1. For what do you think this analysis would be used?  How would the individual methods listed be useful in different ways?
 
 
 
 
 

2. Name at least two other projects that would benefit from buffer analysis.
 
 
 
 
 

3. Why might clipping data not always be the best method for obtaining data?  (Think in terms of accuracy and data scale / resolution).
 
 
 
 
 

4.  Explain the difference between "Dissolve" and "Dissolve Regions."  Which did you select?  Why?
 
 
 
 
 

5. What happened in the dissolve?  What has changed in the geography and the attribute table?  Why do you think that this happened?
 
 
 
 
 

6. What projection is bound06083?
 
 
 
 

7. Find the census tracts with population densities greater than 16,000 persons/km.  Are these higher than you expected they would be?  Explain why you feel these values may be spurious.
 
 
 
 

8. What type of relationship is this?  Which fields were used?
 
 
 
 
 

9. Give at least one example of where it might be better to use a relationship class rather than a join.