School of Resource and Environmental Science， Wuhan University
Principle and Application of Geographic Information System
Examination Paper B
评分标准 Semester II 2011-2012
Name Class Lecturer
Student No Major Dean
Section 1 “TERMINOLOGY”
Give explanation to the following terminologies. Each correct answer scores 2 points.
1. Touch 2. Object 3. Secondary Data 4. Conceptual Model 5. Coverage 6. Distance Relation 7. Spatial Input 8. GIS Query 9. Ratio Data 10. Tuple
每个概念能大致写明概念的定义或用处得2分。
Section 2 “SINGLE CHOICE”
Fill the letter of the answer you consider being correct into the blank. Each correct answer scores 4 points.
1. GIS is an automated _________ for the capture, storage, retrieval, analysis, and display of spatial data.
A. compter B. system C.model D. form
2. The features shown on a map, e.g. lakes, benchmarks, contours can be thought of as discrete ___________ .
A. objects B. keys C. attribute D. entities
3. _________ of digital data is one way around the input bottleneck
A. Input B. Output C. Sharing D. Analyzing
4. Strictly, topological properties are those which _____________ after distortion .
A. are stretched B. are separated C. remain unchanged D. are related
5. The Inverse Distance Weighted (IDW) interpolator assumes that each input point has a _______influence
that diminishes with distance..
A. global B. minimal C. maximal D. local
1.B 2.A 3.C 4.C 5.D
Section 3 “MULTIPLE CHOICE”
Fill the letter of the answers you consider being correct into the blank. Each correct answer scores 2 points.
1. Attributes values often are conceptually organized in ________ tables which list individual entities in the
_________and attributes in the ___________
A. column B. rows C. attribute D. graph
2. GIS integrates ________ and other kinds of ________within a single system - it offers a consistent
framework for analyzing ________ data
A. information B. spatial C.topological D. geographical
3. In the construction of TIN _________ can be varied depending on __________of the surface . A. ruggedness B. shape C. sampling D. elevation
4. Location-allocation problems concern the provision of a ______ to satisfy a spatially dispersed_________.
A. route B. service C. layer D. demand
1.CBA 2.BAD 3.CA 4.BD
Section 4 “QUESTION”
Answer the following questions. Each correct answer scores 10 points.
1. What are the contributions of Geography to the development of GIS ?
地理信息及其表达，地理分析方法、应用领域
2. What are the spatial analysis functions of a GIS software such as Arc GIS?
缓冲区、叠置、网络、地形等方法（各2.5-3分）
3. Give an example to demonstrate why topological relationships are important to GIS.
拓扑关系的定义及特点（3分），对于空间分析的意义（7分） 4. What are the query mode and product mode respectively in GIS output?
查询模式和产品模式的定义（4分），各自特点（6分）
