Aerial Photos and Satellite Images

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Navigate the world like an explorer with a question.

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Where you live shapes how you live — more than you think.

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Aerial photos and satellite images are pictures taken from high above the Earth, either by airplanes or satellites. These images give us a bird's-eye view of landscapes, cities, and natural features.

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They help us understand how our world looks from above and can be useful for planning cities or studying the environment. Aerial photos and satellite images show details that ground-level photos cannot.

Key facts

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1Aerial photos are taken from airplanes.
2Satellite images provide a view of the Earth from space.
3These images help us understand land use and geography.

Then & Now

🌍 The geography you'll learn is the same one your phone's GPS is using right now.

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Where do aerial photos come from?

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What do satellite images help us study?

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