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How to make flash cards out of PowerPoint slides!

See slide 8 for details

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Which one of these categories in not one of the definitions of GIS listed in the text book?

A. A GIS is a ToolboxB. A GIS is an Information SystemC. GIS is an IndustryD. GIS is a Proprietary SoftwareE. GIS is a Multibillion-Dollar Business

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When thinking about the history of GIS, what is Jacqueline Tyrwhitt credited with?

A. Vector and raster data modelsB. The map overlay techniqueC. Web based mapsD. Formulas for the first projectionsE. Calculating distances on a curve

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What was the purpose of the Canadian Geographic Information System?

A. Canada Transportation PlanningB. Canada Space ExplorationC. Canada Land Resource InventoryD. Canada Geographic Education InitiativeE. Canada Military Defense Program

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What do NAD27 & NAD83 have in common?

A. Both use Meades Ranch Kansas as a point of reference

B. Both are used for mapping locations all over the world

C. Both are datumsD. Both incorporate variations due to gravityE. Both use a system of 24 satellites to

determine location

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A grid data structure would be consider which type of data model?

A. RasterB. VectorC. DEMD. Database tableE. Blob

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• GIS is a Proprietary Software

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How to make slides• Start PowerPoint and you can just use the plain template. • Use the New Slide button to add 12 slides• From the Insert section, choose the Slide Number option to

add numbers to your slides• Use the table to the right to set up your questions and

answers• Use a lighter font color for your answer slides• Send your slides to the printer with the following settings:

– Print what: Handouts– Slides per page: 6– Order: Horizontal– Frame slides– Find the option for your printer

to print double sided– Cut out the slides!

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Answer Slide Number

1 82 73 104 95 126 11

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• Canada Land Resource Inventory

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• The map overlay technique

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• Raster

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• Both are datums