Map Labeling Techniques and Symbols

The video tutorial guides students on creating a US physical and political map in geography class. It covers coloring coastlines, drawing mountains, labeling water bodies, capitalizing country names, tracing rivers, and naming landforms. Students are instructed on using postal abbreviations for states and given tips for map completion. The tutorial emphasizes neatness, accuracy, and the use of appropriate symbols and colors.

What should you avoid doing when labeling the map for the assignment?

• Drawing mountains

• Labeling more than required

• Tracing rivers

• Using colored pencils

How should coastlines be colored on the map?

• Color the entire land green

• Color the entire map red

• Color only where water and land meet

• Color the entire ocean blue

What shape should be used to represent mountains on the map?

• Upside down brown letter V's

• Blue circles

• Green triangles

• Red squares

How should major water bodies be labeled on the map?

• With red lines

• With yellow stars

• With green dots

• With wave shapes above and below the names

What is the correct way to write country names on the map?

• In bold

• In italics

• In all capital letters

• In lowercase letters

What should be used to trace rivers on the map?

• Red pen

• Blue colored pencil

• Yellow highlighter

• Green marker

How should states be labeled on the map?

• With numbers

• With their postal abbreviations

• With symbols

• With their full names

What should you do after labeling each state?

• Cross it off the list

• Erase it

• Underline it

• Highlight it

What symbol can be used to represent Death Valley on the map?

• A green triangle

• A big red letter X

• A blue circle

• A yellow star

How should cities be labeled if there is no space next to the dot?

• Skip labeling the city

• Write over the dot

• Draw a line to an open space and label it

• Use a smaller font