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Political Map Rubric

Students create a political map for their country

Rubric Code: H2564B

By jclark7967

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Subject: Geography

Type: (Other)

Grade Levels: 9-12

Political Map Enter rubric description
	Poor 0 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Country as Focus Is the student's country the main focus of the map?	Poor Country is not the main focus of the map	Fair Country is the main focus of the map but labeled incorrectly	Good Country is the main focus of the map and labeled incorrectly	Excellent Student went above the stated requirements
Surrounding Countries Did the student include surrounding countries or bodies of water?	Poor no surrounding countries and bodies of water are identified.	Fair some surrounding countries and bodies of water are identified, or are identified incorrectly	Good surrounding countries and bodies of water are identified and labeled correctly	Excellent Student went above the stated requirements
Capital and major Cities Did the student label the Capital city and major cities?	Poor Capital city and major cities are not identified	Fair Capital City and major cities are listed but not identified as the capital	Good Capital city and major cities are label correctly on the map	Excellent student went above the stated requirements
Essential Map elements Did the student include an accurate title, compass rose, and legend?	Poor essential map elements not included	Fair some map elements included	Good All map elements included and accurate	Excellent Student went above the stated requirements
Neatness and color Is the map neatly drawn and colored?	Poor The map was not drawn or the map is not readable. The map is not colored	Fair Map is messy. The map is not colored completely or neatly	Good Map is neatly drawn and colored	Excellent student went above stated requirements
Political regions Are political regions clearly identified?	Poor No political regions are identified	Fair Some political regions are identified or are labeled incorrectly	Good Political Regions identify and labeled correctly	Excellent Student went above stated requirements
Effort Student put forth their best effort	Poor Student put little to no effort.	Fair Student put in minimal effort	Good Student put forth adequate effort	Excellent Student went above the stated requirements