//Sketch maps, Cross Section, Aerial Photographs Flashcards
Instructions for sketch map
- Box (12 x 9cm)
- Arrow
- Title
- Scale (1:100 000)
- Legend
- Question eg. Urban area, river, road
What is relief
Shape of the earth eg hills, rivers, mountains etc
Low land- green -> brown -> darker
10m, 50m in bold
Spot height
Black dots with a specific number of metres above sea level
Cross section directions
- Get paper
- Lay down on an area
- Mark along contours
- Draw graph
- Put in heights lay down page on x-axis
- Put in dots
Measuring Area and Distance on Maps:
Area: count as many boxes more than half (km2)
Distance: Straight- measure w/ ruler Curved- use paper ((divide answer by 2)
Going from left to right, starting at the top row,
Name the parts of a vertical photo:
Vertical photo: straight
Top left, Top centre, Top right
Centre Left, Centre, Centre Right
Bottom Left, Bottom Centre, Bottom Right
Going from left to right, starting at the top row,
Name the parts of an oblique photo
Oblique: angled
Left foreground, Centre foreground, Right foreground
Left centre, Centre, Right centre
Left foreground, Centre foreground, Right foreground
Identifying features
What? Where? Why?
eg. Church-Right background- ecclesiastical function