Question

What are the five different elements of a map ? Explain them briefly ?

Answer 1

Some maps have all eight elements while other maps may only contain a few of them.

Data Frame. The data frame is the portion of the map that displays the data layers. ...

Legend. The legend serves as the decoder for the symbology in the data frame. ...

Title. ...

North Arrow. ...

Scale. ...

Citation.

Answer 2

Answer:

There are six basic elements of a map:

1. Title: It indicates the subject of the map, e. g., distribution of natural vegetation, water bodies, climate, etc.

2. Scale: It denotes the relationship between map distances and actual ground distances.

3. Direction: It refers to the Cardinals directions, i. e., North, South, East and West. Conventionally, a map is aligned with the North towards the top.

4. Grid system: It is a network of lines that help in pinpointing the location of a place on a map. Usually a grid is formed by lines of latitudes and longitudes.

5. Conventional Signs: These symbols are used to represent different objects such as roads, railways, rivers, canals, mountains, oceans, etc.