1. MAP RULES

2. 1. Maps must be very NEATLY lettered and colored
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3. 2. ALL lettering must be done in pencil, then traced over in ink.
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4. 3. ALL LETTERING WILL BE DONE IN CAPITALS, EXCEPT cities, rivers, and mountains.
RUSSIA
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* Moscow ▲
Carpathian Mts. ▲ ▲
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When labeling smaller countries, label off to the side where there is more space, then draw a line pointing to the correct country

5. 4. Each word of cities, rivers, and mountains will begin with a capital letter, and the other letters will be lower case.
* Moscow ▲
▲ Carpathian Mts. ▲

6. 5. ALWAYS print - NEVER use cursive
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7. 6. The color BLUE will be used only for water

8. 7. Letters for rivers should follow the river . . .
Nile R.
Niger R.
Congo R.

9. 8. ALL other letters should be STRAIGHT across the page . . .
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10. . . . not at an angle!
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11. 9. Using colored pencils ONLY, coloring should be done in ONE direction, and should be light enough so lettering can be seen
Do not use markers or colored pens!
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12. 10. Every map must have a title . . .
Political Map of Europe

13. 11. The legend or key should have an explanation for all symbols or colors

14. 12. The only abbreviations that may be used are R. for river . . .
Atlas Mts.
Nile R.
Niger R.
Congo R.
Mt. Kenya

15. . . . Mt. for mountain . . . Atlas Mts. Mt. Kenya Nile R. Niger R.
Congo R.

16. . . . and Mts. for mountains Atlas Mts. Mt. Kenya Nile R. Niger R.
Congo R.