What is remote sensing? Describe the three remote sensing tools that geographers can use.

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Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information: Remote sensing tools are things that can help us study places and situations from far away. We can gain an understanding of a place even if we can’t visit it in person. Radar can help us to study movements and distances, and it is especially useful for watching weather. Aerial photography is helpful to us because it allows us to use images and pictures taken from the sky. We can gain a new perspective on a place, and see things that we may not be able to see from the ground. Satellite imagery takes this one step further by taking photos and images of sites from satellites in our atmosphere.