SCI 225 Module One Worksheet
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SCI 225 Module One Worksheet
Explore the World Map
Answer the questions below, which are associated with the SNHU Introduction to ArcGIS Pro Tutorial
videos. To use this worksheet, replace bracketed text with relevant information.
1.
Locate the orange country in the middle of the display. This country is an archipelago that spans
three time zones. One of the main islands has a red X on it. What is the name of this country?
Indonesia
2.
When you zoom in on the map, does the map’s scale gets larger or smaller?
Larger
3.
The country you are interested in is the big red one to the east of the southern tip of Africa. This
Indian Ocean island country is famous for growing and exporting high-quality vanilla beans.
What is the name of this country?
Italy
4.
Use the Identify tool in the map to answer the following question.
a.
What country is immediately west of Madagascar?
Mozambique
5.
What is the population of this country? Hint: The POP_CNTRY field contains this information.
32.08 million.
6.
Using the Identify tool, click the red country in the middle of the map display. The country you
are looking for gained its independence in 1918 but was annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940. It
then regained its independence in 1991. What is the name of this country?
Ukraine
7.
Look at the Identify window to answer the following question.
a.
What is this country’s currency?
Ukrainian hryvnia
8.
Using the Bookmarks menu, zoom to Vodka Producers. The bright orange country in the middle
of the map display is also a country well known for its vodka production. What is this country?
Russia
9.
This next country is the last one in your exploration of the world. The country you are looking for
is the third largest country in South America. It is known for many things, including its three
contrasting regions: arid desert, dense forest, and large mountains. What is the name of this
country?
Peru
10.
Use the skills you have acquired with ArcGIS Pro’s navigation tools and the Identify tool to
answer the following question.
a.
What are the names of the two countries that border Peru to the north?
Columbia and Ecuador
11.
Of these two northern neighbors, which has the larger population?
Columbia
12.
To which country does the group of islands off the western coast of South America belong?
Ecuador
13.
Which tools did you find most helpful in this exercise? Why?
The Full extent tool is the most helpful as it gives you a bunch of important data and
information.
14.
Which tools did you find the most difficult to use in this exercise? Why?
The Attributes Table is my least favorite tool as it takes up a lot of space on the screen and it
makes it harder to see other things on the screen as there is now less space.
15.
16.
Give a specific example of how the tools you used in this exercise could be used in a GIS
application in a discipline of your choice.
I used the Full extent tool to get the information on Columbia and other countries.
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