Directions
Start with a long horizontal line. This will form the top sides of Nevada, California and Utah.
Nevada (NV)
Nevada should look like a big, sharp tooth coming down from the middle of the top horizontal line. The left side is a small vertical line. Its bottom side is a long diagonal line going down and to the right. Its right side is a long vertical line. Right before it meets the bottom line of the state, there should be a little ridge.
California (CA)
California's to the left of Nevada. To draw its left side, mimic the left and bottom sides of Nevada. Instead of ending in a point, though, California has a short horizontal line as its bottom side. Draw a wavy line up to meet the pointy part of Nevada.
Utah (UT)
This state is found on the right side of Nevada, right above that little ridge. It's basically a square, only with its upper right corner missing, leaving an L shape.
Arizona (AZ)
To make the right side of Arizona, extend the right side of Utah downward. For its bottom side, draw a line like the bottom side of Utah, then draw a diagonal line going up and to the left. This should connect to the lower right corner of California.
Colorado (CO)
Colorado is a horizontal rectangle. Draw it coming out of the right side of Utah. The bottom line of the L shape extends to the right to create Colorado's top side.
New Mexico (NM)
This state, located below Colorado, is a vertical rectangle with a tiny extra part below its lower left corner. Aside from the extra part in the corner, its bottom side is slightly above Arizona's. Its top side is not as wide as Colorado.
Oklahoma (OK)
This state looks like a pan with a handle that's being held by New Mexico and Colorado.
For the state's top, extend Colorado's bottom line to the right. Draw a vertical line down from this to create the right side of the state. Draw a horizontal line going to the left, then add a vertical line going up. To create the handle part, add another horizontal line. This should connect to New Mexico.
Kansas (KS)
Kansas is another shape that looks like a horizontal rectangle. It's to the right of Colorado and above Oklahoma. There's a small dip in its right side, right near the top, making its upper right corner look like a triangle.
Texas (TX)
Texas is more complex than the other Southwestern states; unlike the others, it has very few straight lines. It's located to the right of New Mexico and below Oklahoma.
This state has a bump on its right side and two downward-facing hills on its bottom side. The hill on the right goes down further than the one on the left.