This Step-by-Step Guide Will Teach You (With Pictures) How to Draw India's Map.

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   Get out your ruler and make a straight line down the center of your sheet of paper. Begin with nothing more than a sheet of paper, a ruler, and a pencil. Start by drawing a vertical line 14 centimeters to the left of the page's center. 5 cm (5 Inches long [1]

   • Start drawing your line about two-fifths of the way across the top of the page if you want it to be slightly asymmetrical.
   • Use a light touch when drawing the line so it can be easily erased.

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   Mark your line with a dot at the 4 5 cm (1 a distance of 20 cm (7.8 in Create an innocuous dot or tick mark at the 4 5 cm (1 (8 cm) down from the apex of the line Make a light but discernible mark here to serve as a guide for where to place your ruler when making the next horizontal mark. [2]

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   Connect the dot with a horizontal line. Create a horizontal line that is 4 cm (1 in) in length using a ruler and a pencil. 8 centimeters (3.15 inches) to the left of the target and 6 centimeters (2.40 right of the target by 1 inch [3]

   • A rough cross shape will emerge from your lines.

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   In order to use the ruler effectively, it must be oriented in a diagonal line from upper left to lower right. Find the point where the two lines meet on your drawing and place your ruler there. Turn the ruler so it's perpendicular to the page. [4]

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   Take a ruler and measure out 8 cm (3 Size: 1 inch Put the ruler in a diagonal position so that there is 3 cm (1 A distance of 5 centimeters (2 in. no inches) to the right of the central dot Draw it in with a pencil. [5]

   • When you're done, the resulting line will go straight down.

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   Create a slanting line perpendicular to the original one. With your ruler in its new position, draw a new diagonal line 2 cm (0. 80 cm (31.79 in) to the right of the vertical center line and 1-3 cm (0. 2–1 (Left, by 1 m/39.4 ft) [6]

   • From the initial diagonal, this line should complete the formation of an "X."

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   Make your way to the edges by following the sketched lines. A long vertical line, a long horizontal line, and two short diagonal lines make a stubby X. The intersections of these lines indicate India's border, or the limits of your sketch. [7]

   • If you were to draw India in great detail, it would have many more complex curves than this, but this is a simplified version of its shape.

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   India's border should be drawn with curves. Large and small curves of varying degrees of complexity make up almost the entire contour of India. Referring to a map of India will help you determine where the inward and outward curves should be placed and how close or far apart they should be when drawing your own map. [8]

   • The southern part of India, for instance, resembles a V, while the northern and western parts resemble a reversed 3. These simplified representations of each segment still feature slight undulations.

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   Outline the various Indian states and union territories. A total of 28 states and 8 union territories make up India. The intricately curved lines of varying sizes and shapes that make up India's states and union territories make the entire country difficult to draw from scratch. Locate an image of India that shows each state in detail, and then try your hand at creating your own map. [9]

   • Use the eraser on your pencil or the tip of your finger as a ruler to determine the size to draw each state. Take India as an example; if you were to measure its length, you might find that it is equal to 27 erasers, and the first state along this length would be 3 erasers in length.
   • After you've completed your state map, you can choose to give it a title by writing the state's name next to each one. Labeling Andhra Pradesh, located on India's southeastern coast, or Punjab, located in the country's extreme north, are two examples.

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   Make a map of India using dots or stars to denote the major cities. Mumbai, located a little more than halfway down India's length on the western coast, and New Delhi, located smack dab in the middle of the country, are just two of India's many major metropolitan areas. Select the cities that will appear on your map; then, indicate their locations with a star, dot, or other symbol. [10]

   • Eastern India is where you’ll find Kolkata, while southern India is where you’ll find Bangalore.
   • When looking at India from above, Hyderabad is located about three-quarters of the way down the center.

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   Give us a visual of India's topography so we can see the country's varied landscape. Indicate the range of Indian mountain ranges with varying hues. It's possible that high-altitude regions would be shown in purple, intermediate-altitude regions in yellow, and low-altitude regions in green. [11]

   • As an illustration of how high up you need to go, you could use a deep purple to represent the Himalayan mountain range that forms India's northernmost point.
   • Outside of the Himalayas, the entire Indian coastline is at a low elevation.
   • Mountain ranges of moderate altitude can be found in both the central and southern regions of India.

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   Locate key points of interest and illustrate them with small drawings. A fun way to spice up your map is to include miniature drawings of famous Indian landmarks like the Taj Mahal, Golden Temple, and Amber Fort in their appropriate locations. After the basic illustration is complete, the landmark can be named if so desired. [12]

   • You can avoid having to write the names of each landmark directly on the map by including a key with pictures of the landmarks on the side of your map.
   • A simple outline of the Taj Mahal, for instance, could be drawn and set at a distance of one to two centimeters (0.39 to 0.75 in). 39–0 height of 79 inches (about

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   Draw a line down the middle of the page to indicate where the rivers and oceans are. Put the names of the oceans that surround India next to a map of India or draw lines in the shape of rivers to show their locations. A blue pencil or pen can help readers recognize that you're representing water. [13]

   • Indicate the Arabian Sea to India's left, the Bay of Bengal to its right, and the Indian Ocean to the subcontinent's very bottom.
   • The Ganges River cuts across the top right corner of India at a diagonal.
   • Many rivers in India flow laterally, including the Narmada, Tapti, Krishna, and Kaveri.

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   In order to facilitate reading your map, you should create a key. Your key will explain to map users what features, like the wavy blue line depicting a river or the star representing a city, actually mean. Just to the right of your map, draw a box and put in it any symbols you used to depict them. Label the box with the meanings of the symbols you used. [14]

   • You could, for example, depict the Taj Mahal and label it "Taj Mahal" within your key, or you could draw dashed lines and label them "state boundary."

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   Highlight locations, attractions, or bodies of water on your map by coloring them a different shade. Enhance your map with crayons, colored pencils, or markers. Highlight geographic features by coloring them in, or use blue to indicate water on a map by coloring in rivers and oceans. Highlight specific features of your landmarks by color-coding your map. [15]

   • Use red, yellow, purple, and green, for instance, to decorate the states.

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