GIS Basics

This quiz assumes you have read/watched materials introducing GIS and how it works.

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Identify as many map elements as you can on the map below

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Neatline
Scalebar
North arrow
Legend
Graticule
Title
Scale

Give an example of what might appear in different "layers" in a GIS map.

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What are some examples of spatial relationships that can exist between features in a map?

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"Which geographic features connect to others (for example, Water Street connects with 18th Ave).
Which geographic features are adjacent (contiguous) to others (for example, the city park is adjacent to the university).
Which geographic features are contained within an area (For example, the building footprints are contained within the parcel boundary.)
Which geographic features overlap (for example, the railway crosses the freeway).
Which geographic features are near others (proximity) (for example, the courthouse is near the State Capitol).
The feature geometry is equal to another feature (for example, the city park is equal to the historic site polygon).
The difference in elevation of geographic features (for example, the State Capitol is uphill from the water).
The feature is along another feature (for example, the bus route follows along the street network)."¹

What kinds of things might a polygon represent in a GIS layer?

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Political regions (states, countries). Geological zones. Bodies of water. Building footprints.

What are some things that might be represented by a line or poly-line in a GIS layer?

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Roads, rivers, electric transmission lines, walls and fences.

What are some things that might be represented as a point feature in a GIS layer?

Cities, trees, events, utility poles, etc.

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1. How maps convey geographic information