Recap Quiz 2

From which word Geographic was derived from?

• Geografia

• Geographia

• Geography

• None of these!

Answer explanation

Geographia meaning "earth description"

Which of the following is NOT a component of GIS?

• Hardware

• Software

• People

• None of these!

Answer explanation

NONE! All items mentions are components of GIS.

It is the process of relating the internal coordinate system of a spatial data with a known coordinate system in the real world.

• Risk Assessment

• Reprojection

• Georeferencing

• Digitizing

Who developed the QGIS Project in early 2002?

• Gary Sherman

• John Snow

• Robert Hooke

• None of them

Which of the following is NOT a QGIS feature?

• Analyze Data

• View Data

• Publish Maps on the Internet

• None of these!

The following statements describe a basemap EXCEPT:

• •Establishes the geometrical and orientational reference for the viewer of a thematic map

• •Provides context for additional maps to be overlaid in it, which provides references for analysis

• •Shows the spatial distribution of one or more specific data themes for selected geographic areas

• All of the above

Answer explanation

"Shows the spatial distribution of one or more specific data themes for selected geographic areas" it's a thematic map description

It's a type of GIS data that have spatial dimensions and locations information in geographic space e.g. barangay map and/or land parcels

• Geographic/Spatial Data

• Attribute/Non-spatial data

• Raster Data

• Vector Data

The following are examples of raster data except for

• Satellite images

• scanned topographic maps

• GPS Points

• Drone images

Answer explanation

GPS point is a vector data

It's a tool that extracts features from the input layer that do not fall within the boundaries of the overlay layer. The attribute table of the difference layer contains only the attributes and fields from both the input layer.

• Difference Tool

• Clip Tool

• Symmetrical Difference Tool

• Convex Hux Tool

This Act shall be known as the "Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development Act".

• RA No. 9904

• RA 11201

• RA No. 7610

• RA 1940