Using and interpreting images (Edexcel GCSE Geography A): Flashcards
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What do ground-level photos provide?
What do ground-level photos provide?
Detailed views from human perspective
Limitation of ground-level photos
Limitation of ground-level photos
Limited scope for broader landscape context
What do oblique aerial photos offer?
What do oblique aerial photos offer?
Compromise between ground detail & broad coverage
Challenge with oblique aerial photos
Challenge with oblique aerial photos
Judging scale, especially in background
How satellite imagery works
How satellite imagery works
Measures differences in energy radiated by surfaces
Two types of satellite images
Two types of satellite images
False colour and true colour images
Colour of healthy vegetation in true colour satellite images
Colour of healthy vegetation in true colour satellite images
Red
What are satellite images valuable for studying?
What are satellite images valuable for studying?
Large-scale patterns & environmental changes over time
What do vertical aerial photos provide?
What do vertical aerial photos provide?
Bird's-eye view, similar to looking at a map
Strength of vertical aerial photos
Strength of vertical aerial photos
Measure distances accurately & see spatial relationships
Limitation of vertical aerial photos
Limitation of vertical aerial photos
Fine details difficult to identify from overhead angle
The Five Ws framework for image analysis
The Five Ws framework for image analysis
What, Why, Who, Where, When
Advantage of oblique aerials for landscape study
Advantage of oblique aerials for landscape study
Show both horizontal & vertical dimensions of terrain