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  • 1. 
    In terms of project management, when should the Functional Requirements necessary for the creation of a GIS project be evaluated?                     
    • A. 

      Project Planning

    • B. 

      Project Implementation

    • C. 

      Project Presentation

    • D. 

      Project Presentation

  • 2. 
    In terms of project management, when should the written report for the project be completed?
    • A. 

      Project Planning

    • B. 

      Project Implementation

    • C. 

      Project Presentation

    • D. 

      Before project completion

  • 3. 
    In terms of project management, when should the results of the project be offered to project stakeholders?
    • A. 

      Project Planning

    • B. 

      Project Implementation

    • C. 

      Project Presentation

    • D. 

      Before project completion

  • 4. 
    In terms of project management, when should stakeholders be identified?
    • A. 

      Project Planning

    • B. 

      Project Implementation

    • C. 

      Project Presentation

    • D. 

      After project completion

  • 5. 
    In terms of project management, when should analysis take place? 
    • A. 

      Project Planning

    • B. 

      Project Implementation

    • C. 

      Project Presentation

    • D. 

      After project completion

  • 6. 
    In terms of project management, when should data collection take place?
    • A. 

      Project Planning

    • B. 

      Project Implementation

    • C. 

      Project Presentation

    • D. 

      After project completion

  • 7. 
    The part of GIS project development when a geographic dilemma is considered for study is called
    • A. 

      Problem Identification

    • B. 

      Functional requirements

    • C. 

      Project design

    • D. 

      Project implementation

  • 8. 
    The part of GIS project development when data manipulation and analysis takes place is called
    • A. 

      Problem identification

    • B. 

      Functional requirements

    • C. 

      Project design

    • D. 

      Project Implementation

  • 9. 
    In terms of project management, when should the project objective be developed?
    • A. 

      Project Planning

    • B. 

      Project Implementation

    • C. 

      Project Presentation

    • D. 

      After project completion

  • 10. 
    During which of the following project management stages would it be best to collect the data necessary for the project?
    • A. 

      Project Planning

    • B. 

      Project Implementation

    • C. 

      Project Presentation

    • D. 

      After project completion

  • 11. 
    Which of the following is the best example of a stakeholder for a project determining the best site for a new business?
    • A. 

      Business owner

    • B. 

      Politician

    • C. 

      School official

    • D. 

      Tax payer

  • 12. 
    During which stage of developing a GIS project would it be best to outline the requirements of the system?
    • A. 

      Project Planning

    • B. 

      Project Implementation

    • C. 

      Project Presentation

    • D. 

      After project completion

  • 13. 
    During which stage of developing a GIS project would it be best to evaluate if the GIS has met organizational needs?
    • A. 

      Project Planning

    • B. 

      Project Implementation

    • C. 

      Project Presentation

    • D. 

      Before project completion

  • 14. 
    The process or art of making maps is also called
    • A. 

      Cartography

    • B. 

      Geography

    • C. 

      Marking

    • D. 

      Spatial

  • 15. 
    How things are located on the Earth’s surface is called
    • A. 

      Attribute

    • B. 

      Entity

    • C. 

      Historic

    • D. 

      Spatial

  • 16. 
    Graphical images on maps that are used to represent actual geographic features in the environment are called
    • A. 

      Attribute

    • B. 

      Features

    • C. 

      Geographic Information Systems

    • D. 

      Map Scale

  • 17. 
    Types of information that describe geographic features are called
    • A. 

      Attributes

    • B. 

      Cartography

    • C. 

      Entities

    • D. 

      Map Scale

  • 18. 
    Maps that show elevation contour lines as well as geographic feature data are called
    • A. 

      Climate maps

    • B. 

      Road maps

    • C. 

      Shaded relief maps

    • D. 

      Topographic Maps

  • 19. 
    Maps that are used to show how to travel from one place to another are called
    • A. 

      Climate maps

    • B. 

      Road maps

    • C. 

      Shaded relief maps

    • D. 

      Topographic maps

  • 20. 
    Maps that show how the surface of the land looks if sunlight were shining from a particular direction are called
    • A. 

      Climate maps

    • B. 

      Road maps

    • C. 

      Shaded relief maps

    • D. 

      Topographic maps

  • 21. 
    The graphical key used on maps that lists the entity representations is called the
    • A. 

      Attribute

    • B. 

      Legend

    • C. 

      Reference

    • D. 

      Scale

  • 22. 
    Special purpose maps that convey information about a particular topic are called
    • A. 

      Area maps

    • B. 

      Country maps

    • C. 

      Thematic maps

    • D. 

      World maps

  • 23. 
    Parallels that circle the globe from east to west measure
    • A. 

      Latitude

    • B. 

      Longitude

    • C. 

      Meridians

    • D. 

      Relative location

  • 24. 
    Meridians that run north to south on the globe measure
    • A. 

      Latitude

    • B. 

      Longitude

    • C. 

      Parallels

    • D. 

      Relative location

  • 25. 
    What is the point of reference for measuring latitude?
    • A. 

      Equator

    • B. 

      International Date Line

    • C. 

      Tropic of Cancer

    • D. 

      Tropic of Capricorn

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