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Remote Sensing And Resource Management Question Paper

Remote Sensing And Resource Management

Course:Bachelor Of Arts In Geography

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2007

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2006/2007
EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS
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DATE: Tuesday 6th February, 2007
TIME: 4.30 p.m. - 6.30 p.m.
INSTRUCTIONS
Question ONE is compulsory. Answer any other TWO questions at least one from
each section. Use illustrations where appropriate.
COMPULSORY QUESTION
Define the followingterms as used in remote sensing:
(i)
Attenuationzone (3 Marks)
(ii)
Electromagneticspectrum (3 marks)
(iii)
Atmospheric window' (3 Marks)
(iv)
Spatial resolution (3 Marks)
(b)
Describe the following concepts: (i)
Passive and Active remote sensing (7 Marks)
(ii)
Geographic InformationSystems (GIS) (7 Marks)

SECTION A
2
(a)
Define Multiband Photography (8 Marks)
(b)
Explain how Multiband photography can be used to analyse different vegetation types on a landscape (14 Marks)

SECTION B
4.
Explain the major elements that are important in visualizing and interpreting remote sensing imagery. (22 Marks)
5.
Select one example from each category of weather and land observation satellites and provide a detailed description of the main features of the sensors on board the selected satellites. (22 Marks)