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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?
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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• 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?