Title: Module 1 Quiz
Course: MASTER-GIST-1120-Patton > Section: Module 1 - Joining and Relating Data and Preparing Data for Analysis

The quiz for this module contains 10 multiple choices and true/false questions. Students will have one attempt and a 30 minute time limit to complete the quiz.  The questions are from material in Chapters 17 and 18 of the textbook.

This quiz has a point value of: 10 points

Q: Name the operation used when you want to append nonspatial data (attributes that describe characteristics, but not geometry or spatial location) to a spatial dataset.
- spatial join
- attribute join
- data join
- location join
A: attribute join
If right: Your answer is correct.
If wrong: Your answer is incorrect.

Q: In order to create a join between tables you must have a common field such as a name field.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: You ___________ tables when each record in the target table may have more than one match in another table.
- join
- union
- relate
- append
A: relate
If right: Your answer is correct.
If wrong: Your answer is incorrect.

Q: To join two tables the field name (title) must be the same in both tables.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Sometimes, rather than joining data based on a common attribute, you will want to join data based on location or spatial relationship.  This operation is called
- spatial join
- location join
- union join
- positional join
- adjacency join
A: spatial join
If right: Your answer is correct.
If wrong: Your answer is incorrect.

Q: When you perform an operation on spatial data that creates a new dataset, you are geoprocessing.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: The dissolve tool requires that you select an input layer of features to dissolve, a location where the newly created layer will be save on disk, and an attribute on which to base the dissolve of the input features.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: All of the following are typical steps in the analysis workflow EXCEPT
- frame the problem as a question
- determine the results
- choose the appropriate data
- choose the appropriate analysis method
- execute the analysis
- present your work
A: determine the results
If right: Your answer is correct.
If wrong: Your answer is incorrect.

Q: The operation that trims features in one layer using the boundaries of a polygon feature from another layer is called
- chopping.
- extracting.
- removing.
- clipping.
A: clipping.
If right: Your answer is correct.
If wrong: Your answer is incorrect.

Q: ____________ allows you to investigate and understand spatial relationships between and among real-world features.
- GIS analysis
- Pinpoint analysis
- Location analysis
- Physical analysis
A: GIS analysis
If right: Your answer is correct.
If wrong: Your answer is incorrect.