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§0 Preparation Prepare a piece of paper (1x2 in proportion). Demarcate the paper into thirds by drawing two vertical lines. Demarcate the paper into thirds by drawing two horizontal lines. The bottom line marks the equator. The paper should now consist of 9 equal-sized blocks. |
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| §1 First sketch
Yucatan Peninsula: Draw a small “7” as shown. Africa: Draw a large “C” as shown. India: Draw a “/” where as shown. Japan: Draw a tiny blob on the 40-degree line. |
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§2 South America South America is a rectangle and a right triangle. The three lower vertices of the rectangle fall below the equatorial line. The hypotenuse of the triangle forms a vertical line. |
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§2 North America North America is roughly a gigantic triangle, flipped upside down. Separate the upper right hand corner to form Greenland. Finally, create the Gulf of Mexico by removing a rectangular chunk where the triangle meets South America. |
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§3 Africa and India India is a V-shaped subcontinent. To the left of India, draw a short horizontal line where Pakistan and Iran are. The African continent is a large “V” attached to the C drawn earlier. Above the “V” on the right hand side, draw a stubby boot to form the Arabian Peninsula. |
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§4 Europe The bottom of Europe looks like a man fallen over. His head is the Iberian Peninsula, and Italy (the Boot!) is the arm. Scandinavia looks like a snake pouncing at a mid-afternoon snack (Denmark). Don’t forget England! |
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§5 Asia. The eastern side of Eurasia is a bunch of S’s: A large “S” for Russia, another large “S” forming the bottom of the Korean Peninsula and China, a bottom-heavy “S” around Indochina, and a narrow “S” for the Malay Peninsula. Indonesia is a bunch of blobs floating about the Equator. |
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§5 Australia Australia is an open book, upside down. The apex is straight beneath Japan. |
| §6 Finally, label major cities.
Atlantic Ocean is zigzag. South America is the only continent crossing
the 40-degree line below the Equator. |
