Discovering GIS and ArcGIS 2nd Edition By Shellito - Test Bank

Discovering GIS and ArcGIS 2nd Edition By Shellito – Test Bank

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Chapter 5 Test Bank Questions
1. SDTS represents:
a. Line coverages directly readable by a GIS
b. A “neutral” file format used for data storage and portability
c. A “universal” file format in which a single file is readable by any GIS
d. A compressed version of a shapefile
2. Layers such as digitized contours, water bodies, and railroads from USGS topographic maps
are used in GIS as:
a. Digital Line Graphs
b. US Topos
c. NHD datasets
d. Digital Raster Graphics
3. Which of the following is not a type of data available through ArcGIS Online?
a. Model
b. Basemap
c. Map Package
d. Layer Package
4. Metadata refers to:
a. Descriptive information about the data
b. Data automatically created by the GIS during the digitizing process
c. The “meta” or “control” points used in digitizing
d. Data manually imported into the GIS
5. Digital Line Graphs of all states can be accessed via:
a. EarthExplorer
b. The National Map
c. AmericaView
d. Geoplatform.gov
6. Which of the following basemaps is not available through ArcGIS Online?
a. Oceans
b. Land cover
c. Topographic
d. Imagery
7. Which of the following types of data is not available through the National Map?
a. US Topos
b. National Land Cover Database
c. NHD
d. 3D Buildings
8. Descriptive information about GIS data refers to:
a. Metadata
b. Autodata
c. XML data
d. Manual data
9. The National Map is operated by:
a. USGS
b. U.S. Census Bureau
c. NASA
d. Esri
10. How are geodatabases currently obtained via The National Map?
a. Data must be purchased using PayPal or a credit card and then will be downloaded in stages.
b. Data will be e-mailed directly to a user.
c. Data are directly downloaded from the National Map.
d. An order is placed and then an e-mail containing a download link is sent to a user.
11. Requesting one county’s worth of transportation data from The National Map will result in
what extent of data being obtained?
a. Transportation data for each individual township that makes up the county
b. Transportation data for only the requested county
c. Transportation data for all counties in the state
d. Transportation data for the entire country
12. One or more data layers can be contained inside a:
a. App Package
b. Tool Package
c. Layer Package
d. Data Package
13. VGI represents which of the following?
a. ArcGIS data provided by Esri
b. Free data from a government source
c. Premium (i.e., subscription level) content from ArcGIS Online
d. User-generated geospatial content
14. Which of the following is an example of VGI?
a. OpenStreetMap
b. Google Maps
c. The National Map
d. Garmin roads data
15. Which of the following is a source for obtaining Digital Raster Graphics?
a. Landfire
b. Libremap
c. The National Map
d. Data.gov
16. Which of the following is a source for obtaining TIGER/Line files?
a. U.S. Census Bureau
b. The National Map
c. Geoplatform.gov
d. Tiger.com
17. International metadata standards that have been adopted in North America are:
a. FGDC
b. ISO 19115
c. CSDGM
d. EU-META