Map Elements GBKTOADS

An image of a place. It provides information about places

• grid

• border

• key

• map

• orientation

Parts of a map that help the reader to understand the information on the map

• author

• date

• scale

• map elements

• grid

Pattern of lines that help locate places on a map or globe; for example, latitude and longitude.

• grid

• border

• key

• title

• orientation

The frame around the map

• key

• border

• title

• orientation

• scale

Explains the meaning of the symbols on a map, also known as a legend

• map

• map elements

• scale

• orientation

• key

Heading that identifies the subject of a map

• grid

• border

• key

• title

• orientation

Symbol on a map that points to the cardinal directions: north, east, south, and west

• scale

• map

• orientation

• border

• author

Person or company who made the map

• grid

• map

• author

• date

• scale

Year in which a map was made

• scale

• date

• grid

• key

• orientation

Provides the measure of distance on a map as it compares the actual distance on Earth's surface. It is the measurement on a map or globe that shows the distance between places.

• scale

• key

• border

• grid

• date