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<li><b>Aerial photography</b>  <br>Photography has many forms and (0) APPLICATIONS. Of all of them, the practice of taking pictures of earth from the air has had the most value for geographers <b>(17)</b> (_[WORLDWIDE|WORLD-WIDE]). Photography was still in its <b>(18)</b> (_[INFANCY]) when, in 1858, French artist Felix Tournachon took the first aerial photograph from a hot-air balloon. From these crude <b>(19)</b> (_[BEGINNINGS]), aerial photographs have been taken from <b>(20)</b> (_[INCREASINGLY]) higher vantage points and now cameras on satellites can capture images of earth from space. This would have been <b>(21)</b> (_[UNIMAGINABLE]) in 1858. Today, such images provide a wealth of detailed information and consequently they have made an enormous contribution to our understanding of the Earth’s atmosphere and weather patterns. They are also invaluable to <b>(22)</b> (_[ARCHAEOLOGISTS|ARCHEOLOGISTS]) and those monitoring urban expansion. Although aerial photographs and maps both present a bird’s eye view of the Earth’s surface, they are valuable in different ways. In terms of <b>(23)</b> (_[ACCURACY]), maps will always provide a more reliable representation of the surface of the Earth. However, aerial photography has become the more <b>(24)</b> (_[INFLUENTIAL]) as a means of documenting the world’s changing landscape and ecosystems.</li>  
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