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Geog2 Unit 1.2 Meet GIS

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not a hardware component of GIS?

a)

A computer screen

b)

GPS coordinates

c)

A plotter

d)

A scanner

2.

Select all the examples of line data shown in the image.

a)

Major Highway

b)

Contour Line

c)

Telephone Line

d)

Row of trees

3.

Meta data would describe....

a)

who collected a set of data.

b)

how the data was collected.

c)

when the data was collected.

d)

all of the above are true.

4.

What is an example of modern mapmaking?

a)

Mapmakers using repeated, first-hand experience of the landscape to create a map.

b)

Mapmakers and scientists using photos from airplanes or satellites to create a map.

c)

Mapmakers and scientists using historic and modern data by traveling on foot.

d)

Mapmakers using pictures taken when traveling to create a map of the landscape.

5.

GIS stands for

a)

Geographic Information System

b)

Generic Information System

c)

Geological Information System

d)

Geographic Information Sharing

6.

Why the use of GIS is necessary.

a)

Saves Times

b)

Handle large datasets

c)

Maps can be created and edited faster

d)

All of the above

7.
What does a cartographer do?
a)
Make Maps
b)
Create Computer programs
c)
Teacher
d)
None of the above
8.

Google maps is an example of a GIS.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Software is an important part of GIS. What is software?

a)

A. Computer program

b)

B. Computer replication program

c)

C. Logic program

d)

D, both B and C

10.

What do the red dots on the map show?

a)

Flood plain

b)

School locations

c)

Registered addresses

d)

District locations

11.

Other people live in the purple area too, but they have no red dots. Why?

a)

They have not paid their taxes.

b)

They are new to the area.

c)

They did not register their homes.

d)

They did not register their cars.

12.

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?

a)

Area map

b)

At risk today

c)

Message

d)

Level 3

13.

Look at Menu B. What would the map show if you unticked the Level 2 box?

a)

The red dots would disappear

b)

The purple flood area would disappear.

c)

The purple flood are would be larger.

d)

More red dots would appear.