For your line to be off-center slightly, begin drawing it roughly two-fifths of the way across the top of the page. Draw the line lightly so that you can erase it later on.
Your lines will form a rough cross shape.
Once you’re finished, your new line will slope straight downwards.
Once you’re finished, your new line will slope straight downwards.
This line should form the other half of an “X” shape from the first diagonal line.
While India will have lots of complex curves when you draw it in detail, this is its simplified shape.
For example, the bottom portion of India looks like a V shape while the portion of India farthest to the left looks like a backwards 3. While these are the simplified shapes of each section, they all have small curves.
When figuring out how large or small to draw each state, use the eraser on your pencil or the tip of your finger as a measuring tool. For example, you might measure and find out that the length of India is 27 pencil erasers, and the first state that goes along this length is 3 pencil erasers long. If desired, label each state after you’ve drawn them all in, writing each state’s name. For example, you might label Andhra Pradesh, which is on the coast of India to the southeast, or Punjab, which is towards the northernmost tip of India.
Kolkata is located near the eastern tip of India, and Bangalore is in the middle of the bottom tip of India. Hyderabad is roughly three-quarters of the way down the middle of India going vertically.
For example, color in the Himalayan mountains area, which is the northernmost point of India, a dark purple to show a very high elevation. The entire coast of India with the exception of the Himalayan mountains is a very low elevation. The middle of India and the southernmost area of India both have mountain ranges of average elevation.
Consider putting the pictures of the landmarks in a key to the side of your map so you don’t need to write the names of each landmark directly on the map. For example, you might draw a simple outline of the Taj Mahal and place it 1–2 cm (0. 39–0. 79 in) above the center of India.
You might label the Arabian Sea to the left of India, the Bay of Bengal to the right of India, and the Indian Ocean at the bottom of India. The Ganges river flows diagonally along the upper right section of India. The Narmada, Tapti, Krishna, and Kaveri rivers all flow horizontally across India.
In your key you might draw a picture of the Taj Mahal and write “Taj Mahal” next to it, or draw dotted lines and write “state boundary” next to it.
For example, color the states using colors like red, yellow, purple, and green.
