1. TODALSIGS DOGSTAILS
ELEMENTS OF A GOOD MAP

2. D = DATE

3. D = DATE

4. O = ORIENTATION
DIRECTION SHOWN BY NORTH ARROW OR COMPASS ROSE NO DIRECTIONAL INDICATOR USUALLY MEANS NORTH IS “UP”

5. INTERSECTING LINES ON A MAP USED TO PINPOINT A LOCATION
G = GRID
INTERSECTING LINES ON A MAP USED TO PINPOINT A LOCATION N W
LATITUDE/LONGITUDE A4
FG13
LETTER/NUMBER

6. DISTANCE ON MAP EQUALS WHAT DISTANCE ON EARTH
S = SCALE
DISTANCE ON MAP EQUALS WHAT DISTANCE ON EARTH

7. S = SCALE
LINEAR
(BAR)
STATED
RATIO

8. TEXT EXPLAINING WHAT OR WHERE
T = TITLE
TEXT EXPLAINING WHAT OR WHERE

9. A = AUTHOR

10. I = INDEX
LISTING OF PLACES ON MAP USING GRID TO SHOW LOCATION LATITUDE/LONGITUDE – SEE YOUR TEXTBOOK GAZETTEER LETTER/NUMBER GRID – ROAD MAP (USUALLY)

12. L = LEGEND
MAP KEY

13. S = SURROUNDINGS OR SOURCES

14. DOGSTAILS
ELEMENTS OF A
GOOD MAP

15. DOGSTAILS D – DATE O – ORIENTATION G – GRID S – SCALE T – TITLE
A – AUTHOR
I – INDEX
L – LEGEND
S – SURROUNDINGS OR SOURCE

16. TODALSIGS T = TITLE O = ORIENTATION D = DATE A = AUTHOR L = LEGEND
S – SCALE
I = INDEX
G = GRID
S = SURROUNDINGS OR SOURCES