If a Geographer Wanted to Use a Geographic Information System

question 50

Multiple Choice

If a geographer wanted to use a geographic information system (GIS) to study soil contamination and determined that only the areas within 1.5 kilometers of a toxic waste dump needed to be considered and mapped, he/she would be most likely to choose which type of GIS function?

• A)buffering
• B)kriging
• C)area calculation
• D)point-pattern analysis

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Definitions:

Revenue Recorded

The process of documenting income earned by a business during a specific period, usually upon the delivery of goods or services.

Cost Flow Assumption

The method used to allocate costs to inventory and cost of goods sold, such as FIFO, LIFO, or weighted average.

Weighted Average

A calculation that takes into account the varying degrees of importance of the numbers in a data set, providing a measure of central tendency.

Purchase Costs

Expenses incurred to acquire goods or services, including the buying price and other associated costs.