Deck 7: How to Edit Data With Arcgis

Question 1

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.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

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 2

C

Question 3

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.

Answer 3

A

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

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 6

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 7

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

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

Question 8

Which of the following is not an example of a thematic map?

A)A map of the United States 2012 Presidential election,showing whether a state's electoral college votes went to Barack Obama or Mitt Romney
B)A map of the counties of Nevada,showing whether that county has casinos in it or not
C)A map of the Las Vegas strip,showing the location of each casino resort,along with the number of slot machines in each establishment
D)A map of the townships of Ohio,showing whether or not hydraulic fracturing permits have been issues in that county or not

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

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

Question 11

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 12

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

Question 13

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 14

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 15

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 16

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 17

The art and science of making maps describes

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

Question 18

How features are displayed on a map to emphasize their level of prominence describes

A)cartographic generalization.
B)visual hierarchy.
C)geographic scale.
D)legend cartography.