On the political map, label states in black ink using their postal abbreviations.
 Make sure that names are written horizontally and are legible.
 Draw a straight line with a ruler to states that are smaller in area. o ALABAMA (AL) o ALASKA (AK) o ARIZONA (AZ) o ARKANSAS (AR) o LOUISIANA (LA) o MAINE (ME) o MARYLAND (MD) o MASSACHUSETTS (MA) o OHIO (OH) o OKLAHOMA (OK) o OREGON (OR) o PENNSYLVANIA (PA) o CALIFORNIA (CA) o COLORADO (CO) o CONNECTICUT (CT) o DELAWARE (DE) o FLORIDA (FL) o GEORGIA (GA) o HAWAII (HI) o IDAHO (ID) o ILLINOIS (IL) o INDIANA (IN) o IOWA (IA) o KANSAS (KS) o MICHIGAN (MI) o MINNESOTA (MN) o MISSISSIPPI (MS) o MISSOURI (MO) o MONTANA (MT) o NEBRASKA (NE) o NEVADA (NV) o NEW HAMPSHIRE (NH) o NEW JERSEY (NJ) o NEW MEXICO (NM) o NEW YORK (NY) o NORTH CAROLINA (NC) o RHODE ISLAND (RI) o SOUTH CAROLINA (SC) o SOUTH DAKOTA (SD) o TENNESSEE (TN) o TEXAS (TX) o UTAH (UT) o VERMONT (VT) o VIRGINIA (VA) o WASHINGTON (WA) o WEST VIRGINIA (WV) o WISCONSIN (WI) o WYOMING (WY) o KENTUCKY (KY) o NORTH DAKOTA (ND)
On the political map, label cities in blue ink in their correct location.
 Make sure that names are written horizontally and are legible. o San Francisco o Washington o Boston o Chicago o Houston o Los Angeles o New Orleans o New York o Philadelphia o Phoenix
On the political map, label countries in red ink in their correct location.
 Make sure that names are written horizontally and are legible. o Canada o Cuba o Mexico
Using colored pencils, color all 50 states, making sure that bordering states are different colors. You do NOT need to color neighboring countries or bodies of water.

On the physical map, label the following bodies of water in blue ink.
 Make sure that names are written horizontally and are legible.
 Draw a straight line with a ruler to bodies of water that are smaller in area.
 Do not abbreviate. o Chesapeake Bay o Colorado River o Great Salt Lake o Lake Erie o Lake Huron o Lake Michigan o Lake Ontario o Lake Superior o Mississippi River o Missouri River o Ohio River o Rio Grande
On the physical map, label the following geographic features in red ink.
 Make sure that names are written horizontally and are legible.
 Draw a straight line with a ruler to geographic features that are smaller in area.
 Do not abbreviate. o Appalachian Mountains o Atlantic Coastal Plain o Cascade Range o Great Basin o Great Plains o Coastal Plain o Long Island o Mount McKinley o Mount Rainier o Mount Whitney o Rocky Mountains o Sierra Nevada
NEATNESS AND SPELLING COUNT!
Make sure all your labels are horizontal, the required color, spelled correctly and legible.
Remember to put your name on your map.
Rubric
State Labels- 10 points
50 States ____/5
Postal Abbreviations ____/2
Colored/ink
Horizontal
City Labels- 5 Points
Cities
____/2
____/1
Blue Ink
____/3
____/1
Horizontal ____/1
Country Labels- 3 Points
Countries
Red Ink
Horizontal
____/1
____/1
____/1
Bodies of Water- 5 Points
Water labels
Blue Ink
Horizontal
____/3
____/1
____/1
Geographic Features- 5 Points
Feature labels
Red ink
Horizontal
____/3
____/1
____/1
Overall appearance ____/2
TOTAL ____/30