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Geography 300

Quiz: Chapter 23 - Batty

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Using Geographical Information Systems

After you have read, or as you read, chapter 23 in your text, please take the quiz below. The quizzes are designed to encourage you to read the chapterse and to occasionally help you focus your attention on items that may be more important..

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Quiz Table
Answer Letter Questions and Answer Options


1.

What does the author suggest is different about GIS today that makes is more than just visualization (or computer mapping)?

a.

methods

b.

quantitative analysis

c.

qualitative analysis

d.

All of these



2.

Which of the follow is NOT one of the two components of a GIS identified by the author?

a.

digital data

b.

attribute data

c.

configuration data

d.

all of these are types of GIS data

3.

When a map is represented as a huge series of equally sized grid squares, and useful to display satellite data, this is a _____________ type of GIS.

a.

vector

b.

raster

c.

digitized

d.

pixelated

4.

The real value of a GIS, according to the author is:

a.

the ease in which a map can be printed

b.

the ability to store massive amounts of information

c.

the ability to analyze the relationship between mulitple layers of data

d.

the number of jobs it generates for geography majors

5.

Which of these things can you do in a GIS?

a.

measure distance

b.

change projection

c.

calculate the area of a county

d.

all of these

6

The term "map algebra" is used to describe what process?

a.

the process of querying the data so to create data that is the product of several conditions

b.

the complex measuring trigonometries used to calculate polygon areas

c.

the complex measuring system used to calculate shortest distance for a route

d.

the process of building buffers around a line or polygon.

7.

What does the author point to as a early use for the layering capabilities of GIS?

a.

transportation planning

b.

land use planning

c.

real estate developers

d.

fire hazard planning

8

Which of these is a typical data visualization capability of a GIS (like map info)

a.

the map

b.

graphs, charts and diagrams

c.

the data itself

d.

GIS programs can display all this data and more.

9.

Take a look at the this link:  Of what place is this a 3D rendering (done by Emeritus faculty Dr. Bill Bowen) CLICK THIS LINK

a.

Los Angeles

b.

Peru

c.

the Midwest

d.

England

10.

According to the author, one of the most exciting new arenas for GIS is:

a.

GIS for computer mapping

b.

internet based GIS

c.

GIS for landscape planning

d.

desktop GIS


11.

According to the author, GIS programs are increasingly linked to other software such as:

a.

CAD (computer aided design) programs

b.

Spreadsheet programs (like Excel)

c.

statistical software (like SPSS)

d.

all of these


12.

The author suggests that GIS is most extensively used in:

a.

urban planning

b.

environmental analysis

c.

cultural geography

d.

a and b.

13.

Which of these areas does the author point to as a growing niche market within GIS?

a.

historical geography

b.

business GIS

c.

environmental modeling

d.

weather forcasting

14.

Which of these areas does the author point to as an area where GIS has yet to grow?

a.

recreation planning

b.

tourism planning

c.

meteorology

d.

geology-terrain analysis

15.

In the further reading section, please provide the web address of ESRI's virtual campus:

 

 





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