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WorksheetsGeog2 Unit 1.2 Meet GIS
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which of the following is not a hardware component of GIS?
A computer screen
GPS coordinates
A plotter
A scanner
Select all the examples of line data shown in the image.
Major Highway
Contour Line
Telephone Line
Row of trees
Meta data would describe....
who collected a set of data.
how the data was collected.
when the data was collected.
all of the above are true.
What is an example of modern mapmaking?
Mapmakers using repeated, first-hand experience of the landscape to create a map.
Mapmakers and scientists using photos from airplanes or satellites to create a map.
Mapmakers and scientists using historic and modern data by traveling on foot.
Mapmakers using pictures taken when traveling to create a map of the landscape.
GIS stands for
Geographic Information System
Generic Information System
Geological Information System
Geographic Information Sharing
Why the use of GIS is necessary.
Saves Times
Handle large datasets
Maps can be created and edited faster
All of the above
Google maps is an example of a GIS.
True
False
Software is an important part of GIS. What is software?
A. Computer program
B. Computer replication program
C. Logic program
D, both B and C
What do the red dots on the map show?
Flood plain
School locations
Registered addresses
District locations
Other people live in the purple area too, but they have no red dots. Why?
They have not paid their taxes.
They are new to the area.
They did not register their homes.
They did not register their cars.
It's another day. A level 3 flood is on the way. Which 3 boxes on the menu will you select to determine which houses will be affected?
Area map
At risk today
Message
Level 3
Look at Menu B. What would the map show if you unticked the Level 2 box?
The red dots would disappear
The purple flood area would disappear.
The purple flood are would be larger.
More red dots would appear.
