TODALSIGS DOGSTAILS ELEMENTS OF A GOOD MAP

D = DATE

D = DATE

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

INTERSECTING LINES ON A MAP USED TO PINPOINT A LOCATION G = GRID INTERSECTING LINES ON A MAP USED TO PINPOINT A LOCATION 29.7631 N 95.3631 W LATITUDE/LONGITUDE A4 FG13 LETTER/NUMBER

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

S = SCALE LINEAR (BAR) STATED RATIO

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

A = AUTHOR

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

L = LEGEND MAP KEY

S = SURROUNDINGS OR SOURCES

DOGSTAILS ELEMENTS OF A GOOD MAP

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

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