• Map Title or Heading. The title, also called the heading, of a map is typically found at the top of the map. …
• Map Key or Legend. All the map symbols are defined in the map key, or map legend. …
• Scale Indicator. …
• Grid. …
• Compass Rose or North Arrow.

How big is a square on a 1 50000 map?

Grid Squares (this bit is like magic): 1 blue grid square (this time 2cm) represents 1 kilometre, which takes 15 minutes to walk and almost no time to drive. Amount of Detail: You can use a 1:50,000 map for walking but it will only show larger features such as roads and large paths.

What does a 1 50000 map mean?

This gives the ratio of the map distance to the distance on the ground. This might sound complicated at first, but it simply means that with a scale of 1:50,000 one centimetre on the map represents 50,000 cm on the ground.