Geographic Information System (GIS) Stores, Views, and Analyzes Geographic Data

question 53

True/False

Geographic information system (GIS) stores, views, and analyzes geographic data creating multidimensional charts or maps. For example, GIS are monitoring global warming by measuring the speed of glaciers melting in Canada, Greenland, and Antarctica.

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Definitions:

Net Operating Income

A measure of a company's profitability from its regular business operations, deducting operating expenses from gross income.

Operating Leverage

A measure of how sensitive a company's operating income is to a change in its sales revenue, indicating the proportion of fixed to variable costs.

Net Operating Income

The profit a company generates from its operations, before taxes and interest, from its primary business activities.

Sales Decline

A decrease in the volume or value of sales over a specific period.