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Mapping My Own Country 
Mapping My Own Country
Students make a map of their own country using the map skills and landform information learned through the geograpghy unit.
Rubric Code: G482W3
By melissavr
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Subject: Geography  
Type: Presentation  
Grade Levels: (none)

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  Poor

1 pts

Fair to Good

5 pts

Excellent

10 pts

Title of Country Bold

Poor

No title. No name of country.
Fair to Good

Titled country, top and centered, but not in bold.
Excellent

Country written boldly, top and center, "pops out" to reader.
Capital city

Poor

No capital city.
Fair to Good

Capital city, but not easily identified on map. Symbol to distinguish capital city.
Excellent

Capital city near river, easily identified by distinguished symbol.
Compass Rose

Poor

No compass Rose on the map.
Fair to Good

Compas Rose not "popping out" to the reader. Undistinguishable.
Excellent

Compass Rose "pops out" at the reader, bold, accurate, and neatly done.
Legend/Map Key

Poor

Incomplete or no map key/legend. Symbols do not match with map.
Fair to Good

Map Key/Legend is visable on map, but is not neatly done or/and not entirely accurate.
Excellent

Map Key/Legened is accurate, visable in the bottom corner, accurate, and neatly done.
Scale in Miles

Poor

No scale, or has scale in wrong standard of measurement and inaacurate.
Fair to Good

Scale is at bottom of map, in miles, but not entirely accurate.
Excellent

Scale is accurate with lines of longitude, easily visable, in miles.
Longitude and Latitude Lines

Poor

No lines of longitude and/or latitude. Has lines, but so light they cannot be seen clearly. Not numbered.
Fair to Good

Lines of longitude and latitude, but not clearly seen. Lines too bold and disturb map. Inaccurate.
Excellent

Lines of longitude and latitude are clearly seen, but do not disturb appearance of map. Accurate.
River

Poor

No river, or river does not begin in mountain range.
Fair to Good

River is present, comes from mountain range, but abruptly stops or winds in every direction without a course.
Excellent

River beins in mountain range, flows with direction, has major city or cities alongside of it.
Mountain Range

Poor

No mountain range or nor clearly seen.
Fair to Good

Has mountaing range, but use inappropriate symbol to distinguish it. Inappropriate size (too small).
Excellent

Mountain range clearly seen on map, has appropriate size and appropriate symbol.
National Park(s)

Poor

No National Park.
Fair to Good

Has National Park, but with no distiguishable symbol.
Excellent

National Park(s) clearly distiguished with appropriate symbol and visable on map.
Airport(s)

Poor

No airport or airport in the middle of nowhere.
Fair to Good

Airport is distiguishable by symbol, but too far from the capital city.
Excellent

Airport clearly distuishable by symbol and near the capital city.
Overall Appearance

Poor

Sloppy. Little care or effort in the project.
Fair to Good

Map appears to have been done with little care, done too quickly, and is not neat.
Excellent

Map obviously done with care and effort. Student followed the instructions and cared for the detail of the map.




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