Geomatics Answers

1. Magnatic North pole is...
A. Different to the North pole
B. Opposite to the North pole.
C. A static North pole.
D. The same as the North pole
2.Express the following representative fraction (RF) 1: 20 000 000in a word statement using centimetres and kilometres: 1 cm equals........ km
3.if the farm boundary is 4.5km long, what would the length in mm on a 1:50 000 topographic map be? Answer is ............ mm
4.if the distance between any two points is 45mm on a 1:20 000 map, what would the distance in mm on a 1:50 000 map be? Answer is .......... mm.

1. Select the items or items which indicates the historical purpose of a map...
A. b), d) and f)
B. Trade routes
C. Census
D. Military purposes
E. b) and f)
F. Navigation
G. All above
2. A landscape profile is also known as.....
3. Why contours important in map reading?
A. Contours help to calculate angle of declination between points of equal elevation.
B. Contours help to calculate the type of inclination between points of equal elevation.
C. Contours help to calculate the distance between any two points.
D. Contours help to calculate slope in degrees.

1. A flow map is a.
A. Physical map
B. General purpose map
C. Road map
D. Thematic map
E. Topographic map
2. Variable line symbols are known as....
A. Flowlines
B. Sea routes
C. Roads
D. Rivers
E. Transportation routes
F. Railway lines.
3. Dot density map representing populations in the provinces of South Africa uses...
A. Variable symbols.
B. Uniform symbols.
C. Uniform or variable symbols
D. 3D points

1. Points, lines and polygon are used to........
2. In discrete statistical surfaces the Z values occur...
A. At specific locations outside the study area.
B. Always at the top of the study area
C. Everywhere within the area of study.
D. At specific locations within the study area.
3. A dot density map is a..
A. Road map
B. Thematic map.
C. Physical map
D. General purpose map

1. "Is McDonald's in general linked to a petrol station? What is the nature of this association? How much interaction occurs between the locations?" are questions about...
A. Geographic interaction
B. Geographic change.
C. Geographic location
D. Geographic interpretation.
E. Geographic distribution
F. Geographic association
2. In discrete statistical surfaces the Z values occur...
A. at specific locations outside the study area.
B. Always at the top of the study area.
C. Everywhere within the area of study.
D. At specific locations within the study area
3. A dot density map is a...
A. Road map
B. Thematic map
C. Physical map
D. General purpose map
4. On a map an........... symbol is used to portray an airport.

1. File_name. PRJ contains information on the map projection used( yes or No)?.
2. Which two questions are key when using GIS to do spatial analysis?
A. " What "and "How"
B. What and where
C. Where and why
D. Where and How
E. Why and What
3.A loxodrome is a ..........
4.A map showing the number of Covid-19 cases per country is a ....... map?
5. Where is it? Why is it here? Why is it there? How much of it here? are questions about....
A. Geographic distribution.
B. Geographic association.
C. Geographic interaction.
D. Geographic change.
E. Geographic interpretation.
F. Geographic location.