To ensure your map meets the grading criteria found in typical 8th-grade rubrics: Tool/Method Fine-point pen or sharp pencil Use small, neat block letters. Water Features Blue pencil/pen Write along the flow of the river or within the sea's area. Natural Zones Colored pencils
Ensure the Novaya Zemlya archipelago and the Kola Peninsula are clearly defined, as these are "anchor points" for this specific map.
Never fill in a contour map from memory alone; keep your Drofa Atlas open for reference.
Use light shading (e.g., orange for tundra, green for taiga). Bottom of the map
Mark the White Sea, Barents Sea, and Pechora Sea. Don't forget major lakes like Lake Ladoga and Lake Onega .
To complete the map accurately, you should focus on these primary categories:
Highlight Murmansk (ice-free port), Arkhangelsk (timber), and Cherepovets (metallurgy). Standard Labeling Guidelines