<p>Name: ______Period: ______</p><p>Creating a Continent Due: October 10</p><p>Today you are going to be a cartographer (map maker). You recently heard rumors around about an 8th continent. Your boss is requesting a map of this mysterious 8th continent. Since you don't have a lot of information about this new continent you are going to have to use your creativity to create a land!</p><p>Your map of your continent could be any size, any shape, and anywhere in the world. </p><p>It also could have any type of people, creatures, monsters, animals, etc. </p><p>However, since you are a professional mapmaker you need to make sure you have the necessary components.</p><p>1. Title (name of your continent) </p><p>2. Compass Rose (Diagram of a compass showing direction) </p><p>3. Locator Map (Shows a larger area than the main map. It shows where the area on the map is located within this larger area.)</p><p>4. Scale Bar (Shows how much space on the map represents a given distance on the land) </p><p>5. Map Key (Examines the symbols and shading on the map) </p>