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CATEGORY

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Title

Title includes the name of your country and is written in large, bold letters on the map.

Title includes the name of your country and is written in large letters on the map.

Title does not include the name of your country, or it is not written in large letters on the map.

There is no title on your map.

Map Legend/Key

Legend is easy-to-find and contains a complete set of symbols, including a compass rose.

Legend contains a complete set of symbols, including a compass rose.

Legend contains a partly complete set of symbols, or lacks a compass rose.

Legend is absent or lacks many symbols.

Labels & Features

90-100% of the labels/features can be read easily.

89-70% of the labels/features can be read easily.

69-50% of the labels/features can be read easily.

Less than 50% of the labels/features can be read easily.

Neatness of Color and Lines

All straight lines are ruler-drawn, all errors have been neatly corrected and all features are colored completely.

All straight lines are ruler-drawn, most errors have been neatly corrected and most features are colored completely.

Most straight lines are ruler-drawn, most errors have been neatly corrected and most features are colored completely.

Many lines, corrections of errors, and/or features are not neatly done.

Spelling/Capitalization

90-100% of words on the map are spelled and capitalized correctly.

89-70% of the words on the map are spelled and capitalized correctly.

69-50% of the words on the map are spelled and capitalized correctly.

Less than 50% of the words on the map are spelled and/or capitalized correctly.