Tableau Mapping Geographic Data 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which Tableau geographic role should you assign to a field containing 5-digit US ZIP codes?
- ZIP Code/Postcode (Correct answer)
- County
- City
- Area Code
Correct answer: ZIP Code/Postcode
The ZIP Code/Postcode geographic role maps 5-digit US postal codes to their built-in centroid locations.
Question 2: What happens to a field's icon when Tableau assigns it a geographic role?
- It gets a globe icon (Correct answer)
- It turns red
- It is hidden
- It becomes a parameter
Correct answer: It gets a globe icon
Fields with a geographic role display a small globe icon in the Data pane.
Question 3: When you double-click a field named Country that has a geographic role, what does Tableau create?
- A map with Latitude and Longitude generated (Correct answer)
- A bar chart
- A text table
- A scatter plot
Correct answer: A map with Latitude and Longitude generated
Double-clicking a geographic field auto-generates Latitude and Longitude and plots a map.
Question 4: Which generated fields does Tableau create automatically for a geographic role?
- Latitude (generated) and Longitude (generated) (Correct answer)
- Measure Names and Measure Values
- Number of Records only
- X and Y axes
Correct answer: Latitude (generated) and Longitude (generated)
Tableau produces Latitude (generated) and Longitude (generated) to position marks on the map.
Question 5: To change a dimension into a geographic field manually, you right-click and choose which option?
- Geographic Role (Correct answer)
- Default Properties > Color
- Convert to Measure
- Create Calculated Field
Correct answer: Geographic Role
Right-click the field and select Geographic Role to assign or change its location type.
Question 6: Why might Tableau fail to recognize a State field as geographic?
- Values use ambiguous abbreviations or are misspelled (Correct answer)
- The field is a measure
- There are too few rows
- The map layer is disabled
Correct answer: Values use ambiguous abbreviations or are misspelled
Unrecognized or misspelled location names cause Tableau to flag unknown values.
Question 7: Which generated field type allows Tableau to support latitude and longitude as continuous measures on a map?
- Latitude (generated) on the Rows shelf (Correct answer)
- A discrete dimension pill
- A set
- A bin
Correct answer: Latitude (generated) on the Rows shelf
Generated Latitude/Longitude are continuous measures placed on Rows and Columns to draw the map.
Tableau Mapping Geographic Data 2
Which Tableau geographic role should you assign to a field containing 5-digit US ZIP codes?