TODALSIGS
DOGSTAILS
ELEMENTS OF A GOOD MAP
D = DATE
D = DATE
O = ORIENTATION
DIRECTION SHOWN BY NORTH ARROW OR
COMPASS ROSE
NO DIRECTIONAL INDICATOR USUALLY MEANS
NORTH IS “UP”
G = GRID
INTERSECTING LINES ON A MAP USED TO
PINPOINT A LOCATION
29.7631 N
95.3631 W
LATITUDE/LONGITUDE
A4
FG13
LETTER/NUMBER
S = SCALE
DISTANCE ON MAP
EQUALS
WHAT DISTANCE
ON EARTH
S = SCALE
LINEAR
(BAR)
RATIO
STATED
T = TITLE
TEXT
EXPLAINING
WHAT OR
WHERE
A = AUTHOR
I = INDEX
LISTING OF PLACES ON MAP USING GRID TO
SHOW LOCATION
LATITUDE/LONGITUDE –
SEE YOUR TEXTBOOK GAZETTEER
LETTER/NUMBER GRID –
ROAD MAP (USUALLY)
L = LEGEND
MAP KEY
S = SURROUNDINGS OR SOURCES
DOGSTAILS
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ELEMENTS OF A
GOOD MAP
DOGSTAILS
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D – DATE
O – ORIENTATION
G – GRID
S – SCALE
T – TITLE
A – AUTHOR
I – INDEX
L – LEGEND
S – SURROUNDINGS OR SOURCE
TODALSIGS
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T = TITLE
O = ORIENTATION
D = DATE
A = AUTHOR
L = LEGEND
S – SCALE
I = INDEX
G = GRID
S = SURROUNDINGS OR SOURCES