Recently when I was cleaning my study and found a whole set of school books. I used to read them when I was a kid. I became very nostalgic and started flipping through the pages of an old geography book that I used to study as a student. In this book I found a number of outline maps.

I can still remember how these outline maps gave us the very first Idea about a country, continent or the world. When I was reading about North America I had my first impression of the continent looking at the outline map of North America. There was no political or geological boundaries on the map. However different gulfs, bays and oceans are clearly mentioned on it along with the lakes and rivers inside the land area of the continent. This outline map helped me to get a fair Idea about the shape and size of the continent. I could also learn abut the important water bodies in and around the continent.

I also used the blank outline map of North America for the purpose of map pointing. I have to locate different cities roads, rivers and other geographical areas in this blank outline map. Practicing the geographical lesson fetched me good marks in the subject. The habit has helped me in several ways later on. Even today I help my brother in his studies with my knowledge about map pointing.