Exam contents and sample exam question
Workspace
Managing files
Running ArcMap
Opening Map files
Displaying
a map view
Adding new layers to the data frame
Displaying
layers
Controlling
drawing order
Modifying
symbols
Symbol
palette
Mapping
unique values
Saving
your work
Backing
up and restoring your work
Setting
view properties
Map units
Distance
units
Querying
the database to find locations of attributes
Query expressions
Zooming in
and out
Labeling
features with attribute values
Adding
freehand graphics
Adding
freehand text
Working
with page layouts
Data frame
Legend
Scale
North Arrow
Title
Mapping
continuous variables
Editing
database tables
Adding
a new field to the database
Field
definition: name, data type, width, decimals
Calculating
new variables from existing variables
Selecting
appropriate patterns and colors for mapping continuous data
Alternative
approaches to classifying continuous data
Equal
interval classifications
Viewing
and sorting data
Working
with skewed data distributions
Quantile
classifications
Using layer-property filters to redefine themes
Selection
based on graphic shapes
Comparing
attributes for different geographic areas
Obtaining
statistics from the database
Distance
buffers
Saving Buffer Results
Select by location using point and line themes
Storing inside buffer and outside buffer data in
a layer attribute table
Using buffer information as a layer filter
Spatial Joins
Working with multiple geographies
ArcMap Geoprocessing
Polygon clip
Clip results
Polygon union
Union results
modifying ArcGIS/python
Polygon intersection
Project 5 brings together concepts and techniques from the previous projects. No new concepts and techniques are introduced in Project 5, but it provides a good chance to practice developing an end-to-end model.
Last modified 10/05/2021