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18-Geol-B2 Terrain Analysis: December 2017

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  1. Question 1 Basic definitions
  2. Question 2 Radar remote sensing
  3. Question 3 LANDSAT imagery
  4. Question 4 Identification of terrain features on aerial photo — bottleneck earthflows, Peace River valley
  5. Question 5
  6. Question 6 Interpretation of aerial photos — karst features, Ram Plateau

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National Exams — December 2017 — 04-Geol-B2 Terrain Analysis. Three-hour, open-book exam; approved Casio/Sharp calculator permitted. The paper prints SIX questions; per the instructions only the first five as they appear in the answer book are marked (100 points total), but all six are answered below so the set stands as a complete study resource.

Reference texts: Lillesand, Kiefer & Chipman, Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation (7th ed.) — primary reference for spectral/spatial/radiometric resolution, radar imaging geometry, Landsat sensor comparisons, and image-interpretation elements (Q1, Q2, Q3, Q5); Sabins, Remote Sensing: Principles and Interpretation (3rd ed.) — radar depression-angle geometry, albedo, atmospheric correction, Landsat 8 TIRS (Q1, Q2, Q5); Mollard, J.D. & Janes, J.R., Airphoto Interpretation and the Canadian Landscape (Energy, Mines and Resources Canada, 1984) — the exam's own required reference for the stereopair interpretation questions (Q4, Q6); Van Zuidam, Terrain Analysis and Classification Using Aerial Photographs — slope-form and karst terrain-classification context (Q1, Q6).