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Geography guides
How to learn the map and keep it: the countries of each continent, the US states, capitals and flags. Each guide gives the groups to learn in, the names that get mixed up, and the quizzes to practise on.
How to learn all the countries of the world
A plan for learning all 197 countries on the map: which continent to start with, how many to take at a time, and how to keep what you have learned.
How to learn the countries of South America
South America has 12 countries and is the easiest continent to learn first. Go round Brazil once, learn the two landlocked ones, and you have it.
How to learn the countries of North America
North America has 23 countries: three large ones, seven in Central America and thirteen in the Caribbean. Learn each part in its order on the map.
How to learn the countries of Europe
Europe has 45 countries packed into a small space. Learn them in seven groups, sort out the names that sound alike, and practise each group on the globe.
How to learn the countries of the Balkans
The Balkans are the part of Europe most people cannot place. Learn the coast from Croatia to Greece, then the four inland countries, and it stays.
How to learn the countries of Asia
Asia has 49 countries, from Turkey to Japan. Learn them as six regions, with the seven -stans, the Gulf states and Southeast Asia each taken in order.
How to learn the countries of the Middle East
The Middle East is 17 countries in a small, crowded corner of the map. Learn the three big ones that frame it, then the coast, then the Arabian Peninsula in order.
How to learn the countries of Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia has 11 countries: five on the mainland and six among the islands. Learn the mainland from west to east, then who shares which island.
How to learn the countries of Africa
Africa has 54 countries, more than any other continent. Learn them in bands from north to south, untangle the Guineas, the Congos and Niger and Nigeria, and practise on the globe.
How to learn the countries of Oceania
Oceania has 14 countries, and eleven of them are small islands in a very large ocean. Learn them as three groups, each in its order from the west.
How to learn the 50 US states
Learn where all 50 US states are: four regions, the anchors everyone already knows, and the names that get mixed up, like Iowa, Ohio and Idaho.
How to learn the capitals of the world
How to learn the world’s capitals and keep them: countries first, one continent at a time, the capitals that are not the biggest city, and the pairs that sound alike.
How to learn the flags of the world
Nearly 200 flags are easier than they look: most belong to a family. Learn the families, then the look-alike pairs, then one continent at a time.