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 (C)</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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

<p>Choropleth Maps (A)</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 (C)</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 (D)</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 (A)</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 (B)</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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of spatial data?

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

What is an example of spatial data?

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

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