CORE UNIT: GEOGRAPHICAL SKILLS Uses of maps and photos PHOTOS CAN SHOW:
Actual buildings, their relative sizes and positioning Derelict sites available for redevelopment Relative ages of buildings Areas of traffic congestion/traffic management A small area in great detail Land use Street patterns Time of year
MAPS CAN SHOW:
Large areas Accurate detail Distances between places The shape of the land (relief) Aspect/altitude of a place Road numbers and their classification Exact locations
Urban functions (schools, hospitals, post offices)
PHOTOS CANNOT SHOW:
Large areas except from a great height which then loses image detail
Slopes clearly
Accurate scale – in the case of oblique photos. Oblique photos make near objects look bigger than they really are
Building functions clearly – in the case of vertical photos
The names of important buildings Exact locations
MAPS CANNOT SHOW:
The actual land use, except by interpretation Derelict sites
Individual buildings in built-up areas on the (1:50,000) scale map