Assessment - 1 Basic

Google earth images are taken from.......

• high flying aircraft

• satellites

• the space shuttle

• all answers are correct

Satellites that collect data that constantly radiates from Earth is known as......

• active remote sensing

• passive remote sensing

• orbiting remote sensing

• satellite remote sensing

The detail with which a map shows the location and shape of a feature is the .......

• spatial aspect

• spatial component

• spatial resolution

• spatial revolution

The data stored by a GIS is made up of different ........

• layers

• zones

• sectors

• precincts

Vector data is organised in 3 types

• points, arrows and polygons

• points, lines and polygons

• points, levels and shapes

• positions, ranks and shapes

The process of drawing a zone of a specific distance around a particular feature is known as ......

• bordering

• trimming

• edging

• buffering

The higher the spatial resolution the ......................... the image

• clearer and more detailed

• smaller and less detailed

• smaller and less inclusive

• clearer and more inclusive

The ........ model of data capture and representation represents objects in the real world as data stores in pixels

• vector

• path

• raster

• grid

A buffer zone is called a ........................ it it shows the people and places most affected by a feature (e.g.an airport).

• circle of affluence

• circle of influence

• sphere of influence

• sphere of affluence

What map feature can help you determine the approximate distance between two locations?

• map scale

• key

• title

• distance calculator