Regional, state, national and global maps can be cut up into small strips for students to reassemble. This project is an excellent way for students to not only learn specific locations, as they are forced to look at the names of cities, towns, rivers or lakes, but to understand how the smaller areas create larger regions. The size of the pieces and the location of the map should depend on the educational level of the student.
If you're working with multiple students or children, a group atlas can be made by handing out map-making assignments to each student. The learner will create his portion of the map by simply copying it off another map, allowing him to visually and kinesthetically learn about the region he is recreating. Ensure that the pieces of paper the students use to create the atlas is the proper dimension and matches the other parts of the map proportionally.
A project that draws upon a student's understanding of basic map features, it asks the student to create a map using their own imagination. The student should pencil in cities, towns, bodies of waters, rivers, mountains and any of the other features that they should be familiar with. The size of the map should depend on the education level of the student. More sophisticated students can draw smaller regions in more detail.
Give the students a location that they can create a postcard for. This project demands that the student know the area they are assigned to draw, meaning they will have to look-up any common or landmark features that would likely make for a good postcard from the specified location. For more advanced students, assign a lesser-known location. It can be either rural or urban and have multiple features.