Gis For Environmental Applications A Practical Approach 1st Zhu Test Bank
Gis For Environmental Applications A Practical Approach 1st Zhu Test Bank
Gis For Environmental Applications A Practical Approach 1st Zhu Test Bank
Answer: c
Answer: d
8. Bairnsdale lies due east of Melbourne. This means that Melbourne and Bairnsdale lie at
the same
a. latitude
b. longitude
c. altitude
d. none of the above
Answer: b
9. Which of the following types of map projection would be most appropriate for
representing the continent of Antarctica?
a. cylindrical
b. conic
c. azimuthal
d. none of the above
Answer: c
10. Which of the following remain as straight lines in a normal conic projection?
a. meridians
b. parallels
c. both of the above
Answer: a
Answer: c
Answer: a
Answer: c
14. The latitude and longitude of a point is (−0.243, 9.286). Is this point located in
a. the northern hemisphere and west to the prime meridian?
b. the northern hemisphere and east to the prime meridian?
c. the southern hemisphere and west to the prime meridian?
d. the southern hemisphere and east to the prime meridian?
Answer: d
15. Datum is
a. a piece of spatial information used to draw a conclusion or make a decision
b. a point of reference for measuring distance
c. a reference system that defines the size and shape of the Earth and the origin and
orientation of the geographical coordinate systems used to map the Earth.
d. a reference system that defines a projected coordinate system and its associated
map projection
Answer: c
Answer: a
Answer: b
18. A projected coordinate system defines a position in (x, y). x refers to easting and y is
northing. Easting and northing coordinates are commonly measured
a. in centimetres based on an orthogonal Cartesian coordinate system with the lower-
left corner of a map as the origin
b. in centimetres based on a datum
c. in decimal degrees based on a datum
d. in metres based on a datum
Answer: d
Answer: d
20. The projected coordinate system of an UTM zone for the southern hemisphere has its
origin
a. at the intersection of the equator and the zone’s central meridian
b. at the point which is on the equator and is 500,000m west of the zone’s central
meridian
c. at the point which is 10,000,000m south of the equator and is 500,000m west of
the zone’s central meridian
Answer: c
Answer: b
Answer: b
Answer: c
Answer: b
25. Vector data model is better used to store the data representing geographical features
which
a. have well-defined boundaries or edges
b. are unidentifiable by their dimensionality
c. are not countable
Answer: a
26. Which of the following features is better represented using spatial data based on raster
data model
a. roads
b. administration boundaries
Answer: d
Answer: c
Answer: c