Thursday, August 29, 2019

World Physical Map - Directions and Rubric

Follow the TODALS guidelines and label the following on your world map.  Remember, all labeling is done in black ink unless given specific directions otherwise.

The 7 Continents  - AFTER everything is labeled:   Color each continent a different color.                        
Oceans – color blue, but seriously, don’t spend an hour – waves are fine                                                                       
Equator – trace with a green map pencil                                                                                             
Prime Meridian – trace with a red map pencil                                                     
International Date Line  - trace with an orange map pencil (Remember this will be 180° on both sides.)                         
Mediterranean Sea – color blue after you label                                                                  

Rivers: Outline with a blue pencil and label – you may abbreviate River with a capital r and a period.  ( R. )

Amazon River                                                                                               
Congo River
Ganges River                                                            
Mississippi River
Nile River                                                                                               
Yangtze River                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                  
Mountain Ranges: Use a brown             symbol for mountains and include the symbol in the legend.

Alps
Andes
Himalayas
Hindu Kush
Pyrenees
Rockies
Ural
                                                                                                                                                 
Deserts: Use small brown dots as the symbol for deserts and include the symbol in the legend.  

Antarctic
Arabian
Gobi
Kalahari
Mojave
Sahara              


All continents and oceans located, labeled, colored             ______/36 points
Rivers located, labeled, outlined in blue                              ______/12 points
Mountain ranges located, labeled with symbols                   ______/14 points
Deserts located, labeled with symbols                                 ______/12 points
Equator green, labeled                                                        ______/3 points
Prime Meridian red, labeled                                                 ______/3 points
International Date Line orange, labeled                               ______/3 points
Title – not underlined                                                          ______/3 points
Orientation (compass rose)                                                 ______/3 points
Author and Date in heading format                                     ______/3 points
Source (where you found this information)                          ______/3 points                                                       
Legend (all colors & symbols used)                                     ______/4 points
Neatness, readability, black ink where required                   ______/3 points      

                                             TOTAL:                        _____/100