08 Oct Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Present analysis results

Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Present analysis results

 

Directions:  Read the questions and type your answers below each question.  It is recommended that you pencil in a note in the appropriate location in your Understanding GIS workbook as a reminder for questions that mention page number and step number.  Make sure your responses are clearly written with no spelling or grammatical errors.  Also, make sure your answers are given in a font color or altered font size to clearly distinguish your inputs for each set of questions.Be sure to save your file as Lesson8Assessment_lastname.docx (ex: Lesson8Assessment_Smith.docx).  Point values are in parentheses.

 

Lesson 8: Exercise 8a

 

QUESTION 1:Who is the intended audience of the map that you will be creating in this lesson?  (4)

 

QUESTION 2:What are the challenges we must deal with in making a map for our project?  (4)

 

QUESTION 3:  Why did we choose a green buffer to display the LARiverBuffer layer on the map?  (4)

 

QUESTION 4:After you finish page 313, #1, then hit the Print Screen (prt sc) button on your keyboard (make sure your ArcGIS window is maximized– your screen should look like the image on page 314).  Place your cursor in the space below this question and hit Ctrl-V to paste the screen view into this document.  (4)

 

QUESTION 5:After you finish page 317, #13, then hit the Print Screen (prt sc) button on your keyboard (make sure your ArcGIS window is maximized – your screen should have all of the RecommendedSites showing).  Place your cursor in the space below this question and hit Ctrl-V to paste the screen view into this document.  (4)

 

QUESTION 6:What kind of colors, or “spot colors,” do cartographers use for features to call attention to them on a map?  (4)

 

QUESTION 7:After you finish page 319, #9, then hit the Print Screen (prt sc) button on your keyboard (make sure your ArcGIS window is maximized – your screen should look like the image on page 319).  Place your cursor in the space below this question and hit Ctrl-V to paste the screen view into this document.  (4)

 

Lesson 8: Exercise 8b

 

QUESTION 8:  How is the layout view different from the map view we’ve used in previous lessons?  How are map frames different in layout view compared to map view?  (4)

 

QUESTION 9:  How are the tools on the Layout tab different than the regular map navigation tools?  (4)

 

QUESTION 10:How do you add inset maps to your main map in the layout view?  What are inset maps used for?  (4)

 

QUESTION 11:After you finish page 328, #10, then hit the Print Screen (prt sc) button on your keyboard (make sure your ArcGIS layout window is maximized – your screen should look like the image on page 328).  Place your cursor in the space below this question and hit Ctrl-V to paste the screen view into this document.  (4)

 

QUESTION 12:After you finish page 331, #22, then hit the Print Screen (prt sc) button on your keyboard (make sure your ArcGISlayout window is maximized).  Place your cursor in the space below this question and hit Ctrl-V to paste the screen view into this document.  (4)

 

QUESTION 13:After you finish page 333, #7, then hit the Print Screen (prt sc) button on your keyboard (make sure your ArcGIS layout window is maximized and your map layout is zoomed to the whole page – your screen should look like the image on page 333).  Place your cursor in the space below this question and hit Ctrl-V to paste the screen view into this document.  (4)

 

QUESTION 14:  After you finish page 338, #22, then hit the Print Screen (prt sc) button on your keyboard (make sure your ArcGIS layout window is maximized and your map layout is zoomed to the whole page).  Place your cursor in the space below this question and hit Ctrl-V to paste the screen view into this document.  (4)

 

Lesson 8: Exercise 8c

 

QUESTION 15:After you finish page 342, #6, then hit the Print Screen (prt sc) button on your keyboard (make sure your ArcGISlayout window is maximized and your map layout is zoomed to the whole page).  Place your cursor in the space below this question and hit Ctrl-V to paste the screen view into this document.  (4)

 

QUESTION 16:  What is the difference between a scale bar and scale text?  (4)

 

QUESTION 17:  After you finish page 345, #4, then hit the Print Screen (prt sc) button on your keyboard (make sure your ArcGIS layout window is maximized and your map layout is zoomed to the whole page).  Place your cursor in the space below this question and hit Ctrl-V to paste the screen view into this document.  (4)

 

QUESTION 18:  What is the reason for including data attribution text on your map?  (4)

 

QUESTION 19:  After your map is completed, write a paragraph explaining which of the six sites you think is the best location for the park.  Explain your reasoning.  (8)

 

QUESTION 20:  You will be exporting your map to a JPG on page 349 to turn in for grading.  Don’t forget to turn in your completed Lesson8_FinalMap_yourlastname.jpg for grading.  Attach it as a separate file.  (20)