What are the five essential features of a map?

Answer 1

Maps have changed over time, and firm rules took even longer to establish and to become consistent on all maps. Any map today will or should indicate all of the following in some form, at some place on the document:

• Title (as simple as Joe's House, or a city name, country, state or country.)
• Orientation (where is North). Today Cartographers put North at the top of the map, but that hasn't always been true.
• Scale, and while not essential to find Joe's House, it is an essential part of the map making craft. If the map is not to scale, that should be noted.
• Longitude and Latiude, also not required for Joe's, but desireable for surveyors and even helpful with modern GPS systems.
• An Index Grid for ease of navigation. and
• A Symbols translator, showing highway markers, church, cemetery, etc.

Information Necessary for Every Map

Title

Direction

Scale

Legend

Author/creator

labels

date of creation

sources of information

border

fringing (around water)

Answer 2

Maps have changed over time, and firm rules took even longer to establish and to become consistent on all maps. Any map today will or should indicate all of the following in some form, at some place on the document:

• Title (as simple as Joe's House, or a city name, country, state or country.)
• Orientation (where is North). Today Cartographers put North at the top of the map, but that hasn't always been true.
• Scale, and while not essential to find Joe's House, it is an essential part of the map making craft. If the map is not to scale, that should be noted.
• Longitude and Latiude, also not required for Joe's, but desireable for surveyors and even helpful with modern GPS systems.
• An Index Grid for ease of navigation. and
• A Symbols translator, showing highway markers, church, cemetery, etc.

Information Necessary for Every Map

Title

Direction

Scale

Legend

Author/creator

labels

date of creation

sources of information

border

fringing (around water)

Answer 3

Title (or a caption in books), Scale, Date of Publication. North arrow, Legend (or key), Location information ( e.g. Latitude and Longitude) and Source of information.

Answer 4

title, compass rose, scale, legend, locater map

Answer 5

When reading a map it is important to know what is being read. The Four parts of a map are, the map key, the compass rose, the cardinal directionand the scale/scale bar.

Answer 6

border, orientation, legend, title and scale

Answer 7

Hopefully someone will give you a better answer, but for now, the main feature of the map is a key.