Geographic Data Types and Representation Quiz
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What is the process of photographing the Earth’s surface through a regular camera installed in an aircraft flying at a known altitude?

  • Satellite imagery
  • Total Station imaging
  • Landsat photography
  • Aerial photography (correct)
  • Which satellite navigation system provides information about location and time in all weather conditions anywhere on or near the Earth?

  • Total Station System
  • Sentinel Positioning System
  • Landsat navigation System
  • Global Positioning System (GPS) (correct)
  • What type of satellite images are taken from satellites orbiting the planet and equipped with various sensors for detecting visible light, infrared light, and microwave radiation?

  • Aerial photography
  • Landsat images
  • Satellite imagery (correct)
  • Total Station images
  • Which method aims to calculate the levels of points, distances between them, horizontal and vertical angles, and extract coordinates using the Total Station device?

    <p>Spatial data sources</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the oldest and most common method of raising the features of the Earth’s surface?

    <p>Spatial data sources</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of maps give each position a geometric symbol or a pictorial symbol?

    <p>Point maps</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which method of representing data involves qualitative representation of different colors for each polygon?

    <p>Choropleth Maps</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process of obtaining metadata by collecting data from internationally approved official censuses and governmental and non-governmental departments and agencies?

    <p>Metadata sources</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the spatial element that is distributed on the map in the form of a point, line, or polygon?

    <p>Spatial data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of data describes the elements of the map, such as characteristics associated with points, lines, or polygons?

    <p>Metadata</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of data includes the name of the road, its width, and type when represented as a line on a map?

    <p>Metadata</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the non-spatial data related to the spatial element that describes the characteristics associated with a point, line, or polygon?

    <p>Metadata</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of spatial data?

    <p>Data that describes the elements of the map</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of metadata for a region represented as a polygon on a map?

    <p>The type of crops grown in it</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of spatial data?

    <p>A road represented as a line on a map</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of data is distributed on the map in the form of a point, line, or polygon?

    <p>Spatial data</p> Signup and view all the answers

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