FINAL GIS

How many records are contained within the US_MilitaryBases layer? A. 0 B. 719 C. 720 D. 721

720

What is the square mileage of the largest base within 300 miles Soldier Field (rounded to nearest sq. mi.)? A. 170 B. 201 C. 224 D. 263

A. 170

In the US_Places layer, the field "ABAQE001" is population. Within the State of North Dakota, the City of Fargo is most populated city. What is the name of the next highest populated city in North Dakota that ALSO has an airport within, or partially within, its border? A. Bismark B. Grand Forks C. Minot D. Dickinson

A. Bismark

Of those military bases within 300 miles of Soldier Field, name the base having the largest area? A. Fort Knox B. White Sands Missile Range C. Fort Bliss D. Fort Drum

A. Fort Knox

The following diagram demonstrates which geoprocessing operation? A. Merge B. Identity C. Append D. Intersect pd: output es la union de los dos cuadros

A. Merge

The answer to a query such as "which culverts are contained within the county boundaries" can be found by using which method? A. Select By Spatial Join B. Select By Coordinate C. Select By Location D. Select By Attribute

C. Select By Location

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of raster data over vector data? A. Raster data is better suited for representing topological relationships than vector data. B. The raster data model is simpler than the vector data model. C. Overlay is much simpler with raster data than with vector data. D. Raster data is much better suited for representing phenomena with a high spatial variability than vector data.

A. Raster data is better suited for representing topological relationships than vector data.

Which of the following describes the use of a real-world coordinate system for identifying locations? A. Spatial reference B. Spatial analysis C. Spatial scaling D. Spatial projection

A. Spatial reference

What is the result of using OR in a compound query of two statements? A. The results of the query will be the records that meet either one of the query statements. B. The results of the query will be the records that meet both query statements. C. The results of the query will be the records that meet either one of the query statements but not those records that meet both statements.

A. The results of the query will be the records that meet either one of the query statements.

Which Boolean connector is the keyword used in the Union operation? A. OR B. NOT C. AND D. AT LEAST

OR

How many airports are located within the state of Montana? A. 55 B. 60 C. 65 D. 70

B. 60

How many miles of rail lines are within the State of New Hampshire (round up to nearest whole number)? A. 542 B. 760 C. 348 D. 1242

B. 760

Which of the following conditions is required by Union? A. The input layer can be a line or polygon layer but the overlay layer must be a polygon layer. B. Both the input and overlay layers must be polygon layers. C. The input layer must be a polygon layer but the overlay layer can be a line or polygon layer. D. None of the above

B. Both the input and overlay layers must be polygon layers.

How many airports are within the 200 miles of Chicago's Soldier Field? A. 80 B. 256 C. 468 D. 547

C. 468

How many airports are located within the state of New Hampshire? A. 36 B. 42 C. 48 D. 60

C. 48

How military bases (assume all records within the US_MilitaryBases layer are military bases) are within 300 miles of Chicago's Soldier Field? A. 0 B. 53 C. 54 D. 55

C. 54

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

C. 900 square meters

Which of the following is an example of a multiband raster? A. An elevation raster B. A vegetation raster C. A satellite image D. All of the above

C. A satellite image

Which local operation can assign a unique output value to each unique combination of cell values from multiple rasters? A. Add B. Merge C. Combine D. Reclassify

C. Combine

Which method is used to align an unreferenced dataset with one that has spatial reference information? A. Scaling B. Reprojecting C. Georeferencing D. Defining projections

C. Georeferencing

ArcGIS can import attribute data from dBASE and Excel files.

TRUE

In ArcMap, resampling of pixel values is included as part of the rectification process.

TRUE

The width used in a field definition should accommodate the largest number or the longest string in the data.

TRUE

Error propagation in overlay operations can be caused by: A. inaccuracies of attribute data B. digitizing errors C. both of the above

all of the above

Which of the following is true about buffering? A. You can buffer with different buffer distances. B. You have the options of creating a single ring or multiple rings C. You can either dissolve the buffer zones or keep the buffer zones separate D. All of the above

all of the above

Which Boolean operator is used to determine the intersection of two expressions? A. NOT B. XOR C. AND D. OR

and

A region of spatial proximity computed around one or more objects in a layer is a: A. Focus B. Polyline C. Buffer D. Dissolved region

buffer

Buffering a point creates a buffer zone that is a ____: A. point B. line C. circle D. square

circle

Which of the following geoprocessing tools will extract the features of one layer based on the shapes of features in a second layer? A. Clip B. Identify C. Dissolve D. Symmetrical Difference

clip

A raster with a larger cell size has a higher resolution than a raster with a smaller cell size.

false

The format used in an SQL query in ArcGIS is: A. field, operator, value B. field, operator, record(s) C. field, value, record(s).

field, operator, value

Which overlay method uses the Boolean operation of AND? A. Identify B. Intersect C. Union D. Symmetrical difference

intersect

The total number of relational operators used in a simple query is A. zero B. one C. two D. three

one

When a single record is linked to another single record in a join, what kind of join has occurred? A. one-to-one join B. one-to-all join C. one-to-many join D. many-to-one join

one-to-one join

Which Boolean operator is used to determine the union of two expressions? A. NOT B. XOR C. AND D. OR

or

The scripting language used for ArcGIS is: A. Python B. Silverlight C. Javascript D. C+

python

Each row in the Attribute table represents an individual geographic feature and is otherwise known as a field A. Column B. Record C. Layer D. Field

record

You have a land use map that shows land use classes of urban, agricultural, commercial, and so on. Which operation will you use to get a new map that only shows agricultural land use? A. Eliminate B. Clip C. Select D. Erase

select

In terms of joining tables, what does a key represent? A. the table that the data is being joined from B. the single record being used to join the tables C. the field that both tables have in common D. the internal relation in the database between the two tables

the field that both tables have in common

A higher cell depth (e.g., 16-bit) means that the cell can store more information than a lower cell depth (e.g., 8-bit).

true

ArcGIS does not automatically update the area and perimeter values of an overlay output if shapefiles are used as the input layers.

true

Some of the newer satellite images have a spatial resolution of 1 meter or less.

true

When a polygon shapefile is converted into a raster, an attribute from the shapefile's attribute table must be chosen for the cell value of the raster.

true

You must use a polygon layer to define the area for clipping in a Clip operation.

true

Which overlay method combines the area extents from both input layers? A. Intersect B. Union C. Identify D. Symmetrical difference

union

Which of the following data sources can produce elevation data with the highest level of vertical accuracy? A. 1 arc-second DEM B. 2 arc-second DEM C. 1/3 arc-second DEM D. 1/9 arc-second DEM

D. 1/9 arc-second DEM

A geometric transformation of a newly digitized map normally requires a minimum of ____ control points: A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

D. 4

How much real-world area does a 3x3 10m raster grid cover? A. 10 square meters B. 90 square meters C. 300 square meters D. 900 square meters

D. 900 square meters

The following diagram demonstrates which geoprocessing operation? A. Append B. Clip C. Update D. Dissolve pd: output es mapa en bloques grandes

D. Dissolve

When "NoData" is assigned to a grid cell, what value does it have? A. One B. Zero C. It has an infinite value D. It has no value

D. It has no value

Which method is used to change data from one map projection to another? A. Georeferencing B. Scaling C. Defining projections D. Reprojecting

D. Reprojecting

Which overlay method uses the Boolean operation of XOR? A. Union B. Intersect C. Identify D. Symmetrical difference

D. Symmetrical difference

What is the result of using AND in a compound query of two statements? A. The results of the query will be the records that meet either one of the query statements. B. The results of the query will be the records that meet either one of the query statements but not those records that meet both statements. C. The results of the query will be the records that do not meet either one of the query statements. D. The results of the query will be the records that meet both query statements.

D. The results of the query will be the records that meet both query statements.

The following diagram demonstrates which geoprocessing operation? A. Dissolve B. Update C. Identify D. Union pd: resultado output cancha de basket toda verde

D. Union

Which of the following can be used to extract data from an existing raster? A. a polygon shapefile B. a circle C. a query expression D. all of the above

D. all of the above

Which of the following can be used to specify the area extent for analysis? A. a specified raster B. an area defined by its minimum and maximum values in x- and y-coordinates C. an analysis mask D. all of the above

D. all of the above

Which of the following mathematical functions can be used for local operations? A. arithmetic B. logarithmic C. trigonometric D. all of the above

D. all of the above

Which of the following Select By Location procedures would be used to select the parcels that are completely or partially on the floodplain? A. are within (Clementini) the source layer feature B. have their centroid in the source layer feature C. contain (Clementini) the source layer feature D. intersect the source layer feature

D. intersect the source layer feature

Which of the following techniques is used to knit several raster datasets together into one? A. region grouping B. zoning C. subset D. mosaic

D. mosaic

Images cannot be georeferenced in ArcMAP

FALSE

The following diagram demonstrates which geoprocessing operation? A. Merge B. Intersect C. Erase D. Symmetrical Difference pd: resultado output media pizza verde

INTERSECT

To the nearest square mile, what is the square mileage of Florida's largest airport (use the US_Airports_Polygon layer for the analysis)? A. 12 B. 14 C. 16 D. 18

16

Mathematically, the affine transformation uses a pair of: A. first-order polynomial equations B. second-order polynomial equations C. third- or higher-order polynomial equations

A. first-order polynomial equations

Which of the following Select By Location procedures is used to select the weighted centers of land parcels within the boundaries of the floodplain? A. have their centroid in the source layer feature B. contain (Clementini) the source layer feature C. are within (Clementini) the source layer feature D. . intersect the source layer feature

A. have their centroid in the source layer feature

Which resampling method is recommended for resampling categorical data? A. nearest neighbor B. bilinear interpolation C. cubic convolution

A. nearest neighbor

Vectorization refers to the process of converting from _____ data to _____ data: A. raster, vector B. vector, raster C. raster, raster D. vector, vector

A. raster, vector

Selection by Location in ArcMap is designed for: A. spatial data query B. attribute data query C. both attribute data query and spatial data query

A. spatial data query

In a Select By Location query, "source" refers to: A. the layer that the query results will be found in relation to. B. the layer that the query results will be drawn from. C. the layer that contains the final selected features D. the layer that will have one or more records retrieved from.

A. the layer that the query results will be found in relation to.

The process of converting a raster to a polygon feature class is called: A. vectorization B. rasterization C. point-to-feature

A. vectorization

Which Boolean connector is the keyword used in the Intersect operation? A. OR B. AND C. NOT

AND

Which of the following is not a Boolean connector? A. XOR B. AT LEAST C. AND D. OR

AT LEAST

How does one obtain ground control points (GCPs) for geometric transformation of a satellite image? A. . GCPs are already identified in the satellite image B. GCPs are selected from the satellite image. C. GCPs are collected from field survey.

B. GCPs are selected from the satellite image.

Which overlay method preserves only those features that fall within the area extent common to the input and overlay layers? A. Union B. Intersect C. Union D. Symmetrical difference

B. Intersect

Which operation can remove boundaries between polygons that have the same value of a select attribute? A. Clip B. Merge C. Dissolve

B. Merge

Which statement is true when one wants to perform queries using both spatial and attribute data? A. One must perform spatial data query first B. One can perform query first with either spatial data or attribute data C. One must perform attribute data query first D. None of the above

B. One can perform query first with either spatial data or attribute data

What ArcGIS Extension is used for dealing with raster data tools and derivations? A. Raster Analyst B. Spatial Analyst C. Grid Analyst D. Environmental Analyst

B. Spatial Analyst

Which of the following indicates the best transformation of the data has taken place? A. A negative value for RMSE B. The lowest possible value for RMSE C. The highest possible value for RMSE D. An RMSE value of exactly (or as close as possible) to 1

B. The lowest possible value for RMSE

Selection by Attribute in ArcMap is designed for: A. spatial data query B. attribute data query C. both attribute data query and spatial data query

B. attribute data query

Each row in an attribute table represents a _______ and each column represents a _______: A. characteristic, feature B. feature, characteristic C. characteristic, characteristic D. feature, feature

B. feature, characteristic

The following diagram demonstrates which geoprocessing operation? A. Clip B. Intersect C. Erase D. Symmetrical Difference pd: resultado output en frame de colores

ERASE