Photograph 1: Maynooth – Questions 1. Is this photograph vertical or oblique?
2. Explain two ways in which the use of colour helps you to understand land use on this photograph.
3. Draw a sketch map of this aerial photograph. Show and name the following on your map: z„
z„ z„
dual carriageway road the canal a hotel
the university
z„ z„ z„
a main road
a green field area the university
4. Using the correct terms, i.e. those you saw in figure 1 at the beginning of this chapter, locate on this map: z„
z„ a housing estate
z„ z„
the train station tennis courts
5. Using the correct terms, locate one place on the map where traffic congestion may be an issue for the town. Name two steps taken that you think have been taken to manage traffic at this location.
6. The area highlighted in red on this map is located at N 924 367 on the corresponding OS map of Maynooth. It is the proposed site for a new factory. Using evidence from both the OS map and the aerial photograph, suggest four reasons why this is a suitable location.
