NERDOLOGY!: Maps and the Geospatial Revolution - Feedback

Score of 43.46 out of 50.00.

Question 1

Tobler’s first law of Geography says:

Your Answer		Score
Everything is related to everything else, but some things are more related when they’re far apart.
Everything is related to everything else, but near things are less related than distant things.
Everything is related to everything else, but near things are usually the same.
Everything is related to everything else, but near things are more related than distant things.	Correct	1.00
Everything is related to everything else, but some things are more distant than other things.
Total		1.00 / 1.00

Question 2

The Geospatial Revolution involves major transformations in the way we do these things:

Your Answer		Score
How boundaries are drawn	Correct	0.12
How we analyze numbers	Correct	0.12
How we navigate	Correct	0.12
How we design globes	Correct	0.12
How we select condiments	Correct	0.12
How we print maps	Correct	0.12
How we make decisions	Correct	0.12
How we share stories	Correct	0.12
Total		1.00 / 1.00

Question 3

Cartography is the:

Your Answer		Score
Study of maps and geography
Science of geographic information systems
Methodology for studying the Earth’s systems
Art and science of making maps	Correct	1.00
Art of making globes
Way you draw features to make maps
Total		1.00 / 1.00

Question 4

Spatial autocorrelation is:

Your Answer		Score
The degree to which maps can predict future patterns in data.
The size of a cluster of data observations in one place.
The proximity of data observations in space and time.
The measure of similarity between observations that are located near each other.	Correct	1.00
The distance associated with two or more similar data observations.
Total		1.00 / 1.00

Question 5

Which of the following are true statements?

Your Answer		Score
Map designs may vary, but the story will remain the same	Correct	0.14
Everyone sees the same thing when you put it on a map	Correct	0.14
Maps are always simplifications of reality	Correct	0.14
Maps are products of a design process	Inorrect	0.00
The way a map is designed can influence how people interpret it	Inorrect	0.00
The best maps are those that include the most details to simulate reality	Correct	0.14
Maps show exactly what is happening in reality	Inorrect	0.00
Total		0.57 / 1.00

Question 6

Geotagging is a:

Your Answer		Score
New way of improving the accuracy of GPS data
Technique that monitors movement of the Earth’s crust
System for showing locations in a data table
Form of geocoding, which allows location information to be assigned to data	Correct	1.00
Method for analyzing geospatial data using digital maps
Total		1.00 / 1.00

Question 7

The major types of maps are:

Your Answer		Score
Socioeconomic Maps	Correct	0.14
Environmental Maps	Correct	0.14
Thematic Maps	Correct	0.14
Reference Maps	Correct	0.14
Digital Maps	Correct	0.14
GPS Maps	Correct	0.14
Paper Maps	Correct	0.14
Total		1.00 / 1.00

Question 8

Two types of color schemes that you can use with numerical datasets are:

Your Answer		Score
Qualitative and Diverging
Qualitative and Quantitative
Light and Dark
Sequential and Diverging	Correct	1.00
Color and Black & White
Ordinal and Sequential
Total		1.00 / 1.00

Question 9

This map is an example of a ___________ map:

Your Answer		Score
Geospatial Map	Inorrect	0.00
Reference Map
Digital Map
Thematic Map
GIS Map
Physical Geographic Map
Total		0.00 / 1.00

Question 10

Geographic locations can include:

Your Answer		Score
Only the physical features of the Earth	Correct	0.14
Up to twenty descriptive variables	Correct	0.14
Well-defined regions like countries, states, and counties	Correct	0.14
Natural areas like watersheds and mountain ranges	Correct	0.14
Ill-defined regions like neighborhoods	Correct	0.14
Only the objects on Earth created by people	Correct	0.14
Only the places that can be printed on a map	Correct	0.14
Total		1.00 / 1.00

Question 11

Quantile classification:

Your Answer		Score
Uses sequential colors to show data categories
Uses a common data value interval between each category
Is best used when making reference maps for navigation
Assigns the same number of data observations to each category	Correct	1.00
Applies an algorithm to choose category boundaries automatically
Is the classification used least often in thematic maps
Total		1.00 / 1.00

Question 12

This map shows the use of the _______ technique for symbolizing spatial data.

Your Answer		Score
Spatial Autocorrelation
Graduated Colors
Color Ramping
Choropleth	Correct	1.00
Chloropleth
Total		1.00 / 1.00

Question 13

Proportional symbols:

Your Answer		Score
Use multiple shapes to show low-to-high values
Use several set sizes that correspond to data categories
Fairly represent every data category
Vary in their size proportional to data values	Correct	1.00
Use multiple colors to show data categories
Are best applied to normalized datasets
Total		1.00 / 1.00

Question 14

Using different map projections will:

Your Answer		Score
Always exaggerate the features close to the North and South poles
Yield results that look a bit different, but do not impact the results of spatial analysis
Never be possible due to the complexity of the Earth
Yield different results when conducting the same type of spatial analysis	Correct	1.00
Yield the same results when conducting the same type of spatial analysis
Total		1.00 / 1.00

Question 15

Geospatial datasets used to create maps normally:

Your Answer		Score
Offer complete coverage for every scale
Provide the same level of detail for every place
Use the same fundamental methods for data collection
Come from different sources and are collected at different times	Correct	1.00
Cover every time range
Total		1.00 / 1.00

Question 16

Major types of spatial data include:

Your Answer		Score
Distances	Correct	0.12
Borders	Correct	0.12
Points	Correct	0.12
Regions	Correct	0.12
Attributes	Correct	0.12
Shapes	Correct	0.12
Lines	Correct	0.12
Polygons	Correct	0.12
Total		1.00 / 1.00

Question 17

The Web Mercator projection:

Your Answer		Score
Ensures that area measurements are consistent across the map
Enables the map to be maximally useful on the Internet
Provides significant advantages over non-Web designed projections
Causes areas close to the North/South poles to be greatly exaggerated in size	Correct	1.00
Causes areas around the Equator to be exaggerated in size
Total		1.00 / 1.00

Question 18

Buffer analysis can use _______ or ________ to identify areas of interest near a feature.

Your Answer		Score
Lasers, Infrared Sensors
Spatial Data, GIS Analysis
Distance, Satellites
Distance, Time	Correct	1.00
Time, Topology
Total		1.00 / 1.00

Question 19

Data classification refers to:

Your Answer		Score
The method by which maps are organized for rapid retrieval
The level of secrecy associated with your map data
The method by which data observations are labeled
The method by which you assign data observations to categories	Correct	1.00
The set of colors you use to show data observations
The inclusion of metadata on the map layout
Total		1.00 / 1.00

Question 20

Mathematical transformations from the 3D Earth to a 2D map can preserve the following properties:

Your Answer		Score
Landscapes	Correct	0.11
Area	Correct	0.11
Topography	Correct	0.11
Geospatial Data	Correct	0.11
Shape	Correct	0.11
Shortest route between two points	Inorrect	0.00
Cultural Regions	Correct	0.11
Distance	Correct	0.11
Direction	Correct	0.11
Total		0.89 / 1.00

Question 21

Depending on the scale at which you study a Geographic problem:

Your Answer		Score
You need to refer to printed maps to make comparisons
You may want to use an image for your basemap
You may be able to use more text in labels to explain what is happening
You may derive different answers and end up with different looking maps	Correct	1.00
You need to use data gathered at different times
Total		1.00 / 1.00

Question 22

You can review information about spatial data source and quality by examining its:

Question 23

A good map layout has a:

Your Answer		Score
Note that identifies which website the data came from
Rich set of colors and typefaces
Short hyperlink URL to share with others
Clear visual hierarchy
Legend that tells a story about the data	Inorrect	0.00
Signature in cursive by the mapmaker
Total		0.00 / 1.00

Question 24

Graduated symbols:

Your Answer		Score
Use different shapes to show multiple variables
Vary the size of symbols proportionally depending on data values	Inorrect	0.00
Have successfully completed a MOOC with distinction
Use set sizes that represent data categories
Use color to show different data categories
Are useful for incomplete data coverage
Total		0.00 / 1.00

Question 25

Position ____ is the best option for placing a label around a point on a map.

Question 26

The set of spatial relationships that features can have with one another is called:

Your Answer		Score
Spatial Metaphors
Topographic Mapping
GIS Typography
Spatial Topology	Correct	1.00
Geospatial Topography
Total		1.00 / 1.00

Question 27

GPS is an example of a ________.

Your Answer		Score
Geographic Navigation System Service
Google Earth Web Service
Geographic Navigation System of Satellites
Global Navigation Satellite System	Correct	1.00
Geospatial Nomenclature Satellite Service
Total		1.00 / 1.00

This map demonstrates the use of:

Question 28

Your Answer		Score
Delicious Pie symbols
Geospatial symbols
Geocoded symbols
Multivariate symbols	Correct	1.00
Graduated symbols
Choropleth symbols
Total		1.00 / 1.00

Question 29

The grid system we use to locate things on the Earth uses standard lines of:

Your Answer		Score
East and West
Geospatial locations
Small Scale and Large Scale
Latitude and Longitude	Correct	1.00
Range and Focus
North and South
Total		1.00 / 1.00

Question 30

This map demonstrates the use of the ________ technique for symbolizing spatial data.

Your Answer		Score
ColorBrewer
Geospatial Circles
Choropleth Circles
Graduated circle	Correct	1.00
Circle ramping
Total		1.00 / 1.00

Question 31

If you have data values from specific locations (but not everywhere) and you want to make a smoothed map of the entire area, you need to:

Your Answer		Score
Consult older maps to estimate values where you are missing coverage
Find older data to develop complete coverage
Use overlay analysis and buffering to make a surface	Inorrect	0.00
Use surface interpolation methods to make estimates
Gather more data until you have complete coverage
Total		0.00 / 1.00

Question 32

This map legend shows the use of:

Your Answer		Score
Color-based Classification
Natural Break Classification
Sequential Classification
Equal Interval Classification	Correct	1.00
Quantile Classification
Total		1.00 / 1.00

Question 33

LIDAR is useful for making:

Your Answer		Score
Low-detail 3-dimensional models of the Earth’s surface
Highly-detailed photographs of landscapes and cities
Maps that show thermal changes on the Earth’s surface
Highly-detailed 3-dimensional models of the Earth’s surface	Correct	1.00
Low-detail images of the Earth’s surface
Total		1.00 / 1.00

Question 34

Rainbow (spectral) color schemes are:

Your Answer		Score
Aid data interpretation by highlighting variation
Always a good choice for showing data on maps
Designed primarily for making maps of precipitation
Rarely the best choice for showing data on maps	Correct	1.00
Good to use for maps that feature aerial imagery
Good to use when making heat maps
Total		1.00 / 1.00

Question 35

The science and technology associated with imaging the Earth is called:

Your Answer		Score
Geophotography
Geospatial Imaging
Earth Mapping
Remote Sensing
Image Mapping	Inorrect	0.00
Total		0.00 / 1.00

Question 36

This map is an example of a __________.

Your Answer		Score
Cartogram
Double-Variable Geospatial Analysis
Univariate Choropleth Map
Bivariate Choropleth Map	Correct	1.00
Multivariate Atlas
Total		1.00 / 1.00

Question 37

A spatial cluster is:

Your Answer		Score
A collection of spatial observations that have a lot in common with each other
A collection of spatial observations that were collected at the same time
A set of spatial data points that have higher values than their neighbors
A set of spatial observations that differ from the expected variation around a point or region	Correct	1.00
A set of spatial data points that show the locations where people have fallen ill
Total		1.00 / 1.00

Question 38

Map legends, scale bars, north arrows, titles, and source information are together called:

Question 39

“Heat Map” is the commonly used term for a:

Your Answer		Score
Infrared Image Map
Buffer Map
Map That Is On Fire
Density Surface Map	Correct	1.00
Topological Map
Topographic Map
Total		1.00 / 1.00

Question 40

Layout design in cartography refers to:

Your Answer		Score
Deciding which printing system to use for paper maps
Creating a page size to place a map
Choosing fonts and colors for a map
Establishing visual balance among all of the elements in and around a map	Correct	1.00
Locating where toolbars will appear on an interactive map
Developing the rationale for a map’s purpose
Total		1.00 / 1.00

Question 41

Geospatial data:

Your Answer		Score
Is less reliable than non-spatial data sources
Never has quality issues if it is gathered correctly
Is usually available at all scales and for all times one might need
Frequently has quality and certainty issues that must be understood and accounted for	Correct	1.00
Has to be perfect in order to be useful for mapping
Total		1.00 / 1.00

Question 42

______ data can represent any type of geometry, and ______ data assigns data values to cells in a grid.

Your Answer		Score
Regional, Photographic
Polygon, Point
Line, Raster
Vector, Raster	Correct	1.00
Raster, Vector
Total		1.00 / 1.00

Question 43

John Snow is famous for:

Your Answer		Score
Making the first census map
Mapping a disease outbreak in New York
Discovering that snow is made of frozen water
Mapping a cholera outbreak in London	Correct	1.00
Making the first map of London
Mapping the source of the River Nile
Total		1.00 / 1.00

Question 44

Latitude corresponds to ___, and Longitude corresponds to ____ on the Cartesian coordinate system.

Question 45

Data created for OpenStreetMap is one example of:

Your Answer		Score
Variable Geocoding Interaction
Voluntary Geospatial Identification
Volunteered Geographic Identification
Volunteered Geographic Information	Correct	1.00
Verified Geospatial Information
Total		1.00 / 1.00

Question 46

A viewshed can show you:

Your Answer		Score
The location of the sun at a given time of the day
A map of suitable locations for placing tunnels
A map showing the shortest route between two points
The terrain visible from a chosen location	Correct	1.00
The nearest cell phone tower to your chosen location
Total		1.00 / 1.00

Question 47

Infrared satellite images can reveal patterns in ___________.

Your Answer		Score
Public health outcomes
Internet usage by country
Automobile traffic in real-time
Vegetation growth and urban development	Correct	1.00
The color of the landscape
Total		1.00 / 1.00

Question 48

What should the mapmaker do to fix this map?

Your Answer		Score
Include a north arrow and scale bar
Use overlay analysis to see if other data helps reveal a pattern
Use state-level data instead of county-level data
Normalize the data to account for population	Correct	1.00
Try a different dataset to see if clearer patterns emerge
Total		1.00 / 1.00

This map demonstrates the use of a:

Question 49

Your Answer		Score
Grayscale color scheme
Sequential color scheme
Ordinal color scheme
Qualitative color scheme	Correct	1.00
Quantitative color scheme
Total		1.00 / 1.00

Question 50

When making a map, you have to consider:

Your Answer		Score
The number of times others have made similar maps before	Correct	0.12
The ways in which others have shown the same map data before	Correct	0.12
The audience for the map	Correct	0.12
The best way to objectively show data	Correct	0.12
The people who will never see the map	Correct	0.12
The software available to make a map	Correct	0.12
The purpose of the map	Correct	0.12
The format in which it will be shared	Correct	0.12
Total		1.00 / 1.00

Your Answer		Score
Scalebar
Website
File type
Metadata	Correct	1.00
Marginalia
Total		1.00 / 1.00

Your Answer		Score
A - Top Left
C - Top
F - Bottom Right
E - Top Right	Correct	1.00
D - Bottom
B - Bottom Left
Total		1.00 / 1.00

Your Answer		Score
Vidalia
Paraphernalia	Inorrect	0.00
Bacchanalia
Marginalia
Regalia
Glossolalia
Total		0.00 / 1.00

Your Answer		Score
South, West
Up, Sideways
North, East
Y, X	Correct	1.00
X, Y
Total		1.00 / 1.00

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