ICSE Class 8 Answered

Easy way to study geography and get full marks.

Asked by ishan.paul | 03 Sep, 2023, 08:05: PM

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There’s no correct method as such to study Geography. What you see is what you learn, so it is easy to relate to and remember. It is one of the scoring subjects of ICSE which can help increase your percentage if studied with the right preparation strategy.

The following are strategies that can help you memorize and recall hundreds of geographical facts and features:

Mnemonic devices work by relating information with short phrases, words that rhyme, or anything else you might be familiar with – a familiar song for example. In fact, music is one of the most powerful mnemonic devices for memorizing large lists of geographic information, including cities, states and even countries.
Organize the information you want to remember into logical categories. This will help increase your memory and recall. If for example you're trying to memorize the major river ways in the world, you may consider memorizing rivers organized by continent. It's easy to remember the continents.
Chunking is another effective way for memorizing geographical information. We "chunk" information when we break it down into small groups of three or four.
Visualization is a memorization strategy that can be used when studying just about any subject, but it's particularly effective when studying geography. Visualization can be applied in two ways. First, it can be applied by creating images in your mind that relate to an abstract concept. Second, and more importantly, it is applied by associating geographical information with location, size and shape. For example, learning all 50 states in the United States of America is far easier when memorizing their location on a map, and associating them with their shape and size, than trying to memorize a written list.
Association is the process of "connecting" a new, unfamiliar word, place, or object to something familiar. By connecting the unfamiliar with the familiar, the brain more easily remembers and recalls the unfamiliar. When you're tasked with learning a new geographical fact, write it down along with connecting information.
If you want to do well in your geography class, it's important that you frequently review your notes. One of the keys to memory retention and recall is to consistently review your notes and other study materials weeks before your exam(s).
For maps, students must learn conventional signs and important definitions and practice them to keep on their fingertips. Map pointing can be easy if you take a map, mark the important points and stick it on a wall where you can see it clearly. So, every time you get up just take a look at the map and your mind will remember the visuals which would prove helpful at the time of the examination. In this way, acing map pointing will be easy.

Answered by Sheetal Kolte | 04 Sep, 2023, 10:23: AM

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