Year 9 GIS & Crime Unit - 2nd Quiz Assessment

GIS stands for ...

• Geographical Information System

• Geographic Information Satellite

• Geographic Information Software

• Geographic Information Series

A GIS reveals ...

• Relationships between data sets

• Patterns in data sets

• Trends in data sets

• All of the above

A GIS can be used for ...

• Analysing geographical information

• Displaying geographical information

• Capturing geographical information

• All of the above

Which of the following data would you be least likely to obtain from a GIS?

• The population of the town

• The services available in a town

• The names and addresses of the people in the town

• The surround area of a town

Lines of Longitude and Latitude are used to locate places accurately on Earth’s surface.

Which lines shows East to West direction?

• Longitude

• Latitude

Why do geographers study crime?

• Because all crime happens in less developed countries

• Because it is part of physical geography

• Because when a crime happens it has a location, time and reason

• Because the type of crime tells us about the population in the area

What is a crime hotspot?

Choose 2 correct answers

• Crime hotspots are areas where crime doesn't happen

• Crime hotspots are areas where crime is allowed to happen in a controlled way

• Crime hotspots are areas on a map that have high crime intensity

• Crime hotspots are an area which are monitored more often by police

Where is a criminal most likely to commit a crime?

• Where there are a lot of opportunities in the area and they do not know the area

• Where they know the people living there

• Where there is a lack of opportunities in the area and they know the area quite well

• Where there are a lot of opportunities in the area and access in and out of the area is good

How does GIS help with crime records?

Choose all that apply

• It tells you what the suspect looks like and gathers evidence of crimes

• It helps to map crime data

• It creates crime hotspots to study

• It is able to solve the crimes that are committed by looking at patterns

Explain why you think it could be important to focus more on where crime happens, rather than what type of people commit crime.