GIS | Project Think Quizziz

What does GIS stand for?

• Green Iguana Status

• Geographic Information Sisters

• Geometry Internet Stuff

• Geographic Information System

What is ArcGIS?

• A software that allows you to work with maps and geographic data.

• Another name for our globe.

• An app for building mountains, forests, and beaches.

• An app for drawing pictures of the world.

What is a basemap?

• A copy of my Minecraft world.

• A picture that shows all of the Mcdonald’s locations in the area.

• A picture of all the Earth’s continents.

• A background image that has a reference point on a map.

What is a feature?

• Something like a photograph of the Atlantic Ocean.

• A picture of the mountains in California.

• A point, line, or polygon that represents an object like a building or rock.

• A picture of the houses in my neighborhood from the satellites.

What is an attribute table?

• A way of storing information about geographic data.

• A picture of my Earth drawing.

• A table made of grass, water, sand, and dirt.

• A table that you can put globes on.

What is vector data?

• The data that Vector from Despicable Me collects.

• Points, lines, and polygons that graph geographic data.

• A picture that shows all the shapes in the world, like squares and circles.

• A bunch of polka dots on a map that shows where places are located.

What is raster data?

• The opposite of vector data.

• A picture with red, blue, green, and yellow blocks all around.

• GIS data that is stored as electronic images.

• An image of a bunch of circles that map out my city.

Who can use GIS? (Select ALL that apply.)

• Politicians and Government Officials

• Public Health Officials

• Environmental Scientists

• The Military

• YOU!