I have put this PPT for students who wants to know and learn about the elements of a map.

1. Elements of a map
DHIREN N. GOHIL
TGES 2014-15

3. Title
Elements
of a Map
Scale
Direction
Legends
or Keys
Grid
System

4. How does title help us in a Map?
A. It looks good
B. It gives the information about region
C. It tells how much big map is
D. It attracts readers

8. How does scale helps us in a Map?
A. To locate a place
B. To explain map
C. To analysis map
D. To measure distance

9. Scale of a Map

10. Large scale Map vs. Small Scale
Map
- Shows small area
With more detail
- Shows a large area
With less detail

12. Representation of a scale on a
map
1. Verbal statement/scale
2. Linear scale
3. Representative Fraction

13. Verbal statement/scale
the scale is stated in words
For example: 1 cm: 100 kms

14. Linear scale
A straight line with uniformly space
divisions

15. Representative Fraction
RF SCALE
1 km. = 1000 m.
1cm = 100m.
Thus if 1 cm. = 1km.
Then, 1km = 100,000
Thus the RF is 1:100,000

16. 1 cm= 2 km
1 cm= 3 km
1 cm= 6 km
1 cm= 9 km
1 cm=200 km
1 cm=5 km

17. Direction
4 Cardinal
Direction

18. Colors
Water bodies – Blue
Mountains and highlands – Brown and
Yellow
 Plains - Green

20. Legends and keys
 The legend on a map provides essential
information for the map reader.
 It tells us what the symbols used on that map
mean and is one of the first things you should
look at on a map.
 The legend tells us how to spot different types of
roads, lakes, rivers, county boundaries, railways
and much more.

21. Grid Reference

24. Grid System
 the imaginary vertical and horizontal lines which collectively forms
the Grid.

25. Let’s learn a bit more about these
imaginary lines….

26. Questions
1. What is equator?
2. What is Northern hemisphere and
southern hemisphere? Draw diagram
and label it.
3. Which are those four important
latitudes?
4. What is great circle?
5. What is parallels of latitude?

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