ESRI Cartography and Map Design

Question 1

Which map projection is best suited for preserving area when creating thematic maps showing global distributions?

Accepted Answer

Albers Equal-Area Conic

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Mercator

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Lambert Conformal Conic

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Stereographic

Question 2

In ArcGIS Pro, which panel is specifically used to modify how a feature layer is rendered and symbolized?

Accepted Answer

Symbology pane

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Catalog pane

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Contents pane

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Geoprocessing pane

Question 3

What is the primary cartographic purpose of including a scale bar on a printed map?

Accepted Answer

To provide a visual reference relating map distance to real-world distance

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To indicate the direction of north on the map

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To identify the map's author and publisher

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To display the coordinate system used for the map

Question 4

Which color scheme is most appropriate for displaying continuous numeric data that ranges from low to high values with no meaningful midpoint?

Accepted Answer

Sequential color scheme

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Diverging color scheme

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Qualitative color scheme

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Bi-polar color scheme

Question 5

In ArcGIS Pro map layout design, what is the term for the frame element that contains and displays a map view?

Accepted Answer

Map frame

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Data frame

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View extent

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Spatial frame

Question 6

Which ArcGIS Pro feature automatically generates a series of map pages by iterating through features in an index layer?

Accepted Answer

Spatial map series

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Attribute-driven series

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Bookmarks-driven series

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Strip map series

Question 7

In cartographic design, what does 'visual hierarchy' refer to?

Accepted Answer

Organizing map elements so the most important information is perceived first

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The order in which map layers are drawn in the table of contents

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The sequence of geoprocessing steps used to create the map

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The ranking of coordinate systems by spatial accuracy