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DPS Educational Videos Present
CLICK to proceed to next slide!
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Parts of a Map
or .
get the TODALS picture!
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What is a map??
WITH A THEME
drawing
picture
Examples
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SOOO. what must be on every map?
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Every map must have
T O D A L S
c a l e
a t e
e g e n d
i t l e
r i e n t a t i o n
u t h o r
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TITLE?
Mr.? Ph.D.? Mrs.? FunMaster? Dr.? Jr.?
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NO!
A title of a map tells the reader the THEME of
the map.
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Need an example?
Countries of the World
Physical Features of the World
World Climate
Global Rainforest Destruction
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What else do I need for my map?
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ORIENTATION
which way is UP??
in other words...
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Youll need a rose...
BUT THIS ONE WONT WORK
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THIS IS A COMPASS ROSE!
It shows direction or orientation
(and north is NEVER up!)
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Is there more?
You bet! You need a date...
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No, not this kind!
Wanna see a movie tonight, sweetie?
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THIS kind!
July 12, 1492
(we need to know WHEN the map was made)
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SOwhat does the A in TODALS stand for?
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AUTHOR,
of course
(who created the map, the source of the map)
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NO, silly, not this kind...
Dr. Seuss
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THIS KIND!
National Geographic
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What more could there be?
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A legend, of course
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You mean, like this?
Look, its Johnny Appleseed!
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NO, like this!
(just another name for a key!)
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We MUST be done with the parts of a perfect map!
RIGHT??
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Not quite--one more part
What could it be?
a scale, or course!
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WAIT!
I have a question!
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Why should we weigh the map?
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We shouldnt--we need this scale...
to show distance compared to a measurement
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Now we have a perfect map
TITLE
Orientation (compass rose)
Legend
SCALE
Date
Author (source)
1997
Hammond Atlas Corp.
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Essential Map Parts
TODALS
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T title
O orientation
D date
A author
L legend
S scale