Interpreting Aerial Photographs Look at the aerial photograph on the last page o

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Interpreting Aerial Photographs Look at the aerial photograph on the last page of this tutorial, which shows the Athabasca Glacier and the NW corner of the Columbia Ice Field. This is a copy of a black and white air photo taken in 1966. The film used was sensitive to visible light, meaning it 'sees' as a human eye does, unlike some photos which record longer wavelength near-infrared light 12) On the airphoto, there are shadows cast by mountains. Given the positions of the shadows, from which side of the photo was the sun shining when the photo was taken? (Choose between bottom, top left, or right) If you are not sure by looking at the photo alone, it might be helpful to study the topographic map to understand where peaks lie. (1 pt) 13) Compare Airphoto ' to the full size topographic map. Is the air photo oriented so the top of the photo points straight north? (yes or no) If you answered no, then which direction is it oriented? (1 pt)

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12) As we can see in the photograph there is much dark spots may indicate the shadows of mountains or hills. This must indicate the sun is shining from the south east direction

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