This course is part of the GIS, Mapping, and Spatial Analysis Specialization.
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Introduction to GIS Mapping Coursera Quiz Answers
Week 1 - Quiz 1 Answer
Q1. GIS software is no longer provided for this course. Esri provided a limited
supply of licenses, and those have all been used. This quiz does not apply to
your grade for the course.
- I
have access to the software already
- I
plan to purchase the software
- Other
Quiz 2 Answers
Q1. The first GIS was created to help with the land
inventory of which country?
- United
States of America
- Australia
- Canada
- United
Kingdom
Q2. Which of the following are components of a GIS? (there is
more than one correct answer)
- Hardware
- Software
- Geospatial
data
- Cost
Q3. ArcGIS Online is available for free
- True
- False
Q4. What does a GIS do with geospatial data? (there is more than one correct answer)
- Captures
- Stores
- Queries
- Analyzes
- Explains
Q5. Which of the following are examples of geospatial data?
- Longitude and latitude
- Area code of a phone number
- Street address
- All of the above
Week 2 Quiz Answers
Q1. When new geographic features become visible as you zoom
in on a web map, this is referred to as:
- zoom
layering
- scale
layering
- flexible
focus
- geographic
reveal
Q2.When working with ArcGIS Desktop, you will generally want
to create this type of “container” for the feature classes you will be working
with:
- File
geodatabase
- Personal
geodatabase
- Shapefile
Q3. A file geodatabase can contain which of the following:
(there is more than one correct answer)
- .mxd
(map document) files
- Shapefiles
- Raster
datasets
- Feature
datasets
- Feature
classes
Q4. A map document (.mxd) file contains all of the
following:
what data to display
where the data are located
how to display the data (including layout and symbology)
a copy of the GIS data used to create the map
- True
- False
Q5. 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?
- 1
cm
- 10
cm
- 100
cm
- 1000
cm
Q6. What is the length of one side of a web map tile?
- 50
pixels
- 100
pixels
- 256
pixels
- 512
pixels
Q7. In ArcMap, specifying the minimum and maximum map scales
at which a map layer can be displayed is referred to as:
- Scale
range
- Display
limits
- Scale
parameters
Q8. ArcGIS Online allows you to set an exact map scale.
- True
- False
Q9. The style of the way geographic features are displayed
on a map (for example, colour or line thickness) is referred to as the:
- Look
and feel
- Artwork
- Symbology
Q10. Map scale is a ratio of:
- Page
size to feature size
- Map
distance to ground distance
- Ground
distance to map distance
Week 3 Quiz Answers
Q1. Put simply, a GIS is like linking a __ to
a map.
- database
- chart
- picture
Q2. In an attribute table, each vertical column is referred
to as a:
- file
geodatabase
- record
- data
model
- field
Q3. You will generally want to create this type of
“container” for the feature classes you will be working with:
- file
geodatabase
- personal
geodatabase
- raster
- vector
Q4. A file geodatabase can contain which of the following:
(there is more than one correct answer)
- feature
datasets
- map
documents (.mxd files)
- shapefiles
- feature
classes
- raster
datasets
- layer
(.lyr) files
Q5. A data model is:
- a
way of organizing map data
- either
a discrete or continuous phenomenon
- a
record in an attribute table for a particular feature class
- a
file geodatabase or a personal geodatabase
Q6. For the same spatial area, a raster file with a spatial
resolution of 30 m has a __ data volume than does a
raster file with a spatial resolution of 15 m.
- 4x
smaller
- 4x
larger
- 2x
smaller
- 2x
larger
Q7. A map document (.mxd) file contains all of the
following:
what data to display
where the data is located
how to display the data (including layout, symbology, etc.)
a copy of the map data
- True
- False
Week 4 Quiz Answers
Q1. Geodetic latitude refers to which of the following:
- the
angle between a given point and the Prime Meridian
- the
angle between the parallel on which a point sits and the center of the
Earth
- the
distance from a given point to the Equator
- the
angle between the parallel on which a point sits and a plane running
through the Equator
Q2. “Geoid height” refers to which of the following:
- the
distance between the geoid and the reference ellipsoid
- the
elevation of a location on the Earth’s surface above mean sea level
- the
distance between the geoid and mean sea level
- the
relative gravitational strength
Q3. Which of the following lists the approximate coordinates
for A, B, C, and D correctly?
- A:
51, -108
- B:
22° S, 60° W
- C:
13° N, 15° E
- D:
-27, 129
- A:
-27, 129
- B:
13° N, 15° E
- C:
22° S, 60° W
- D:
51, -108
- A:
22° S, 60° W
- B:
51, -108
- C:
-27, 129
- D:
13° N, 15° E
Q4. Which of the following is an ellipsoid?
- UTM
- Clark
1866
- NAD83
Q5. A geographic coordinate system includes which of the
following?
- planar
coordinates
- projection
- datum
Week 5 Quiz Answers
Q1. True of false: a tangent case projection will always
have two standard lines
- true
- false
Q2. In which part of the map will the scale factor be less
than 1?
- A
- B
- C
- A
and C
Q3. Consider a World map that includes a Tissot’s Indicatrix, and that and in the image of a Tissot circle below are local longitudinal and latitudinal scale factors, respectively.
- What does it mean if a x b ≠ 1?
- the projection does not preserve area (that is, it is not an equal-area map)
- the projection does not preserve shape
- the projection distorts both shape and area
Q4. Where on the reference globe will there be the most
distortion?
- at
the standard lines
- at
the Equator
- there
is no distortion on the reference globe
- at
the poles
Q5. Indicate which route from New York to London is the
longest:
A:
B:
C or D (see labels in the image below)
- A
is the longest path
- B
is the longest path
- C
is the longest path
- D is the longest path
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