Exam
1
Each question is
worth 10 pts. Please answer each of the first six (6) questions and four
(4) of the last eight (8) questions.
Please answer the following 6
questions. (10pts. each)
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How would you define GIS to
someone who had never heard of it?
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Describe two key
characteristics of vector data.
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List two measures of data
quality you think are important and explain why you think they are
important.
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Explain entity, attribute,
and relationship as they apply to spatial data.
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What is a map projection and
why do all maps "lie?"
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Explain how raster data
differs from vector data.
Please answer 4 of the following
questions (your choice). (10 pts.
each)
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Explain the importance of
topology to vector data.
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Explain why metadata is
important when determining data quality
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How does spatial data differ
from other types of data?
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What is map scale? What
method is usually used to describe map scale.
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Identify two terms that are
commonly used in GIS circles to describe digital data files.
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What are the four levels of
data measurement?
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How does a plane rectangular
coordinate system differ from a plane polar coordinate system?
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How does ArcGIS store the
information need to construct a map view?
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