Aerial Photographs (Leaving Cert Geography): Flashcards
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Landmarks used to orient aerial photographs
Landmarks used to orient aerial photographs
Rivers, roads, large buildings
Key characteristic of aerial photograph scale
Key characteristic of aerial photograph scale
The scale varies
Features used to identify relief
Features used to identify relief
Shading, shadows, and texture
River patterns visible in aerial photographs
River patterns visible in aerial photographs
Meandering or dendritic
Where settlements cluster
Where settlements cluster
Crossroads, near rivers, or in flat areas
3 types of settlement patterns
3 types of settlement patterns
Nucleated, linear, or dispersed
What shadows reveal about objects
What shadows reveal about objects
Height and shape
How vegetation appears in aerial photos
How vegetation appears in aerial photos
Patches of colour or texture
How transport networks appear
How transport networks appear
Linear features
Types of settlement functions identifiable
Types of settlement functions identifiable
Residential, industrial, agricultural
Landforms studied using aerial photographs
Landforms studied using aerial photographs
Mountains, valleys, and coasts
Recommended cross-reference resources
Recommended cross-reference resources
OS maps or legends