Map Creation Guidelines and Techniques

The video provides detailed instructions for completing a Canada physical-political map assignment. It covers the importance of following directions, using appropriate colors, creating a legend, and labeling features like coastlines, rivers, and mountains. The video emphasizes the need for neatness, correct spelling, and proper capitalization. It also instructs on citing sources accurately and provides guidance on drawing the Arctic Circle and labeling provinces, territories, and capitals.

What is the title of the map you need to create?

• Canada Geographical

• World Map

• Canada Physical Political

• North America Map

Which of the following should you NOT do when creating your map?

• Keep the map neat

• Use extra colors for each province

• Follow the direction sheet

• Include only listed items

Which of the following is NOT a source you can use for the map?

• Google search

• Google Earth

• Textbook with page number

• Map Quest

What should you use to label small areas on the east coast of Canada?

• Bold letters

• Different colors for each area

• Highlighters

• A numbering system with arrows

What should you do with the coastlines on the map?

• Color them blue

• Leave them blank

• Color them red

• Use a highlighter

How should mountains be represented on the map?

• Upside down brown V's

• Red squares

• Green triangles

• Blue circles

What is the correct way to write country names on the map?

• All capital letters

• Lowercase letters

• Italicized

• Underlined

How should you label the national capital on the map?

• Use a different color

• Capitalize only the first letter

• Underline it

• Use all lowercase letters

What should you do with the Arctic Circle on the map?

• Color it green

• Ignore it

• Draw and label it

• Use it as a border

How should you handle spelling on the map?

• Ignore it

• Transfer it as given

• Use abbreviations

• Use your own spelling