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SoySauce777

PostPosted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 11:40 pm


Ok, I have this map project for my history class. Well, thing is, I'm unsure of some things...

How should someone draw boundaries? I know how some (don't know how to show a frontier) boundaries look like, but I don't know if they should be labeled or what.... Need suggestion maybe...

For microstates, I noticed that the capital is sometimes the same as the state. If it were true, should I repeat the same word two times or what?

Quick response please... sorry for posting late...
PostPosted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 2:52 pm


SoySauce777
Ok, I have this map project for my history class. Well, thing is, I'm unsure of some things...

How should someone draw boundaries? I know how some (don't know how to show a frontier) boundaries look like, but I don't know if they should be labeled or what.... Need suggestion maybe...

For microstates, I noticed that the capital is sometimes the same as the state. If it were true, should I repeat the same word two times or what?

Quick response please... sorry for posting late...


I am not sure either, but for settled boundaries like countries, for example the US/Canada border, do a thick filled line. But for an unsettled boundary, for example like Kashmir in India, then you might want to go with a dotted like.
And no - do not write it twice. Make a symbol for a capital, like a star in a circle and choose one color for microstates - like red. If it is the same, color red in the star and put it in a legend.

I hope this helps

plopperscioly_in_USSR
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bedhead`

PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 1:28 am


I'm gonna guess this is either Asia or Africa.

A clarifier: Does this need to be colored? If so, you should color the frontiers with diagonal stripes of the same color as the nation claiming them. It's what I do.

Also, like what plopperscioly said, dots or dashmarks are good for frontier lines.

Also, legends are your friends for microstates. If you don't have enough colors to devote to color-coding, then simply label the microstate with a number, and keep a key on the side.
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