Map?

• A description of a spatial phenomenon based using conventions

• Three key elements
  

• Title = intention and goal of the map
• Map with features and locations
• Legend / key

How to?

• Defining  location + scale

• Defining the topic/ the goal  of the map using the title

* Which geographical phenomenon is depicted on the map?

* Studying the title and the key

• Identifying the features

* Which feature for which information?

* Area / hatched / line / arrow / point?

• Looking for patterns or anomalies

* Locations + numbers