1. T L D G S i a o -
WHAT IS ToDaL-SiG?

2. T L D G S i a o -
T=TITLE
D=DIRECTION
L=LEGEND
S=SCALE
G=GRID

3. STUDENT ATLAS of the WORLD
T=TITLE
What good is a map without a TITLE??
The TITLE tells you what the map is all about.
United States - Climate p
STUDENT ATLAS of the WORLD
South America - Population
p. 80 (top)
Europe - Vegetation
p. 89 (top)
Asia – Land Use and Resources
p. 99 (bottom)

4. WHERE IN THE WORLD IS THIS??
T=TITLE
WHAT CITY IS THIS?
WHAT COUNTRY IS THIS?
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS THIS??
Without a TITLE, you might not be able to tell what you are looking at.

5. ToDaL-SiG Notes
The TITLE tells you what the map is all about.
T=TITLE

6. The Compass Rose shows DIRECTION on a map.
D=DIRECTION
The Compass Rose shows DIRECTION on a map.

7. ToDaL-SiG Notes T=TITLE D=DIRECTION
The TITLE tells you what the map is all about.
T=TITLE
The Compass Rose shows DIRECTION on a map.
D=DIRECTION

8. L=LEGEND
National Capital
State Capital
Railroad
River
Mountain Peak
Highest Mt. Peak
City over 1,000,000 pop.
City less than 1,000,000 pop.
The LEGEND is just a chart or table that shows you what the symbols, pictures, or colors mean on the map.
Land Elevation
Water Depth

9. ToDaL-SiG Notes T=TITLE D=DIRECTION L=LEGEND
The TITLE tells you what the map is all about.
T=TITLE
The Compass Rose shows DIRECTION on a map.
D=DIRECTION
The LEGEND is just a chart or table that shows you what the symbols, pictures, or colors mean on the map.
L=LEGEND

10. S=SCALE
400 mi.
400 km.
200
Map SCALE compares the distance on the map to the distance in real life.
1000 mi.
1000 km.
500
1 inch = 200 miles
50 mi.
50 km. 25
1 inch = 500 miles

11. ToDaL-SiG Notes T=TITLE D=DIRECTION L=LEGEND S=SCALE
The TITLE tells you what the map is all about.
T=TITLE
The Compass Rose shows DIRECTION on a map.
D=DIRECTION
The LEGEND is just a chart or table that shows you what the symbols, pictures, or colors mean on the map.
L=LEGEND
Map SCALE compares the distance on the map to the distance in real life.
S=SCALE

12. G=GRID A pattern of lines that show absolute location on a map.
Latitude and Longitude

13. ToDaL-SiG Notes T=TITLE D=DIRECTION L=LEGEND S=SCALE G=GRID
The TITLE tells you what the map is all about.
T=TITLE
The Compass Rose shows DIRECTION on a map.
D=DIRECTION
The LEGEND is just a chart or table that shows you what the symbols, pictures, or colors mean on the map.
L=LEGEND
Map SCALE compares the distance on the map to the distance in real life.
S=SCALE
A pattern of lines that show absolute location on a map.
G=GRID

14. ToDaL-SiG Notes T=TITLE D=DIRECTION L=LEGEND S=SCALE G=GRID
The TITLE tells you what the map is all about.
T=TITLE
The Compass Rose shows DIRECTION on a map.
D=DIRECTION
The LEGEND is just a chart or table that shows you what the symbols, pictures, or colors mean on the map.
L=LEGEND
Map SCALE compares the distance on the map to the distance in real life.
S=SCALE
A pattern of lines that show absolute location on a map.
G=GRID

15. ToDaL-SiG Notes T=TITLE D=DIRECTION L=LEGEND S=SCALE G=GRID
The TITLE tells you what the map is all about.
T=TITLE
The Compass Rose shows DIRECTION on a map.
D=DIRECTION
The LEGEND is just a chart or table that shows you what the symbols, pictures, or colors mean on the map.
L=LEGEND
Map SCALE compares the distance on the map to the distance in real life.
S=SCALE
A pattern of lines that show absolute location on a map.
G=GRID