Questions about GIS software

In the Contents pane, how would you remove a layer entirely from the map (and not just turn it off)?

In what order are layers drawn in the Contents pane? Refer to the example where we were not able to see the layer Air Pollution by County displayed while the World Population layer was turned on.

If you were to close the Contents pane (by clicking the small X from the upper-right corner), how would you open it again to show it?

List two ways to access the Symbology tab when a layer is highlighted in the Contents pane.

What is meant by a Visibility Scale when displaying labels for a layer? Provide an example.

Using the Measure tool, what is the distance in miles between Chicago and Paris, France?

How do you create a folder connection from the Catalog pane? And how will having a folder connection help in your project?

What purpose does a Bookmark serve? Provide an example.

In a 3D scene, what purpose does the Extrusion tool serve?

Does a basemap have individual features with attributes? Refer to the Topographic basemap from this exercise.

Using the Select Attributes, how many counties are in Indiana?

What is needed between two tables before you can join them? Refer to the fields in both tables.

Are joined attributes permanent or temporary?

Explain how the Swipe tool would be useful?

When you used the Add Field tool, was the field you added permanent?

Perform the Summary Statistics for 2004. State the sum and average of obesity cases.

Regarding two tables, how is a Relate different from a Join?

What is a Spatial Join?

What is a geodatabase, and what are the advantages to having one?

How many vertices do we have with the water line that runs along SW 18th Way?

Why did we use the Snapping tool to add a new water line?

Regarding a polygon feature, what is the difference between the Split and Merge tools?