| A World Map depicts the continents. And the | | | | is funnel shaped. And at the bottom end of the |
| countries. It also has the cities. And the mountains | | | | funnel a small pipe like attachment leads to a large |
| and rivers. And it also has the seas and oceans. It | | | | continent on the map |
| could all get a little too much. To start with, our | | | | 4. South America is a large triangle going well and |
| world has countries. If you look at the World Map | | | | truly below the Equator largely in the Southern |
| carefully you will find many countries and if you | | | | hemisphere in the World Map |
| counted them, you will find that there are 193 | | | | 5. Similarly you can simplify the different |
| countries in all. These are the countries that have | | | | continents |
| been recognized by the UN. There are 10 more | | | | Once the continents have been drawn simply, you |
| countries which are partially recognized by the | | | | now have to reckon the countries |
| United Nations. | | | | Take each continent one by one and simplify the |
| Now it does seem to be a well nigh impossible | | | | lines which form the borders between the |
| task to learn them all lest alone to be able to | | | | countries into straight lines. |
| draw them out. But if we approach the problem | | | | Once that is done, take 5 to 6 countries at a time |
| systematically, it is possible to learn to draw the | | | | and join their names by a system known as |
| countries on a World Map. Yes all of them. It is | | | | MNEMONICS |
| also possible to learn where they are placed | | | | This way you will know the exact sequence of |
| exactly. We must follow a systematic approach. | | | | countries |
| We will now break down the process of learning | | | | I'll give you an example |
| to draw the World Map here: | | | | "NOT SO FAST" to remember the Scandinavian |
| 1. First look at the continents on the World Map | | | | countries: NORWAY, SWEDEN, FINLAND |
| - There is North America and South America | | | | When you remember "Not So Fast" you will |
| joined by a small sliver of land | | | | never forget that Norway comes first, Sweden |
| - Move right across the Ocean and you will reach | | | | second and Finland last going from West to East |
| the map of | | | | I have devised and done this two steps for ALL |
| - Africa and on top of it | | | | the countries on the World Map viz |
| - Europe and adjoining them both | | | | |
| - Asia and as you keep going right on the Asia | | | | 1. simplification of the borders between countries |
| map and look down you can see | | | | so that it becomes easy to draw and |
| - Australia 2. Now take the continents one by one | | | | 2. mnemonic sentences to mimic a particular string |
| to learn the countries inside them | | | | of countries and this has been done for ALL the |
| 3. First take North America. Look at the shape. It | | | | 193 countries . |