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

In terms of project management, when should the written report for the project be completed?

In terms of project management, when should the results of the project be offered to project stakeholders?

In terms of project management, when should stakeholders be identified?

In terms of project management, when should analysis take place?

In terms of project management, when should data collection take place?

The part of GIS project development when a geographic dilemma is considered for study is called

The part of GIS project development when data manipulation and analysis takes place is called

In terms of project management, when should the project objective be developed?

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

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

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

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

The process or art of making maps is also called

How things are located on the Earth’s surface is called

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

Types of information that describe geographic features are called

Maps that show elevation contour lines as well as geographic feature data are called

Maps that are used to show how to travel from one place to another are called

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

The graphical key used on maps that lists the entity representations is called the

Special purpose maps that convey information about a particular topic are called

Parallels that circle the globe from east to west measure

Meridians that run north to south on the globe measure

What is the point of reference for measuring latitude?

Where something is located in relation to something else is its

The absolute location of Washington, DC is approximately

In what state would you be if your absolute location was 107.5 W, 37.5 N

In order to represent a three-dimensional world on a sheet of paper, cartographers must use

A model used to describe the shape of the Earth is called a(n)

Methods used so that every point on the surface of the Earth can be designated as an X, Y location on a grid are called

The coordinate system that divides the Earth into zones and measures location using meters as the unit of measure is called the

How a mapped area relates to the area of the Earth it represents is called the

Maps that plot a relatively small geographic area and provide more feature detail are

Maps that plot a larger geographic area and provide less feature detail are

What are the three basic shapes used to map landscape features?

What are three sources of geographic data?

Check all industries/community organizations that use GIS technology.

Check the types of maps that would be used to show elevation and terrain.

Which of the following map types would be best to read the elevation of a specific location?

Which of the following is the best example of a small-scale map?

Which of the following is the best example of a large-scale map?

Which of the following entities is an example of the type of data that should be represented as a point on a large-scale map?

Which of the following entities is an example of the type of data that should be represented as a point on a small-scale map?

Which of the following graphic representations would best illustrate forested areas on a map?

Which of the following graphic representations would best illustrate cities on a large-scale map?

Which of the following graphic representations would best illustrate county divisions on a map?

Lines of latitude run north to south and are measured from the starting point at the International Date Line.

Geography is defined as the act of producing a map.

Orthogonal viewpoint means viewing something from above.