Spatial Analysis and Geography Terminology Quiz

Zoning refers to the pattern of different land uses in a city.

DEM stands for Digital Elevation Model in spatial analysis.

WGS84 is commonly used for representing locations on Earth's surface in geographic coordinate systems.

Demography is the study of spatial patterns and processes of human populations.

GPS in a GIS context stands for Global Positioning System.

Raster model is used to represent continuous surfaces like elevation or temperature in geographic data.

In spatial analysis, the term 'centroid' refers to the center of a polygon.

Network analysis is used in GIS to find the shortest path between two points.

Datum transformation is the process of converting data from one map projection to another.

Union in GIS involves combining layers to create a single layer representing the shared area.

Multicriteria Evaluation in GIS determines location suitability based on multiple criteria.

Cluster analysis is the process of dividing an area into distinct regions based on defined criteria.

Vector model represents reality as interconnected objects or entities with attributes in geographic data.

Interpolation is the process of estimating unknown values within the range of existing observations.

Nominal analysis is not a type of spatial analysis.

Fractal dimension is the measure of the compactness of a shape, often used in geographic analysis.