Environments Through Photographs

Environments through photographs

Chapter 6

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What will I learn today?

• To interpret physical and human environments shown on photographs

• About the usefulness of photographs in conveying information


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Why are photographs important?


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Why are photographs important?

• To remember places they have visited, people they have met and events that have taken place

• For geographers, a photograph is a visual record of information about a place or area at a particular time.

• Useful in understanding the physical and human features of a place

• Form an accurate image of the world


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Besides geographers, which other professions require photographs for

record purposes?

Historians PolicemenLawyer


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1. If you were the photographer, where would you be taking this photograph from?

2. What does this photograph tell you about the environment?


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Photographs as a source of information

• Provide information of a place• Unlike maps photographs show actual

features• Photographs allow us to see and study

the physical and human features of places we might not be able to visit


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Photographs as a source of information

• The photograph on the right shows the floating market in Thailand where the Thai people sell their goods.

• Without photographs, we would probably have a hard time imagining how life would be for them.


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Photographs as records of changes


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Photographs as records of changes

• Comparing old and new photographs of yourself show how much you have changed over the years

• Comparing old and new photographs of an area allows us to identify the changes that have taken place in tat area over time


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Photographs as a tool to study the environment

• Study features and occurrences on the Earth

• Photographs help us study the extent of forest fires and their impact on the environment

• More aware of how our actions affect the earth


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What are the different types of photographs

• 3 main types of photographs• Each type of photograph

presents different information about a place or feature and is used for different purposes


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1. Landscape Photographs


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1. Landscape Photographs

• Taken at the ground level• Shows a big picture of an area• Shows the main physical or

human features• We use this type of photograph

when studying a feature in detail


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2.Aerial Photographs


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2.Aerial Photographs

• Taken from a height such as from an aeroplane or a tall building

• Shows a bigger area of land than a landscape photograph

• enable us to estimate the size of a feature or an area

• We cannot see the details of features clearly

• Useful for studying the layout of a settlement


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3. Satellite Images


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3. Satellite Images• A satellite is an object that is sent into

space to collect and send information to the Earth

• Useful in helping us to study the changes in the environment

• Meteorologists use the information collected in satellite images to forecast the weather

• Satellite images are also recorded in ‘real time’. We can see the photographs within seconds after they have been taken


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Compare picture 1 and 2

Picture 1

Aerial photograph of River Nile

Picture 2

Landscape photograph of River Nile


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1. Divide the photograph into 3 sections• Divide the photograph into 3 equal

sections: foreground, middle ground and background

Background

Middle Ground

Foreground


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2. Identify and describe the physical and human features

• Identify the main feature in the photograph and state the section where the feature is located

Physical Features• Rivers, plants, mountains and plainsHuman Features• Buildings, reservoirs, roads and farms


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3. Draw Geographical Conclusions• Using the information from the

photograph, we can describe the interrelationship between people and the environment.

• Does the photograph show a physical or human environment?

• How does the environment affect people?• How have people changed the

environment?

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