Aerial Photographs (Junior Cert Geography): Flashcards
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Aerial photographs definition
Aerial photographs definition
Images of land surface taken from above
Vertical photograph camera direction
Vertical photograph camera direction
Directly down at the area below
Vertical photo grid sections
Vertical photo grid sections
3x3 grid with nine sections
Oblique photograph camera angle
Oblique photograph camera angle
Down and across at an angle
Oblique photo 3 main sections
Oblique photo 3 main sections
Foreground, middleground, background
Pastureland colour in aerial photos
Pastureland colour in aerial photos
Green
Ploughed land colour
Ploughed land colour
Brown
Summer indicators in aerial photos
Summer indicators in aerial photos
Foliage on trees, ripe crops, grazing animals
Winter indicators in aerial photos
Winter indicators in aerial photos
Bare trees, ploughed fields, no animals
CBD location in town
CBD location in town
Town centre with principal street
Primary economic activities
Primary economic activities
Farming, fishing, mining - extract natural resources
Secondary economic activities
Secondary economic activities
Manufacturing and industrial production
Tertiary economic activities
Tertiary economic activities
Services like transport, education, healthcare, tourism
By-pass or ring road purpose
By-pass or ring road purpose
Divert traffic around town centre
Maps advantage over photos
Maps advantage over photos
Show features to scale with distance calculations