Message from efoster

[Anonymous]

I love geography and start every unit with a map test that, surprisingly, my students look forward to more than a chapter test!
I start with a blank map and a list of about 40 countries/geographic features. Students then label the map with numbers based on their list of countries/geographic features. For the test I give the same map with the numbers scrambled. Usually about 80% of my students get As and Bs. They seem to have a real sense of accomplishment when they do well on the test and they are less anxious about future map tests. Studying is still critical to their success.
I usually try to give my students memorization tricks for remembering location of places. I know some teachers who are able to sing the order of the countries to their students (Europe map specifically) but I am musically challenged so I can't help you there.