. Display the data as a point layer

- C. Label the addresses associated with the data

- D. Aggregate the data into quantities using graduated colors, symbols, or proportional symbols

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