Spatial Analysis and Modeling Test Preparation
Course Introduction
Spatial Analysis and Modeling introduces students to the fundamental concepts and techniques for analyzing spatial data and simulating spatial phenomena. The course explores the use of geographic information systems (GIS), statistics, and computational tools to model relationships, patterns, and processes across space. Topics include spatial data types, spatial autocorrelation, interpolation methods, spatial regression, and predictive modeling. Throughout the course, students engage in practical exercises applying analytical and modeling techniques to real-world spatial problems in fields such as urban planning, environmental management, and resource allocation.
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Introduction to Geospatial Technologies 2nd Edition by Bradley A. Shellito
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Chapter 1: How to Use Geospatial Data and Arcgis
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Q1) Which of the following is an example of non-spatial data?
A)List of addresses for a delivery truck to visit
B)Parcel database of all residential developments in a neighborhood
C)Digital map of all roads in a township
D)Map of locations of emergency phones on a college campus
Answer: A
Q2) The concept of individuals contributing spatial data and knowledge to a database best describes
A)volunteered geographic information.
B)wiki spatial data.
C)geo-sponsored information.
D)open geospatial consortiums.
Answer: A
Q3) Imagery that you can see in Google Earth
A)represents one "snapshot" in time from when the image was acquired.
B)is updated via a live link to a Google satellite in orbit.
C)represents the current satellite image from when you start Google Earth.
D)is not updated-you must use the Keyhole Viewer program to see current imagery.
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: How to Use Tables and Attributes in Arcgis
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Q1) Each UTM zone covers how many degrees of longitude wide?
A)3
B)6
C)15
D)30
Answer: B
Q2) Latitude and longitude is used as the measurement system for which of the following?
A)USNG
B)UTM
C)SPCS
D)GCS
Answer: D
Q3) One minute of latitude is equivalent to A)60 degrees of latitude.
B)1 degree of longitude.
C)60 seconds of latitude.
D)60 meters.
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: How to Create a Map Layout With Arcgis
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Q1) Which method is used to change data from one map projection to another?
A)Georeferencing
B)Scaling
C)Defining projections
D)Reprojecting
Answer: D
Q2) Which of the following indicates the best transformation of the data has taken place?
A)A negative value for RMSE
B)The lowest possible value for RMSE
C)The highest possible value for RMSE
D)An RMSE value of exactly (or as close as possible)to 1
Answer: B
Q3) Control points are best described as
A)areas on the map where the projection can easily change.
B)points on the map that do not have spatial reference.
C)points in the data that share the same datum,no matter how the datasets are altered.
D)common locations used in aligning two datasets are.
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: How to Create a Web Map and Share Data
Online With Arcgis
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Q1) Which of the following statements is correct concerning GPS signals and codes?
A)The C/A and P codes are both transmitted on both L1 and L2.
B)The C/A code is transmitted on L1 and the P code is transmitted on L2.
C)The C/A code is transmitted on L1 and the P code is transmitted on L1 and L2.
D)The C/A code is transmitted on L1 and L2 while the P code is transmitted on L2.
Q2) The Chinese counterpart of GPS is A)Northstar.
B)Azimuth.
C)Qin.
D)Compass.
Q3) The United States GPS is called A)Navstar.
B)Halo.
C)Eagle.
D)Transit.
Q4) Describe the basic operation of an SBAS in increasing the accuracy of GPS.
Q5) Explain why a minimum of three satellites is necessary to determine a receiver's position using GPS.Also,describe why a fourth satellite is used in position determination.
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Chapter 5: How to Obtain and Use Online Data With Arcgis
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Q1) Topology (in GIS terms)describes
A)the landforms on Earth's surface.
B)how objects are connected to one another independently of their coordinates.
C)how grid cells are set up adjacent to one another.
D)how grid cells are contained within a larger raster data model.
Q2) The "information" being handled by GIS refers to
A)spatial information.
B)tabular information.
C)visual information.
D)non-spatial information.
Q3) A map showing streams in Ohio,displaying the number of available fishing days for each stream,is showing line data of which type?
A)Nominal
B)Ordinal
C)Interval
D)Ratio
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Chapter 6: How to Create Geospatial Data With Arcgis
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Q1) An area of spatial proximity around a point refers to which GIS operation?
A)Spatial join
B)Buffer
C)Closed circle
D)Union
Q2) Which geoprocessing operation will select all areas from the first dataset and also the areas that a second dataset has in common with them?
A)Union
B)Identity
C)Symmetrical Difference
D)Intersect
Q3) Which of the following boolean operators would be used to determine which parcels of land in a database have an assessed value of more than $100,000 but are also zoned as something other than "residential" areas?
A)Intersection
B)Union
C)Exclusive Or
D)Negation
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Chapter 7: How to Edit Data With Arcgis
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Q1) A graphical representation of the equivalent distances on a map can best be shown with a
A)scale bar.
B)north arrow.
C)type.
D)legend.
Q2) Which of the following is not an example of a thematic map?
A)A map of the United States 2012 Presidential election,showing whether a state's electoral college votes went to Barack Obama or Mitt Romney
B)A map of the counties of Nevada,showing whether that county has casinos in it or not
C)A map of the Las Vegas strip,showing the location of each casino resort,along with the number of slot machines in each establishment
D)A map of the townships of Ohio,showing whether or not hydraulic fracturing permits have been issues in that county or not
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Chapter 8: How to Perform Spatial Analysis in Arcgis
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Q1) Destinations to visit on a network are referred to as A)junctions.
B)edges.
C)batches.
D)stops.
Q2) Linear interpolation is used in geocoding to
A)find the exact point to where an address is matched.
B)place a point an approximate distance along a line.
C)count the number of houses on the street.
D)separate the component parts of an address.
Q3) The tool used for viewing imagery at a particular location on a road is A)Transit View
B)Geocoding Vis
C)Street View
D)Road Visualizer
Q4) TIGER files typically contain all of the following data except A)number of houses per street.
B)address ranges on streets.
C)zip code information for streets.
D)names of streets.
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Chapter 9: How to Perform Geoprocessing in Arcgis
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Q1) Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)are flown
A)at more than 80,000 feet above the ground.
B)at the edge of the Earth's atmosphere.
C)via remote control from the ground.
D)by a robot system at the controls.
Q2) Explain how the height of a flagpole (falling on level terrain)can be calculated by measuring the length of its shadow in an aerial photo.
Q3) A photo taken from a camera looking straight down at the ground is a
A)vertical photo.
B)oblique photo.
C)scale photo.
D)photogrammetric photo.
Q4) What type of aerial photo is taken when the camera is placed at an angle?
A)Photogrammetric photo
B)Rectified photo
C)Oblique photo
D)Nadir photo
Q5) What is the difference between an orthophoto and a regular aerial photo?
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Chapter 10: How to Perform Geocoding in Arcgis
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Q1) Smoke and pollen cause what type of scattering in the atmosphere?
A)Spectral scattering
B)Non-selective scattering
C)Rayleigh scattering
D)Mie scattering
Q2) A narrow range of wavelengths describes a
A)band.
B)frequency.
C)electromagnetic spectrum.
D)nanometer.
Q3) Our eyes are sensitive to viewing which wavelengths of light?
A)0.3\(\mu\)m - 0.9\(\mu\)m
B)0.4\(\mu\)m - 0.7\(\mu\)m
C)0.1\(\mu\)m - 1.0\(\mu\)m
D)0.7\(\mu\)m - 0.9\(\mu\)m
Q4) Energy that is trapped and held by a surface has been
A)transmitted.
B)absorbed.
C)reflected.
D)incidented.
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Chapter 11: How to Perform Network Analysis in Arcgis
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Q1) How often a satellite can return to image the same area on the ground is a measure of that sensor's
A)temporal resolution.
B)spectral resolution.
C)spatial resolution.
D)radiometric resolution.
Q2) Satellites in near-polar orbit
A)follow a north-to-south orbital path.
B)follow an east-to-west orbital path.
C)are "locked" into a constant orbital fixed position near either the North or South Pole.
D)use the Equator as the orbital path being followed.
Q3) An early satellite remote sensing program that used film for taking images was A)Pléiades.
B)SPOT.
C)Earlybird.
D)Corona.
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Chapter 12: How to Use Raster Data in Arcgis
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Q1) The instrument that provides heat measurements of the Earth from the surface to the top of the atmosphere is A)ASTER. B)MISR.
C)MODIS.
D)CERES.
Q2) Which instrument provides nine views of an area,but from different angles? A)MOPITT
B)CERES
C)ASTER
D)MISR
Q3) The flagship of the EOS program is A)Terra. B)Aqua.
C)Aura.
D)MODIS.
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Chapter 13: How to Use Remotely Sensed Imagery in Arcgis
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Q1) A 1:24000 scale topographic map will show how much geographic area?
A)7.5 minutes of latitude by 7.5 minutes of longitude
B)24,000 feet by 24,000 feet
C)15 miles by 15 miles
D)8000 meters by 8000 meters
Q2) Imaginary lines on a map that represent areas of constant elevation are A)bands.
B)contours.
C)digital line graphs.
D)collars.
Q3) A measurement of the rate of elevation change at a location is A)viewshed.
B)slope aspect.
C)slope.
D)perspective.
Q4) In a digital terrain model,values for elevation are given as A)E.
B)H.
C)T.
D)Z .
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Chapter 14: How to Perform Spatial Interpolation With Arcgis
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Q1) Pre-made 3D objects in SketchUp refer to A)components.
B)prisms.
C)georeferences.
D)faces.
Q2) KML and KMZ files are the native file formats used to work with 3D objects in A)SketchUp.
B)Google Earth.
C)ArcScene.
D)ArcGlobe.
Q3) Which of the following operations would best allow you to place 3D buildings at their proper height on the terrain (e.g. ,the terrain is 900 ft above sea level,you want the building to sit on the terrain,not float above or below it)?
A)Extrusion
B)Offsetting
C)Applying base heights
D)Vertical exaggeration
Q4) Describe the steps involved with designing a 3D structure in SketchUp and then placing it into its correct location in Google Earth.
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Chapter 15: How to Work With Digital Elevation Models in Arcgis
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Q1) A "neutral" file format used for geospatial data was A)SDTS.
B)Geo.Data.Gov.
C)Personal Geodatabase Standards.
D)BALANCE.
Q2) Esri's cloud-based GIS platform where data and web mapping software can be accessed via the Internet is
A)ArcGIS Online.
B)ArcMap for Everyone.
C)ArcGIS Total.
D)ArcView.
Q3) The cloud model of resources reflects
A)obtaining data as needed from servers at another location via the Internet.
B)keeping a printed hard-copy of the data on hand to duplicate the data available on your own computer.
C)using a mobile device (such as a phone or tablet)to synch multiple copies of your data with your own personal computer.
D)using the resources of several volunteers together to complete a project.
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