My first map was simple enough to create having followed the precise instructions, however, the challenge for me on this map was the colors and symbology. The intense blue gave the illusion of water but was not strictly true as it included low land. Symbolizing polygon layers would conflict with the elevation color - transparency would change the color too so I selected the marsh symbol that covers the blue; you can assume a low elevation (blue) for this anyway, right?Also, it makes sense to color the rivers blue but this also conflicts - too bad! You can make out the different shade of blue for the rivers and for me no other color came close to showing the dramatic network of rivers - purple just didn't cut it.
Tip: use as much predefined symbology from the menus for features as possible - ESRI has a ton of them if you have the time to look them up!
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