Draw a large horizontal rectangle or page frame as your guide
Sketch the outline of the contiguous United States with simple curved and angled lines
Add the Pacific coastline on the left with a smooth, irregular edge
Draw the northern border with gentle straight and curved segments
Shape the northeastern edge with small bends and points
Form the southeastern coastline with wider curves
Add the Gulf Coast with a long, shallow arc
Draw the Texas border and connect it to the southern outline
Add the Great Lakes as separate rounded shapes near the upper Midwest
Sketch Florida as a long, narrow peninsula
Refine the western border with slight inward and outward curves
Clean up the outline and erase guide lines
Add Alaska as a separate large shape to the lower left
Add Hawaii as a small chain of islands in the Pacific
Trace the final lines with a darker pencil or pen
Shade or color the map if desired