WorksheetsGIS and RS Placement Session Introduction- Day 1
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 34mins
Which phrase refers to the collection of geospatial data through satellite imagery?
Remote Sensing
Fieldwork
Global Positioning Systems
Mental Maps
Geographic Information Systems
Which is the best description of qualitative data used by geographers?
Personal descriptions of processes and events.
Surveys about how often people visit other places.
Census counts such as population statistics.
Measurements of distance made using GPS receivers.
Tables showing the age distribution of people in a community.
All of the following accurately describe how geographers and lawmakers use census data except...
To provide state legislatures with the small area census population data necessary for the redrawing of voting districts.
To provide the federal government with population data that is used to determine how to allocate federal funds for states.
To help state and local governments plan for public safety and disaster preparedness.
To detect and monitor the physical characteristics of an area.
To gather demographic (population) information that is used to inform legislative decision making.
Photograph: European Space Agency, "Congo River, Africa."
A geographer would MOST likely uses a satellite image like the one above for which of the following purposes?
To track the migration pattern of birds.
To determine the environmental impact of building a dam on the distribution of water throughout the region.
To count the number of people that live in a given area.
To design telecommunications networks for an urban area.
To map the extent of a formal region.
Which of the following descriptions are best aligned with the idea of geospatial data?
There is a distinct separation between geospatial data and non geospatial data and the two information sets cannot be linked.
Geospatial data is the locational information of spatial features such as highways, tracts of land, and soil types.
Geospatial data is only used by government and business agencies.
Geospatial data may not necessarily be linked directly to a particular spatial location.
Geospatial data always expresses the spatial relationship between features found on the Earth.
Which of the following best describes how geographic information systems would be utilized by urban planners?
To take satellite images of undeveloped regions outside of a city.
To determine the exact locations of underground electrical and sewage lines.
To map current roadways and traffic flows to determine where to build a new highway onramp.
To print paper maps to help tourists find locations in the city.
To locate the street addresses of low-income families within a city.
Which of the following data collection methods would be the BEST choice for someone looking to open up a new fast food restaurant based on location?
Informal Observations
Census Data
Formal Observations
Interviews
Experiments
You are on a geography field trip and have been given the task of finding out how much time individual shoppers have spent inside of the mall. Which of the following data collection techniques do you feel would be most appropriate to find out his information?
Photographing people shopping
Sketching the mall layout
A questionnaire survey of customers leaving the mall
Interviews with store managers
Sending a letter to the mall's owners
The image above was taken by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to survey the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina. Which of the following geographic technologies is this an example of?
Mental Mapping
Remote Sensing
GOS
GPS
GIS
The GIS is used to study ______________ analyze soils and strata, assess seismic information, and or create three dimensional (3D) displays of _________.
geologic features, locaton
geologic features, geographic features
hydrology, geographic features
All the above
In Natural Resource Management, the more reliable technologies are
Remote sensing
GIS
GPS
All the above
GIS for Natural Resource Mgmt are useful tool in
Increases GIS resources
Maintains Common features as existing
Fast and effective decision making
None of the above
The sectors in which GIS services used in Natural Resource Mgmt
Environment, Agriculture
Oil and Gas
Forestry
Mining and Geology
All the above
The sectors in which GIS services used in Natural Resource Mgmt
Environment, Agriculture
Oil and Gas
Forestry
Mining and Geology
All the above
______________ studies defines the status of environment
Environment Sustainable Impact(ESI)
Sustainable Development
Environment Impact Assessment(EIA)
None of the above
The environment data for various development initiatives are created and stored in multiple GIS formats.
True
False
GIS Application can determine the land use / land cover changes in different areas based on land cover pattern within time.
True
False
The environment data for various development initiatives are created and stored in multiple GIS formats.
True
False
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
Satellite images, scanned data and photographs are examples of what type of data?
Feature data
Image data
Theme data
Vector data
Maps that show elevation contour lines as well as geographic feature data are called
Topographic maps
Climate maps
Shaded relief maps
Road maps
Maps that are used to show how to travel from one place to another are called
Climate maps
Road maps
Shaded relief maps
Topographic maps
The graphical key used on maps that lists the entity representations is called the
Attribute
Reference
Legend
Scale
Where something is located in relation to something else is its
Absolute location
Latitude
Longitude
Relative location
How a mapped area relates to the area of the Earth it represents is called the
Attributes
Cartography
Entities
Map Scale
Maps that plot a relatively small geographic area and provide more feature detail are
Big maps
Large scale maps
Road maps
Small scale maps
Which of the following entities is an example of the type of data that should be represented as a point on a small-scale map?
States
Forests
Cities
Streets
Using degrees for distance measurement in GIS analysis is not recommended because
degrees of longitude differ because they do not have constant distance between them as you move from equator to pole.
degrees differ based on the temperature of a region.
degrees differ based on the elevation of a region.
degrees are not used for identifying locations for data generated since 1957.
_____ is the collection of data that does not involve physical contact
GPS
Fieldwork
Remote-sensing
Not opening your textbook
Remote sensing is use for ______________.
Detecting plant health
Measuring snowpack
Monitoring wetlands
All of the above
When light is reflected off a surface, it is detected by passive remote sensing satellites and produces a(n) ________________, which we use to identify different surfaces.
Rainbow
Pulsar
Spectral Signatures
Awe inspiring moment
The two types of remote sensing are ____________ & _____________.
Yogi & Boo Boo
Color & Panchromatic
Passive & Active
Sputnik & GOES
T or F: Remote sensing can be used to monitor changes on the Earth's surface over time.
True
False
Not Sure
The X-axis on a Spectral Signature graph indicates the ________
Data Values
Spectral Bands
The Y-axis on a Spectral Signature graph is labeled what?
Spectral Bands
Data Values
Land Cover
The X-axis on a Spectral Signature graph indicates the ________
Data Values
Spectral Bands
Is our eye a remote sensor?
YES
NO
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A TOPOGRAPHICAL MAP?
What is this?
GIS
Satellites
Navigation Map
A radiation of wavelength 4 micron falls in which portion of EM spectrum ?
VISIBLE
IR
MICRO WAVE
NONE OF THE ABOVE
which among the following waves is having less wavelength range
0.03mm
0.03nm
0.03m
0.03micro meter
In what way does GIS affect your daily life ?
making sure that 911 emergency services get to your house as quickly as possible
planning services like water and sewage for a new housing area
deciding if there are enough children, of the right age, in an area to justify building a new school
ensuring that the pizza you ordered gets to your house in 30 minutes or less
all of the above
