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How to interpret a map
Title of Map:
Date Created:
Mapmaker:
Collection of:
Place shown on Map:
WARM-UP
Trace a route on your map. Describe this route to another student. Can your partner find the route from your description?
What words were most helpful in describing your route? Why were these useful?
Created by the Maryland Historical Society
1. Which of the following map elements can you find on the map?
o Title o Author (mapmaker) o Legend o Scale o Compass o Date
2. What does the map tell you about the place and time it was created?
3. What is the purpose of this map?
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