CHAPTER 1 TEST BANK QUESTION-CE

Multiple Choice:
1. Computer-based mapping and analysis of
location-based data best describes:
a. GIS.
b. GPS.
c. remote
sensing.
d. aerial
photography.

2. Acquiring real-time location information from
a series of satellites in orbit best describes
a. a
geographic information system.
b. a
global positioning system.
c. remote
sensing.
d. satellite
imagery.

3. 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

4. What makes geospatial data unique?
a. It
does not contain any location information.
b. It
contains descriptive information for all locations.
c. It
contains a unique name for every potential location.
d. It
is connected to a real-world location.

5. Google Earth is an example of a
a. social
map.
b. satellite
map.
c. virtual
globe.
d. GPS.

6. 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.

7. Environmental
conditions for the planet Earth can be monitored by which of the following?
a. Remote
sensing
b. Global
positioning systems
c. Non-spatial
data
d. Tabular
data