Draw one curved line all the way around until you come back to where you started. Amazing, now you have a circle. Now, let’s try a square. A shape with four equal sides and four corners.

Simply activate the drawing pen, and click and drag a rough outline of a simple geometric shape. This tool works with most 2D shapes, including circles, hexagons, lines, pentagons, and rhombuses.

Google Maps may be best known for its ability to deliver turn-by-turn directions, but it has another useful purpose: You can use it to create maps on which you can draw routes, lines, and shapes.