GIS Data Acquisition and Map Design Coursera Quiz Answers

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GIS Data Acquisition and Map Design Week 01 Quiz Answers

Quiz 2: Week 1 Quiz

Q1. While digitizing, errors can be prevented using:

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topology

Q2. Planar enforcement refers to:

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a topological rule where all space must be occupied, and only by one polygon at each location

Q3. Which of the following is a basic element of topological relationships?

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containment

Q4. Which of the following is a component of a geodatabase?

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feature class

domain

validation rule

GIS Data Acquisition and Map Design Week 02 Quiz Answers

Q1. A detailed description of the data contents of a database is called a:

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data dictionary

Q2. Which of the following is not an example of metadata?

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cost

Q3. When the overlapping area between two feature classes is identified and stored in a new file where the attributes of only one of the feature classes is maintained, this function is called:

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clip

Q4. Which of the following best describes the Dissolve tool?

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removes all boundaries shared between adjacent polygons

Q5. True or false: when adding x,y data from non-GIS file, it is not necessary to specify a coordinate system.

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false

GIS Data Acquisition and Map Design Week 03 Quiz Answers

Q1. The ecological fallacy states that:

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it is incorrect to assign an average value for an area to an individual

Q2. Which of the following best describes the process of geocoding?

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the process of transforming data such as postal codes or address information into location information (i.e., coordinates)

Q3. In which scenario would you not use geocoding?

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You run a small store, and collect your customers’ postal codes as they make their purchases. You wish to determine the neighborhoods your customers are coming from, and need to determine where they live based solely on their postal codes.

Q4. Address locators can be used to geocode which of the following?

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postal/zip codes

cities

place names

Q5. When geocoding in ArcGIS, the style:

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guides the address locator to look for certain types of data

GIS Data Acquisition and Map Design Week 04 Quiz Answers

Q1. Which of the following is/are appropriate ways to improve legibility? (there is more than one correct answer)

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using “call-outs” to label features

adding halos around label text

Q2. It is not usually necessary to use built-in alignment tools in ArcMap, as the human eye is good at detecting small errors in alignment.

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False

Q3. The typeface used for the words in this question are of which type?

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sans serif

Q4. If the actual distance between two points on the ground is 1 km, what is the distance between these same two points on a map that has a scale of 1:100,000?

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1 cm

Q5. Which of the following would normally be considered to be most importat with respect to visual hierarchy?

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title

Q6. Which of the following is the best example of a large-scale thematic map?

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a map of Central Park in New York City, showing locations of picnic areas

GIS Data Acquisition and Map Design Week 05 Quiz Answers

Q1. Which of the following is not important to consider when creating a choropleth map of quantitative data?

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the size of the dots for the dot density pattern

Q2. The term “choropleth” comes from the Greek word “chloro” meaning “green”

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false

Q3. Which of the following color models is often used for printing, and is a subtractive model?

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CMYK

Q4. Which of the following elements of the hue-saturation – Value (HSV) color model would you need to adjust to show geographical variations in temperature ranging from blue for cold regions to red for hot regions?

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hue

Q5. For which of the following level(s) of measurement is it possible to have a negative value? (there is more than one correct answer)

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ratio

interval

Q6. True or False: when mapping population, it is better to map counts rather than densities, unless all regions are exactly the same size. This is because smaller areas are likely to have higher densities.

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false

Q7. Which of the following is an example of a derived value?

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fertilizer used per square meter

GIS Data Acquisition and Map Design Week 06 Quiz Answers

Q1. Which of the following is important when creating a dot density map (for example, of population density by census tract)

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it is important to normalize the population values by the area of each census tract

Q2. Appearance compensation:

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shrinks the sizes of proportional symbols because people overestimate the correct values associated with symbol areas

Q3. The “Ebbinghaus illusion”:

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can be caused by using too many similar line patterns to fill adjacent areas

Q4. On a contour map, lines that are close together represent:

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steep slope

Q5. A cartogram where the boundaries of each mapped area are touching is referred to as:

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contiguous
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