How to Draw the Map of the

World the Genius’ Way

By Jet T. Castillo
Why we need to learn how to draw
the map of the world?
• The title of the course is “The Contemporary World”
• We need to visualize how the world looks like
• In our discussions, we cannot avoid to mention names of places
where certain events took place or are taking place
• For better understanding of the discussions, we need to at least know
where these places are, so we can SEE THE BIG PICTURE
Funny Map
• Don’t be afraid if your initial maps are ugly.
• You’re not expected to draw a “professional map” right away.
• Naturally, your map will be a funny map.
• But through frequent practice, it will look like a professional’s map
later on.
Write Down the Following on your notebook:
Group 1: Group 2: Group 3:
1. Elephant 6. Skirt
7. Letter V
16. Hello Kitty
2. Ice cream
8. Snake 17. Candle
3. Pebbles
9. Little belly 18. Skull
4. Dog
10. Big belly
5. Mother-and Child 11. Hotdog
19. Footprint
12. Banana 20. Dialogue balloon
13. Waves
14. Letter J
15. Broken Cookies
Group 1
Prepare a scratch paper
• Landscape orientation • Divide it into 3
1. Draw the elephant head at the top corner
2. Draw the ice cream below the elephant’s
trunk. They must be connected.
3. Draw the pebbles below the right tusk of
the elephant
4. Draw the large dog head on the top part of
the middle 1/3 of the paper
5. Draw the mother and child near the dog’s
snout
Group 2
6. Draw a skirt along the neck of the dog
7. Draw the V beside the skirt
8. Draw the snake beside the V
9. Draw a small belly above the snake
10. Draw a big belly above the small belly
11. Draw a little hotdog near the big belly
12. Draw a banana above the hotdog
13. Draw waves to connect the banana and
the dog
14. Draw a letter J in between the banana and
the hotdog
15. Draw some broken cookies near the snake
and the small belly
Group 2
16. Draw a Hello Kitty head below the broken
cookies
17. Draw a candle beside the Hello Kitty
18. Draw a large skull below the dog. Chop off
the right cheek to fit in the skirt
19. Draw a footprint beside the skull
20. Draw an upside-down dialog balloon at
the bottom of the map
Let’s do it again! Get a new piece of paper.
No looking back. Just use the 20 objects as your guide….
Group 1: Group 2: Group 3:
6. Skirt
1. Elephant 7. Letter V
16. Hello Kitty
8. Snake 17. Candle
2. Ice cream
9. Little belly 18. Skull
3. Pebbles 10. Big belly
11. Hotdog
19. Footprint
4. Dog 20. Dialogue balloon
12. Banana
5. Mother-and 13. Waves
Child 14. Letter J
15. Broken Cookies
Practice, practice, practice
• Every opportunity, everyday, any place
Let’s level up!
• Let’s put some labels
North America,
South America,
Cuba
Europe, UK, Africa
Middle East, India, Russia
China, Korea, Japan
Philippines, Indonesia
Australia, New Zealand
Antarctica
Now, the bodies of water
Pacific Ocean,
Atlantic Ocean
Arctic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea
Suez Canal, Persian Gulf
Indian
Ocean,
Southern
Ocean
Congratulations!!!
The Seven Continents of the World