GEOGRAPHY
What is Needed on a Map
What are maps and what all maps need
A map is something that is very useful because it helps nearly everybody in the world, a map shows us where streets, countrys and important places are. There are different types of maps all for different purposes. A different type of map is a Topograghy map, a topograghy map uses a range of shades of one colour to show us a patten of a topic. All maps should have something called B.O.L.T.S.S.
BOLTSS stand for...
Border
Orientation
Legend
Title
Sourse
Scale
Types of Maps
Birds-eye view of Melbourne
This is a Choropleth map of Australia
A choropleth map uses different shades of colours to show vegetation the of Australia but it can also show the population, rainfall and wheather.
World map
B.O.L.T.S.S
Orientation
On a compass there are compass points also known as orientation there is many points on a compass but the main points are north, south, east and west.
Scale
All good maps should have a scale. A scale is important because you can tell far away a place is from a another place.
Legends
A legend is very important for a map because they show people where important places are, such as bus stops, shops, toilets, public telephone and many more.
Border
The border is to show where the map stops.
Title
All maps need a title to show what type of map it is or what the map it is of.
Sources
Sources let people know where the map was from.