BOLTSS

B.O.L.T.S.S is an acronym:
* B: Border - To show the edges of the map and the limits of the area covered by the map. There is usually (but not always) an overlap of the borders of adjoining maps of the same series.
* O: Orientation - To show which way is North, usually directed with a compass. An indication of north, usually by an arrow pointing to the top of the map. If there is no arrow the top of the map is assumed to be north. Also can mean aligning the map to features on the ground.
* L: Legend (or key) - To explain the symbols used on the map. Symbols on the map that represent natural or artificial features on the ground.
* T: Title - To tell the reader what the map is for or what place is drawn on it. The name of the map identifying the geographic area that it covers.
* S: Scale - To give the reader an idea of the distances shown on the map. A linear and/or ratio indicating distance on the map to distance on the ground.There are three different types of scale.
* S: source - From where you got the information from ( example : Jacaranda atlas 2ED)
Other alternatives are:
BOLTSSNA used by many teachers in Victoria, the additional N meaning Neatness and the A for Accuracy.
Also BOLTSSD, the D standing for Date.
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