Physical Features Map technique and color suggestions

Here are a few suggestions for improving your map over the minimum requirements.

Drawing Suggestions:
1. Find the best direction to hold your pen or pencil when drawing. As you draw, maintain that position and turn the page instead of your hand position.

Color Suggestions:
1. Use all caps and red ink for Plateaus, Deserts, and Plains labels
2. Use a blue extra fine sharp felt pen or blue rollerball pen to trace your rivers

3. Use blue ball point to label rivers.
4. Use black ball point to label states and smaller mountain ranges.

5. Use a tan or orange colored pencil to color mountains
6. Use baby blue to color the Great lakes

Label Suggestions:
7. Label at least Lake Erie and Lake Ontario outside of those lakes
8. Label all of the states north of Virginia along the East Coast in the Atlantic Ocean and draw a line next to each state. Maine can be labeled inside of the state.
9. Use the abbreviations W (West), R (River), L (Lake)

ADDED requirement - label Canada and Mexico.