WorksheetsGISDAY2020 Pop Quiz Part II
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is remote sensing?
The carrying out of operations on data, especially by a computer, to retrieve, transform, or classify information.
The technique of using flowcharts to illustrate the flow of a process, proceeding from the most macro perspective to the level of detail required to identify opportunities for improvement.
The method in which the leaves from the tea plant are transformed into the dried leaves for brewing tea.
The process of detecting and monitoring the physical characteristics of an area by measuring its reflected and emitted radiation at a distance.
In what year, Roger Tomlinson(father of GIS) had worked towards the first computerized geographical information system?
1963
1953
1943
1973
What is the second law of Geography?
Geographical variable exhibit uncontrolled variance.
The development of civilizations and operates in the wider context of social history.
Without geography, you are nowhere.
Dreams are our only geography; our native land.
Spatial data is ...
data that describes the shape and location on an entity.
data that describes the characteristics of an entity.
The spatial resolution of an image is low if...
The image is clear and detailed.
The image is unclear and lacks detail.
The range of wavelengths a device is able to capture is called the ...
Temporal resolution
Spatial resolution
Spectral resolution
Why the use of GIS is necessary?
Saves times
Handle large datasets
Maps can be created and edited faster
All of the above
What does a cartographer do?
Making maps
Create computer programs
Teacher
None of the above
What is an algorithm?
A set of rules
Step by step instructions to solve a problem
Instructions that are executed one after another
Instructions that are completed in a random order
A step-by-step set of instructions for completing a task also called?
Algorithm
Syntax
Loop
Variable
What is Python?
A programming language
DTP software
Spreadsheet software
Computer
