GIS - A Puzzling Realm Test your knowledge about Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and its various components with this 11-question quiz! rihanna80 published on April 19, 2023 Stacked 1/11 What is the main component of GIS? Geographic Data Geospatial Data Cartographic Visualizations All of the Above 2/11 Which of the following is NOT a GIS feature? Routing Network Analysis Addressing Voice Recognition 3/11 How do you represent an area with GIS? Polylines Points Circles Polygons 4/11 Which of following format is a raster format? DWG DXF GIF KML 5/11 How is data stored in GIS?: As tables in Database Management Systems In the computer’s primary memory As images All of the Above 6/11 What is one way GIS data is collected? It is manually keyed in It is imported from a text file It is scanned from paper maps It is digitized from paper maps 7/11 What is one way to symbolize GIS data? Color Coding Linear Shading Thematic Mapping Random Symbols 8/11 What file manipulation operation needs to be done in order to integrate data from different sources? Data Cleansing Data Transforming Data Digitization Data Converting 9/11 Which of the following does GIS aid in? Data Interpretation Data Modeling Data Extraction Data Organization 10/11 What is one popular software used in GIS? Microsoft Excel ArcGIS Pro Adobe Photoshop Tableau 11/11 Why is GIS important in the modern era? It allows for scientific exploration of the world It offers an understanding of human geography It offers an understanding of natural geography It helps governments make decisions