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What is the main function of GIS?

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To find out the oxygen content in the air
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To recreate an accurate topographical map
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To recreate an accurate topographical map
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To find what kind of vegetation grows where, how many people live in a particular place, what kind of terrain is found where.
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The correct option is D To find what kind of vegetation grows where, how many people live in a particular place, what kind of terrain is found where.
The development in remote sensing technology has enabled us to collect large amounts of data on various types of information of the Earth. All this data becomes more useful, when arranged properly, which is what GIS does.

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