Location on an Aerial Photograph (Leaving Cert Geography): Flashcards

Divide into 9 equal sections

Camera pointing straight down, bird's-eye view

Aerial image taken at an angle to ground

Compass directions (NW, N, NE, W, Centre, E, SW, S, SE)

Foreground/Middle Ground/Background + Left/Centre/Right

Ploughed fields, young animals, new tree growth

Full leaf trees, yellow hay fields, hay bales, short shadows

Brown/yellow/red foliage, longer shadows, chimney smoke

Bare trees, chimney smoke, bare fields, long shadows

Shorter due to higher sun position

Longer due to lower sun position

Identify foreground & background features, connect them on photo, locate on OS map, use north arrow to find direction