Deck 7: Using GIS to Make a Map

Question 1

Which of the following is an example of a thematic map?

A)A trail map of a local municipal park
B)A map of a new subdivision,showing the locations of new roads and houses
C)A map of a neighborhood showing which houses are rentals and which are not
D)A map showing the locations of all casinos in Pennsylvania

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following data classification methods attempts to place an equal number of data values in each class?

A)Quantiles
B)Standard deviation
C)Equal interval
D)Natural breaks

Answer 2

A

Question 3

A key to what the various symbols on a map are representing can be found in the map's

A)type.
B)labels.
C)legend.
D)scale bar.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

A map template provides

A)a pre-arranged way of placing elements on a map.
B)a blank space that can be used to place items on a map.
C)a pre-made map that can immediately be printed.
D)previously created symbology already applied to the map's legend.

Question 5

A graphical representation of the orientation of the map can best be shown with a

A)label.
B)legend.
C)scale bar.
D)north arrow.

Question 6

Which of the following data classification methods selects class break levels by taking the complete range of values and dividing by the desired number of classes?

A)Natural breaks
B)Equal interval
C)Standard deviation
D)Quantiles

Question 7

Which of the following representative fractions would indicate the largest scale map?

A)1:1
B)1:0
C)1:1000000
D)1:24000

Question 8

Which of the following data formats will result in the least loss of data of a map graphic?

A)TIFF
B)JPEG
C)DPI
D)CMYK

Question 9

Which of the following data classification methods selects class break levels by searching for spaces in the data values?

A)Standard deviation
B)Natural breaks
C)Equal interval
D)Quantiles

Question 10

A very-large-scale map would likely show

A)more detail than a very-small-scale map.
B)less detail than a very-small-scale map.
C)the same amount of detail as a very-small-scale map,just at a smaller resolution.
D)the same amount of detail as a very-small-scale map,just at a larger resolution.

Question 11

On a very small scale map,cities would likely be shown as

A)points.
B)polygons.
C)individual lines.
D)grid cells.

Question 12

A small-scale map would show

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,just at a smaller resolution.
D)the same geographic area as a large-scale map,just at a larger resolution.

Question 13

Which of the following data classification methods uses the average distance to the mean value of the dataset in determining class break levels?

A)Equal interval
B)Quantiles
C)Natural breaks
D)Standard deviation

Question 14

Having all count values of the data brought to the same level describes

A)normalization.
B)graduated symbols.
C)cholopleth mapping.
D)reference mapping.

Question 15

A graphical representation of the equivalent distances on a map can best be shown with a

A)scale bar.
B)north arrow.
C)type.
D)legend.

Question 16

The art and science of making maps describes

A)GIS.
B)thematic design.
C)cartography.
D)map intuition.