Victor Adams - Chapter 2 - Review Questions

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Victor Adams WST-038-01 Chapter 2 Review Questions 1. For each of the following types of data, state whether it is nominal, categorical, ordinal, interval, or ratio. Explain your reasoning. arsenic concentration in mg/L - Ratio vegetation type - Categorical annual precipitation in inches - Ratio customer zip codes - Nominal social security numbers - Nominal elevations of climate stations - Interval football team rankings - Ordinal number of students in universities - Ratio letter grades given to students - Ordinal college student majors - Categories 2. For each of the following attributes, state whether a single symbol, graduated color, or unique values map would be most appropriate. Explain your reasoning. political party chosen by voting districts – Single Symbol lung cancer rates by county – Unique Values Map flow rates of wells in gallons/minute – Graduated Color river flow volumes (cfs) – Unique Values Map restaurant locations – Unique Values Map soil class, such as loam, clay, etc. - Unique Values Map 3. If mapping the following attributes for counties, indicate which ones would generally be normalized, and discuss what attribute field(s) should be used. average annual snowfall – Not Normalized home vacancy rate - Normalized Native American population – Normalized median home price – Not Normalized number of crimes reported - Normalized number of car accidents - Normalized 4. State whether a unique values, classified, stretched, or RGB composite display method should be used for each of the following rasters and justify the choice. land cover classes – Unique Values 7-band satellite image - RGB Elevation – Stretched black-and-white aerial photo – Stretched tree canopy percent – Classified
slope in degrees – Classified 5. Explain the merits of unclassed maps as compared to classed maps. The merits of classed vs unclassed is that classed is one hue that gradually increases or decreases, and unclassed maps are different hues on a map. Selecting a classification scheme, whether Jenks, defined interval, or another, introduces subjectivity and potential bias into the presentation, and maps may look quite different based on the choice. Unclassed maps remove the subjective aspect and present the data without bias. 6. Describe the difference between a geospatial data set and a layer. A geospatial data set is an adjective describing software, data, models or other constructs that constitute, use, or manipulate geographic information. A layer is a reference to a feature class and its associated properties. 7. Explain the difference between thematic rasters and image rasters. Thermatic rasters contain map quantities or features. Image rasters show brightness values and are typically photographs or satellite data. 8. For each of the following map types, find a map from the Internet that uses this type of symbolization: graduated color, graduated symbol (lines), graduated symbol (points), unique values. Turn in a screenshot of each map with a citation. For each one, explain how the differentiation between features is achieved, and critique the choice of symbols used.
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