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

Exercise 1

  1. Metadata is _____ about ____. Hint

Exercise 2

  1. In your own words, what does Project “On the Fly” do? Hint

  2. What UTM zone is Vancouver in?. Hint

  • 10 S
  • 11 N
  • 10 N
  • 18 N

Exercise 3

  1. Use the What UTM Zone am I in? tool match find the UTM zones for these cities:
  • Inuvik, NWT, Canada
  • Cape Town, South Africa
  • Kyoto, Japan

Exercise 4

  1. What spatial unit is the Shape_Area of the CAN_albersEA in? (Check the Spatial Reference Info). Hint
  • Kilometers
  • Meters
  • Square Miles
  • Square Kilometers
  • Square Meters
  • Degrees
  1. What is the difference in Shape_Area given for the CAN_webMercator and CAN_albersEA layers in Square Kilometers? Round to the nearest whole number. Hint
  • Folder
  • Zipfile
  • Shapefile
  • Geodatabase

  1. We are multiplying by 1000000 to convert the units to population per square ____. Hint

  2. What is the population density of the CAN_webMercator layer? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth place. Hint

  3. What is the population density of the CAN_albersEA layer? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth place. Hint

  4. How do the calculations compare? Which layer do you think has the most accurate Population Density and why? Hint

Part 2

  1. Submit your figure showing Canada in the four different coordinate systems. Hint

  2. Write a paragraph or two comparing and contrasting the four different coordinate systems. What are the differences/similarities between them? If you wanted to make a map of population totals by province, which coordinate system(s) would you choose? What if you wanted to make a map of population density by province, which coordinate system(s) would you choose? Hint