Teacher’s Notebook ql A Method for Sketching World Maps by Leonard Rifas SEATTLE. WASHINGTON Here's a trick for remembering the locations, sizes and shapes of the world's largest land masses. Take an ordinary 81/2 by 11 inch sheet of typing paper. Fold it carefully in halé 5] ~@ |e A Unfold the page and ; number the fold lines as and in half a third time. alia and in half again, 6 LOI & Fold down the upper Fold down the upper left Open it up again and label right comer, even with corner, even with fold line the diagonal fold lines as shown. fold line #6, JANUARY/FEBRUARY Inna tneing these folds us guidelines, draw in the rough locations of the continents following this model North Ameri Even if you go no further, you've already drawn a lot of information here. This map shows not only the locations, but also the relative sizes of the inhabited continents. 18 JOURNAL OF GEOGRAPHYin take another 0 the shapes of the opying this Use a second and be patien step taki ind educational if you say the ine, For example ; = See West South North The The Horn Aifica Africa Africa RedSea of Africa’ Madagascar ov ith another detai Hon | the next page. Every line | ha JANUARY/FEBRUARYAHEYEDOZO 40 TYNUIOF oa