What does TALDOGS stand for? T – Title A – Author L – Legend or Key D – Date O – Orientation or Compass G – Grid S - Scale

HOW WOULD YOU RATE THESE MAPS? TALDOGS STUDY GUIDE

How Would YOU Rate This Map? #1 I’d have to say this is a two. It looks neat, but the only two TALDOGS contained here are the grid and scale. Other than that, it’s hard to tell how reliable it is because we don’t know who drew it, when it was drawn, or even what this might be!

How Would YOU Rate This Map? #2 This is a decent map. It contains a legend, grid and scale. You can tell that it is a map of Israel by looking at the major country that is labeled, which helps serve as a title. However, it isn’t too reliable because we don’t know the author or when it was made. In addition, we are not shown the orientation. I would rate this a three.

How Would YOU Rate This Map? #3 I think it’s pretty clear that this is a poor map. There are no indicators of a title, author, legend, date, orientation, grid, or scale. This would be a one, because the viewer cannot tell the purpose or determine the reliability.

How Would YOU Rate This Map? #4 This is a fantastic map. There is title (in the legend), author (small, but bottom corner), legend, date (bottom corner), grid, and scale. It isn’t perfect though; it’s missing an orientation. I’d give it a four.