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Domains: - CORRECT ANSWER -Constrain valid values for a field
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Subtypes: - CORRECT ANSWER -Subset of features that share same attributes
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Topology: - CORRECT ANSWER -Define spatial relationships that should be protected in data
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Archiving data: - CORRECT ANSWER -Archiving versioned data that allows access changes
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.SHP - CORRECT ANSWER -Stores feature geometry
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.SHX - CORRECT ANSWER -Stores index of feature geometry
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.DBF - CORRECT ANSWER -Stores attribute information of features
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.PRJ - CORRECT ANSWER -Stores coordinate system information
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Small-scale maps... - CORRECT ANSWER -Show a large geographic area with few details
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Large-scale maps... - CORRECT ANSWER -Show a small geographic area with more detail
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Cylinder projection: - CORRECT ANSWER -Meridians and parallels intersect at right angles
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Cone projection: - CORRECT ANSWER -Contacts the globe along a single latitude (standard parallel)
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Plane projection: - CORRECT ANSWER -
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Longitude lines radiate outward from the pole and latitude lines appear as concentric circles
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, Conformal projection: - CORRECT ANSWER -Preserves shape, but not area
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Equal area projection: - CORRECT ANSWER -Preserves area, but not shape
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Equidistant projection: - CORRECT ANSWER -Preserves distance from one point to every other point
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Azimuthal projections: - CORRECT ANSWER -Preserves direction from one point to all points
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Gnomic projection: - CORRECT ANSWER -Preserves distance and direction, but not area
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Compromise projection: - CORRECT ANSWER -Aims to balance shape and area distortion
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Mosaic datasets contain three layers: - CORRECT ANSWER -Boundary, footprint, and image
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Pyramids in raster data: - CORRECT ANSWER -
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Enhances performance by making copies of the original data at decreasing resolution
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Overviews in raster data: - CORRECT ANSWER -
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Creates a reduced resolution raster dataset to increase display speed and reduce CPU usage
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Closest to center (mosaicking method) - CORRECT ANSWER - Sorts
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rasters with their centers closest to view placed at the top
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Closest to Nadir (mosaicking method) - CORRECT ANSWER -
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Displays the image with the smallest distance between the nadir position and center of image
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Closest to viewpoint (mosaicking method) - CORRECT ANSWER -
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Use when there are many overlapping images
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Northwest (mosaicking method) - CORRECT ANSWER -
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sDisplays the image that has its center in the northwest corner
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Domains: - CORRECT ANSWER -Constrain valid values for a field
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Subtypes: - CORRECT ANSWER -Subset of features that share same attributes
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Topology: - CORRECT ANSWER -Define spatial relationships that should be protected in data
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Archiving data: - CORRECT ANSWER -Archiving versioned data that allows access changes
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.SHP - CORRECT ANSWER -Stores feature geometry
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.SHX - CORRECT ANSWER -Stores index of feature geometry
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.DBF - CORRECT ANSWER -Stores attribute information of features
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.PRJ - CORRECT ANSWER -Stores coordinate system information
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Small-scale maps... - CORRECT ANSWER -Show a large geographic area with few details
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Large-scale maps... - CORRECT ANSWER -Show a small geographic area with more detail
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Cylinder projection: - CORRECT ANSWER -Meridians and parallels intersect at right angles
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Cone projection: - CORRECT ANSWER -Contacts the globe along a single latitude (standard parallel)
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Plane projection: - CORRECT ANSWER -
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Longitude lines radiate outward from the pole and latitude lines appear as concentric circles
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, Conformal projection: - CORRECT ANSWER -Preserves shape, but not area
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Equal area projection: - CORRECT ANSWER -Preserves area, but not shape
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Equidistant projection: - CORRECT ANSWER -Preserves distance from one point to every other point
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Azimuthal projections: - CORRECT ANSWER -Preserves direction from one point to all points
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Gnomic projection: - CORRECT ANSWER -Preserves distance and direction, but not area
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Compromise projection: - CORRECT ANSWER -Aims to balance shape and area distortion
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Mosaic datasets contain three layers: - CORRECT ANSWER -Boundary, footprint, and image
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Pyramids in raster data: - CORRECT ANSWER -
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Enhances performance by making copies of the original data at decreasing resolution
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Overviews in raster data: - CORRECT ANSWER -
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Creates a reduced resolution raster dataset to increase display speed and reduce CPU usage
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Closest to center (mosaicking method) - CORRECT ANSWER - Sorts
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rasters with their centers closest to view placed at the top
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Closest to Nadir (mosaicking method) - CORRECT ANSWER -
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Displays the image with the smallest distance between the nadir position and center of image
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Closest to viewpoint (mosaicking method) - CORRECT ANSWER -
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Use when there are many overlapping images
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Northwest (mosaicking method) - CORRECT ANSWER -
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