Tableau Geographic Data and Mapping 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which Tableau field role icon (globe) indicates a field has been assigned a geographic role?
- A small globe icon next to the field (Correct answer)
- A # number sign
- A clock icon
- A calendar icon
Correct answer: A small globe icon next to the field
Tableau displays a small globe icon beside any dimension assigned a geographic role.
Question 2: What happens when you double-click a field with a geographic role like Country in Tableau?
- It automatically generates a map view with Latitude and Longitude (Correct answer)
- It creates a bar chart
- It opens a calculated field editor
- It deletes the field
Correct answer: It automatically generates a map view with Latitude and Longitude
Double-clicking a geographic field auto-creates Latitude (generated) and Longitude (generated) and plots a map.
Question 3: Which geographic role would you assign to U.S. five-digit postal codes?
- ZIP Code/Postcode (Correct answer)
- Area Code
- CBSA/MSA
- Congressional District
Correct answer: ZIP Code/Postcode
The ZIP Code/Postcode role maps five-digit U.S. postal codes to coordinates.
Question 4: What is the purpose of the 'Edit Locations' dialog in Tableau?
- To resolve unrecognized or ambiguous geographic values (Correct answer)
- To change the chart color
- To export the workbook
- To add a calculated field
Correct answer: To resolve unrecognized or ambiguous geographic values
Edit Locations lets you match ambiguous or unknown place names to the correct geographic location.
Question 5: In Tableau, what does the 'X unknown' indicator in the lower-right of a map typically mean?
- Some location values could not be matched to the map (Correct answer)
- The map style is unknown
- The data source is offline
- The license is invalid
Correct answer: Some location values could not be matched to the map
The unknown indicator counts location values Tableau could not geocode or match.
Question 6: Which map type in Tableau encodes values by shading geographic areas (polygons) with color intensity?
- Filled map (choropleth) (Correct answer)
- Symbol map
- Density map
- Path map
Correct answer: Filled map (choropleth)
A filled (choropleth) map colors entire geographic regions based on a measure's value.
Question 7: What does a symbol map (point map) in Tableau use to represent each location?
- A mark such as a circle plotted at the location's coordinates (Correct answer)
- A shaded polygon
- A density blur
- A line connecting points
Correct answer: A mark such as a circle plotted at the location's coordinates
A symbol map places individual marks (often circles) at each location's coordinates.
Tableau Geographic Data and Mapping 2
Which Tableau field role icon (globe) indicates a field has been assigned a geographic role?