How can you memorize geography facts?

Answer 1

One of the best ways to help in learning geography is to use a map. Colour the different areas different colours to help you remember them. You will also remember better if you can see how the areas relate to each other and where they are on the map. It also helps if you know some interesting facts about areas, and something about what kinds of people live there. When memorizing countries, states, etc. you can make out a list of all the names. Either make a rhyming poem, or if you are musical, make up a little song (like the ABC song) to help you remember them better. Here's a specific example using African countries: First, list all the countries * Algeria * Angola * Benin * Botswana * Burkina Faso * Burundi * Cameroon * Cape Verde * Central African Republic * Chad * Congo * Dijbouti * Egypt * Equatorial Guinea * Eritrea * Ethiopia * Gabon * Gambia * Ghana * Guinea Bissau * Guinea * Ivory Coast * Kenya * Lesotho * Liberia * Libya * Madagascar * Malawi * Mali * Mauritania * Mauritius * Morocco * Mozambique * Namibia * Niger * Nigeria * Reunion * Rwanda * Sao Tome and Principe * Senegal * Seychelles * Sierra Leone * Somalia * South Africa * Sudan * Swaziland * Tanzania * Togo * Tunisia * Uganda * Zaire * Zambia * Zanzibar * Zimbabwe Whew! Now that you have your list, let's try making an ABC poem since there are so many names to try to learn. **Supervisor's Note: this is in progress - please do not delete until I get back from the gym so I can finish it!!**