1. HOW TO MAKE A GREAT MAP T.O.D.A.L.S.

2. T- TITLE EVERY MAP GETS A 2 PART TITLE 1 ST PART - GEOGRAPHICAL AREA 2 ND PART – TOPIC OF MAP Ie. CANADA: Gold Mine Locations

3. O - ORIENTATION COMPASS ROSE PROVIDES DIRECTION ON THE MAP

4. D - DATE NEED TO HAVE IT WHY?

5. A - AUTHOR ITS YOUR NAME; NEED TO HAVE IT TOO WHY?

6. L - LEGEND An organized table in a clear area of the page that contains symbols and/or colours which represent items shown on the map WHEN TO USE….

7. S - SCALE A representation of distance on the map relative to real life distance on the Earth’s surface Ie. 1 cm to 19 km / 1:1900000 HANDY TO HAVE …. WHY?

8. COLOUR NEVER COLOUR LAND BLUE SHADE LIGHTLY THINK ABOUT PATTERNS WHEN COLOURS ARE LIMITED FEATHER OCEANS OR LEAVE WHITE

9. LABELS 1 st ORDER LABELS – CALL CAPITALS 1. CONTINENTS, OCEANS AND COUNTRIES 2 ND Order Labels – First Letter Capital Only Provinces, Cities, Towns, States, Territories, etc.

10. NEATNESS ENSURE IT HAPPENS Printing East to West on a straight line Ruler – Use it! CARE AND EFFORT = RESULTS