Geographic Data Collection Methods Quiz

What is one way spatial information can be gathered?

• From written accounts

• From online shopping

• From cooking recipes

• From entertainment

Which of the following is a written account used in fieldwork?

• Satellite data

• Travel narratives

• GIS data

• Remote sensing images

Which of the following is NOT typically involved in fieldwork?

• Interviews

• Photographs

• Remote sensing data

• Landscape analysis

What does fieldwork involve?

• Remote sensing

• Collecting and recording data

• Satellite imagery

• GIS mapping

Which of the following is an activity in fieldwork?

• Remote sensing

• Coming to conclusions based on data

• Satellite imagery

• GIS mapping

What is the main advantage of using satellite navigation systems (GPS)?

• Shows exact locations on the planet

• Media Reports

• Contrasting reference maps

• Cooks food faster

What does GIS stand for?

• Geographic Information Systems

• Global Information Systems

• Geographic Internet Systems

• Global Internet Systems

What does GIS display?

• Information from multiple digital maps or data sets

• Damage done in a geographic area

• Social media posts

• Car locations

What is the main purpose of GPS receivers?

• To receive television signals

• To receive locational information

• To receive radio signals

• To receive internet signals

What is the main function of satellites in the context of GPS?

• To orbit the earth and communicate locational information

• To orbit the moon and communicate locational information

• To orbit Mars and communicate locational information

• To orbit the sun and communicate locational information