3. Title ► describes what a map shows.

4. TITLE

5. ORIENTATION: ► refers to the cardinal directions and is shown by an arrow or compass rose.

6. Title ORIENTATION

7. LEGEND or KEY: ► defines the map's symbols.

8. Title Orientation LEGEND or KEY

9. Scale: ► shows the relationship of map distances to actual distances on the earth's surface.

10. Title Orientation Legend or Key SCALE

11. Grid: ► a set of intersecting lines (parallels and meridians) that provides a way of determining the absolute location of a place.

12. Title Orientation Legend or Key Scale GRID

13. SURROUNDING PLACES: ► identifies features that border a depicted area, such as political boundaries and bodies of water.

14. Title Orientation Legend or Key Scale Grid SURROUNDING PLACES

15. ► DATE: ► tells when the map was made and helps readers judge its accuracy. ► BORDER or NEATLINE: ► separates the map from text; defines the edges of a map. ► AUTHOR: ► identifies the individual or institution that created the map.

16. Why do you think it is impossible to make a completely accurate map? The map is flat, but the world is round so there is always some distortion.  Distortion is a change in distances or accuracy of shapes