Spatial Analysis

1. How many counties does the State of Iowa contain?
-Iowa contains 99 counties.

2. Which county in Georgia contains the largest number of people, as of the year 2001?
-The county of Fulton in the state of Georgia contains the largest population as of 2001.

3. How many cities, with populations greater than 15,000, are located within the State of Washington?
-Washington has 39 cities that have a population greater than 15,000 people.

4. How many miles long are all of the interstates that are crossed by the outline of Los Angeles County?
-There are 3,851.13751 miles of interstate that are crossed by the outline of L.A. County.

5. Simplify the UrbanBoundaries feature class so that only the urban areas of Los Angeles County are visible (Hint: you will use one of the overlay functions: clip, intersect, or union). Include a screenshot of this new layer in your blog. How many acres of urban area lie within Los Angeles County?


-There are 1,367,445.89 acres of urban area that lie within the boundaries of Los Angeles County.

6. How many zip codes have their centroid in Los Angeles County?
-There are 522 zip codes that have their centroid in Los Angeles County.

7. Create a layer displaying the provinces of Canada using the data provided to you in the Canada dataset. Save this new layer under the Canada dataset using the name Provinces. Include a screenshot of this new layer in your blog.



8. Which Native American Indian Reservations lie within 75 miles of the City of Thurso in Quebec, Canada?
-There are 5 Native American Indian Reservations that lie within 75 miles of Thurso:
Doncaster Indian Reserve 17
Kitigan Zibi Indian Reserve
Kahnawake Indian Reserve 14
Kanesatake Indian Reserve 16
Akwesane Indian Reserve 15