ESRI GIS Quiz Questions and Answers
Graded A+
A conformal projection preserves the property of:
a. relative size
b. Local shapes.
c. distances
d. None of the above - ANSWER-b. local shapes
Conformal projections preserve local shapes and angles, but distort relative surfaces
and distances
A feature class can be stored in a geodatabase as a stand alone feature class or a
feature class in a feature dataset.
True
False - ANSWER-True
A raster with a larger cell size has a higher resolution than a raster with a smaller cell
size
True
False - ANSWER-False-large cells are not very precise
A stream is more likely to be represented as a single line on a 1:100,000 scale map
than on a 1:24,000 scale map.
True
False - ANSWER-True
A vegetation raster is most likely a _________________ raster:
a. integer
b. floating point - ANSWER-a. integer
Vegetation type is a categorical information that will be coded by integer values
ESRI coverage format is topology-based.
True
False - ANSWER-True
GIS software is only one of the components of a GIS.
True
False - ANSWER-True
, If a raster has the cell resolution of 30 meters, then a cell in the raster measures:
a. 300 square meters
b. 600 square meters
c. 900 square meters
d. None of the above. - ANSWER-c. 900 square meters
In ArcMap, one can create a ________ made up of several maps. To do so, one needs
to insert new ________ in the table of contents. only one at a time is active in the table
of contents, but all are displayed in
the layout view and they can be ________ at will. When a layout includes a main map
and a zoom inset, the location of the inset can be shown on the map using an ________
set in the properties of the main data frame. As an option, a ________ can be
generated between the main map and the zoom - ANSWER-layout; Data Frame;
resized; extent indicator; leader
land use map
- Categories - Unique values,
- Quantities - Graduated symbols or proportional symbols,
- Quantities - Graduated colors - ANSWER-categories - unique values
land use map
reference map
a thematic - qualitative map
a thematic - quantitative map - ANSWER-a thematic - qualitative map
london subway map
reference map
a thematic - qualitative map
a thematic- quantitative map - ANSWER-reference map
Map of Air Temperature
reference map
a thematic - qualitative map
a thematic - quantitative map - ANSWER-a thematic map - quantitative map
Map of election results: States colored red or blue for the winning party
reference map
a thematic - qualitative map
a thematic - quantitative map - ANSWER-thematic map- qualitative map
Graded A+
A conformal projection preserves the property of:
a. relative size
b. Local shapes.
c. distances
d. None of the above - ANSWER-b. local shapes
Conformal projections preserve local shapes and angles, but distort relative surfaces
and distances
A feature class can be stored in a geodatabase as a stand alone feature class or a
feature class in a feature dataset.
True
False - ANSWER-True
A raster with a larger cell size has a higher resolution than a raster with a smaller cell
size
True
False - ANSWER-False-large cells are not very precise
A stream is more likely to be represented as a single line on a 1:100,000 scale map
than on a 1:24,000 scale map.
True
False - ANSWER-True
A vegetation raster is most likely a _________________ raster:
a. integer
b. floating point - ANSWER-a. integer
Vegetation type is a categorical information that will be coded by integer values
ESRI coverage format is topology-based.
True
False - ANSWER-True
GIS software is only one of the components of a GIS.
True
False - ANSWER-True
, If a raster has the cell resolution of 30 meters, then a cell in the raster measures:
a. 300 square meters
b. 600 square meters
c. 900 square meters
d. None of the above. - ANSWER-c. 900 square meters
In ArcMap, one can create a ________ made up of several maps. To do so, one needs
to insert new ________ in the table of contents. only one at a time is active in the table
of contents, but all are displayed in
the layout view and they can be ________ at will. When a layout includes a main map
and a zoom inset, the location of the inset can be shown on the map using an ________
set in the properties of the main data frame. As an option, a ________ can be
generated between the main map and the zoom - ANSWER-layout; Data Frame;
resized; extent indicator; leader
land use map
- Categories - Unique values,
- Quantities - Graduated symbols or proportional symbols,
- Quantities - Graduated colors - ANSWER-categories - unique values
land use map
reference map
a thematic - qualitative map
a thematic - quantitative map - ANSWER-a thematic - qualitative map
london subway map
reference map
a thematic - qualitative map
a thematic- quantitative map - ANSWER-reference map
Map of Air Temperature
reference map
a thematic - qualitative map
a thematic - quantitative map - ANSWER-a thematic map - quantitative map
Map of election results: States colored red or blue for the winning party
reference map
a thematic - qualitative map
a thematic - quantitative map - ANSWER-thematic map- qualitative map
