Urban Planning and GIS Quiz

What is the primary purpose of zoning maps in urban planning?

• To calculate buffer zones around land parcels

• To regulate and define allowed uses for specific parcels

• To identify walkability scores

• To calculate service area polygons

What plugin is required for location-allocation analysis in QGIS?

• ORS Tools

• QNEAT3

• QuickOSM

• GDAL

Which attribute column is used for zoning descriptions in the zoning_cbd layer?

• INT_ZONE_C

• LANDUSE

• INT_ZONE_D

• ZONE_DESC

What is the typical method for visualizing waste disposal volumes in GIS?

• Heatmaps

• Proportional symbol maps

• Kernel density estimation

• Line intersections

What CRS is typically used for GIS projects in California?

• WGS84

• NAD83 / California Zone 3

• UTM Zone 43N

• EPSG:27700

In service area analysis, what is the primary output?

• Kernel density maps

• Drive-time polygons

• Zoning categories

• Raster buffers

What tool is used to calculate road intersection density in a spatial planning exercise?

• Kernel Density Estimation

• Count Points in Polygon

• Raster Calculator

• Line Intersections

What plugin is essential for analyzing metro rail accessibility?

• QuickOSM

• QNEAT3

• ORS Tools

• Spatial Index

What does a population raster represent in metro rail accessibility analysis?

• Elevation

• Population density per grid

• Road network speed

• Travel times

What spatial analysis technique is used to identify crime hotspots?

• Zonal statistics

• Kernel density estimation

• Proportional symbol mapping

• Buffer analysis