GEOG 215 - Non-spatial data in a GIS are referred to as

1) Non-spatial data in a GIS are referred to as

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attributes.

tables.

points.

layers.

2) A map showing cities ranked as small, medium, large (based on population) would be an example of which type of data?

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Nominal

Ordinal

Interval

Ratio

3) A person's weight would represent what type of data?

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Nominal

Ordinal

Interval

Ratio

4) Two tables may be joined together if which of the following conditions are met?

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The two tables have a common record.

The two tables have a common field.

The two tables contain the same data layers.

The two tables' data covers the same geographic area.

5) Which database structure has a "parent-child" relationship?

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Flat file

Hierarchical

Relational

None of the above

6) GIS queries are composed in which computer language?

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SQL

FORTRAN

C+

assembly

7) The relational operator for "not equal" is

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<

>

= NE

<>

8) The Boolean operator used for an intersection query is

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OR.

NOT.

AND.

XOR.

9) 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 or are also zoned as "residential" areas?

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Negation

Union

Exclusive Or

Intersection

10) Suppose two data tables have a common field. That common field is known as the

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CF.

key.

legend.

join.