HOW TO MAKE A GREAT MAPT.O.D.A.L.S.

T- TITLEEVERY MAP GETS A 2 PART TITLE

1ST PART - GEOGRAPHICAL AREA

2ND PART – TOPIC OF MAP

Ie. CANADA: Gold Mine Locations

O - ORIENTATIONCOMPASS ROSE

PROVIDES DIRECTION ON THE MAP

D - DATENEED TO HAVE IT

WHY?

A - AUTHORITS YOUR NAME; NEED TO HAVE IT TOO

WHY?

L - LEGENDAn organized table in a clear area of the page that contains symbols and/or colours which represent items shown on the map

WHEN TO USE….

S - SCALEA representation of distance on the map relative to real life distance on the Earth’s surface

Ie. 1 cm to 19 km / 1:1900000

HANDY TO HAVE …. WHY?

COLOURNEVER COLOUR LAND BLUE

SHADE LIGHTLY

THINK ABOUT PATTERNS WHEN COLOURS ARE LIMITED

FEATHER OCEANS OR LEAVE WHITE

LABELS1st ORDER LABELS – CALL CAPITALS

1. CONTINENTS, OCEANS AND COUNTRIES

2ND Order Labels – First Letter Capital Only

Provinces, Cities, Towns, States, Territories, etc.

NEATNESSENSURE IT HAPPENS

Printing East to West on a straight line

Ruler – Use it!

CARE AND EFFORT = RESULTS