SKILLS Flashcards

1
Q

Large scale map

A

Large Detail over a small area

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2
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Small Scale

A

Small Detail over a large area

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3
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High-pressure system

A

Isobars get higher, anticlockwise, air sinks

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4
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Low pressure System

A

Isobars get lower, clockwise, air rises

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5
Q

Lines on weather maps that indicate equal air pressure

A

Isobars

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6
Q

Isobar are close

A

More windy

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7
Q

Isobars are further apart

A

Less windy

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8
Q

Weather map - other name

A

Synoptic chart

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9
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Vertical Aerial shot

A

Vertical image
Taken From an aircraft
Looking straight down on the subject

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10
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Ground level

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Ground level image
Looking horizontal to the subject of the image

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11
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oblique Aerial

A

Taken from an aircraft on an angle
Gives the idea of height of the subject

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12
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Satellite

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Taken from space
Using a satellite

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13
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latitude

A

Across the earth, Horizontal
Never meet
Middle is the equator

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14
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Longitude

A

Vertical
Connect at the poles
Middle prime meridian
Related to time zone

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