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1. What does GIS stand for?
A) Geographic Information Service
B) Geographic Information System
C) Global Information System
D) Geographical Investigation Service
2. GIS deals with which kind of data?
A) Textual data only
B) Spatial data
C) Numerical data only
D) None of the above
3. Which of the following features are continuous?
A) Precipitation
B) Demographic
C) Land use
D) All of the above
4. One can use both vector data and raster data in a GIS project.
A) True
B) False
5. Which of the following activities cannot use a GIS?
A) Crime mapping
B) Interactive mapping
C) Transportation planning
D) None of the above
6. Points, lines, and polygons are all examples of what type of data?
A) Raster data
B) Attribute data
C) Vector data
D) Metadata
7. Raster data is represented by a grid of cells. What information is typically stored in each cell?
A) Multiple data points
B) A single value
C) Textual description
D) Spatial coordinates
8. Common file formats for vector data include:
A) SHP, DXF, GDB
B) Excel, Doc
C) PNG, JPEG
D) PPT, LTX
9. Common file format for raster data include:
A) TIFF
B) shx
C) shp
10. What is the process of assigning geographic coordinates to a map or image called?
A) Projection
B) Digitizing
C) Georeferencing
D) Symbology
11. What is the difference between datum and projection in GIS?
A) They are the same thing.
B) Datum refers to the data itself, projection refers to how it’s displayed.
C) Projection defines the Earth’s shape, datum flattens it for mapping.
D) Datum defines the Earth’s shape; projection flattens it for mapping.
12. What is a common coordinate system used worldwide?
A) UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator)
B) NAD83
C) State Plane
D) Local Grid
13. Which of the following is not applications of GIS?
A) Crime mapping
B) Environmental analysis
C) Urban planning
D) Weather forecasting
14. A GIS can only store and analyze spatial data.
A) True
B) False
15. Latitude and longitude are the only types of geographic coordinates.
A) True
B) False
16. Zooming in on a map always improves the accuracy of the data.
A) True
B) False (Resolution limitations)
17. The tool used to visually represent spatial data on a map is called.
A) Legend
B) Projection
C) Symbology
D) Metadata
18. A collection of related spatial features and their associated attributes is called a layer.
A) Dataset
B) Feature class
C) Theme
D) Data table
19. What are the different types of spatial joins in GIS?
A) Spatial join
B) Attribute join
C) Overlay analysis
20. What is the process of overlaying multiple data layers to identify areas that meet certain criteria called?
A) Buffering
B) Hot spot analysis
C) Spatial overlay
D) Network analysis