Each group will have 4 members, and here are the guidelines for the project:

We will break into teams of 4, and your team will compete against other teams to make the most professional looking map of the US that includes the following:

Each state will be identified by its abbreviation in the middle of the state(northern states will have to be to the side of the state with a ————— to the side indicating where the state is located).

Each state will have a dot in the location of its capital, and the name of the capital.

Each of the 5 regions will be highlighted in a different color, to indicate which region the states are in. The group will make a key to indicate the 5 regions and their colors at the bottom of the map.

The following rivers will be drawn on the maps, and the name of the river will be written down beside the river. Also include the length of each river.
The Missouri River
Mississippi River
Yukon River
Rio Grande River
Arkansas River
Colorado River(not the one in Texas)
Red River
Columbia River
Snake River
Ohio River

Label each of the 5 Great Lakes

Draw and name the 3 major mountain ranges in the US.
Appalachian Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Sierra Nevada Mountains

Label the oceans on each coast of the US, as well as the Gulf of Mexico.

Draw a compass rose at the bottom of the map, and identify each of the ordinal directions.

Group grading-How the maps will be graded:Completeness of map
All 50 state abbreviations labeled
All regions identified
All 50 state capitals labeled
All rivers labeled
All mountains labeled

Neatness and readability of map
Make your map as neat as possible(each group needs to choose the member with the best handwriting to label)
Each member needs to have a job, like
labeler,
colorer,
researcher
proofreader

Grading-individual
In addition, each group member will rate themselves and their team members on their participation in the project. These ratings will be used for half of each member’s grade.