WHAT’S IN A MAP?.

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WHAT’S IN A MAP?

1. TITLE 2. LEGEND 3. SCALE 4. DATE OF PUBLICATION 5. DIRECTION Identifies area shown and topic, purpose or focus 2. LEGEND Explains meaning of symbols and colours 3. SCALE Compares distances between points on the map with actual distance between those points on the Earth’s surface 4. DATE OF PUBLICATION Indicates if information is recent 5. DIRECTION Represented in two ways: By direction arrow or symbol By the use of latitude and longitude 6. BORDERS Sets the map apart from other information

1. Title 2. Legend 5. Direction 3. Scale 6. Border 4. D of P

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