Lab Assignment Questions

You can submit your answers to this Lab Quiz questions on via the corresponding Canvas Quiz. Questions in this document are hyperlinked to relevant content incase you need help finding answers. Feel free to work with peers in the lab, but make sure all work submitted is your own. Written answers can be brief and bullet point format is okay unless otherwise specified.

Rubric

Written answers and figure submissions will be evaluated using the rubric below and your TA will provide brief comments where applicable. Maps, charts, and other figure submissions will be evaluated for completeness and aesthetics. For Lab 1, as long as you can make a map with the necessary elements, you’ll get full credit! As the term progresses, figure submissions will be evaluated to a higher standard.

Table 1: Lab Quiz Rubric
Category Written Answers Figure Submissions Score
Missing 0%
Insufficient Missing major key points or serious logical flaws Serious errors in analysis, missing data, or major stylistic issues 25%
Below Expectations Missing a few key points or minor logical flaws Minor errors in analysis or multiple stylistic issues 50%
Meets Expectations Hits key points and mostly well constructed Error free analysis, minor stylistic issue 75%
Exceeds Expectations Clearly thought out, concise, and astute Error free analysis and clean, aesthetically pleasing map 100%

Quiz Questions

Part 1

  1. Upload your Central_Wellington_Layout.pdf. Hint

  2. What does the select layer by attributes tool do? Hint

  • Find features that meet specific criteria.
  • Find features that are in a specific area.
  • Find features based on their spatial relationship to other features.
  1. A ______ in ArcGIS Pro is a way to put a map on a page and map elements like a north arrow, legend, scale bar, and extent indicator. Hint
  • Map frame
  • Layout
  • Data view
  • Geoprocessing pane
  1. What tool was used to create the 1500 meter zone around the campsites? Hint
  • Select by location
  • Buffer
  • Intersect
  • Select by attribute
  1. What is the first step when creating a new point layer? Hint
  • Create a polygon feature class in the project geodatabase
  • Create a raster dataset
  • Make sure you are zoomed into your area of interest.
  • Create point feature class in the project geodatabase

Part 2

  1. A ______ is a file management structure that is unique to ESRI products. Hint
  • Folder
  • Zipfile
  • Shapefile
  • Geodatabase

  1. In your own words, what does georeferencing do? Hint

  2. How many cholera deaths were recorded in this outbreak? ______ How many locations (points) are in the dataset? ______ What is the highest number of deaths at one location? ______ Hint

  3. ______ point symbols are sized differently to convey magnitude/intensity. Hint

  • Triangular
  • Sequential
  • Graduated
  • Bigger

  1. What do the mean center and directional distribution tell us about a set of points? Hint

  2. Why might Kernel Density be more useful for identifying the source of a source(s) of a cholera outbreak outbreak than the mean center and directional distribution? Hint

  3. Upload your Kernel_Density.pdf. Hint