Map Elements
All maps must include the following elements:
1. A descriptive title - The title should describe the area or the topic that the map is representing.
2. Legend - symbols are used to represent different types of objects or features in the three-dimensional area. The legend explains what these symbols are meant to represent.
3. Scale - in indication of how big the actual area is in relation to the map's representation of the area.
4. Date - the date that the map was created and/or revised.
5. North Arrow or Compass Rose - that orients the map in three dimensional space.
1. A descriptive title - The title should describe the area or the topic that the map is representing.
2. Legend - symbols are used to represent different types of objects or features in the three-dimensional area. The legend explains what these symbols are meant to represent.
3. Scale - in indication of how big the actual area is in relation to the map's representation of the area.
4. Date - the date that the map was created and/or revised.
5. North Arrow or Compass Rose - that orients the map in three dimensional space.
Types of Scale
Graphic Scale
Scales can be given in graphic form. Twenty kilometers on the ground is equal (on the map) to the distance between 0 and 20 on the scale.
Scales can be given in graphic form. Twenty kilometers on the ground is equal (on the map) to the distance between 0 and 20 on the scale.
Representative Fraction.
Scale can be given as a fraction or ratio. In the example given, one unit of measurement on the map is equal to 25,000 units of the same measurement on the ground. In other words, 1 cm on the map is equal to 25,000 cm or 25 km on the ground.
Scale can be given as a fraction or ratio. In the example given, one unit of measurement on the map is equal to 25,000 units of the same measurement on the ground. In other words, 1 cm on the map is equal to 25,000 cm or 25 km on the ground.
Statement
Scale can also be given as a statement. In this case, one inch on the map is equal to one mile on the ground.
Scale can also be given as a statement. In this case, one inch on the map is equal to one mile on the ground.