Content

• Steps
• Part 1 of 4: Finding Information
• Part 2 of 4: Learning Fun
• Part 3 of 4: Additional Techniques
• Part 4 of 4: Reinforcing Learned Information

Memorizing the world's capitals can seem daunting: there are so many of them! However, you can memorize world capitals with simple tricks, such as mnemonic exercises, songs, or games. Also, do not forget to repeat the capitals from time to time, so that the information is deeply embedded in your memory.

Steps

Part 1 of 4: Finding Information

1. 1 Find information. Get a reliable book or website listing the world's capitals. This is the information you need to memorize.
   • The most respected and trusted sources are educational and government. Look for links ending in ".edu" and ".gov". One source could be the CIA World Factbook.
   • It is better to use the information from the website, as it is updated regularly.
   • You can also use the world map.
2. 2 Print or copy information. Keep information handy to remember. You can also view information on the screen of a computer or portable device, but only if you will not be distracted by something else on the Internet. You should focus on your studies and not on your social media pages.
3. 3 Try handwriting the information. Writing out countries and their capitals by hand may seem tedious, but it is a real way to remember information. In fact, writing information down on paper reinforces it in the brain. It also helps you review your notes.

Part 2 of 4: Learning Fun

1. 1 Remember interesting facts about the capitals. Merely memorizing a list of countries and capitals may not be very exciting. It is more exciting to read about culture, history, geography, people. Looking for interesting facts about the city and country will make it easier for you to remember the information.
   • For example, it is not so interesting to just memorize that Rome is the capital of Italy. But the fact that there is a whole separate country in Rome - the Vatican - is certainly interesting. The Vatican, which serves as the seat of the Holy See (Pope and High Clergy) of the Roman Catholic Church, is officially recognized by the state.
   • One more example. Interestingly, the capital of Mexico, Mexico City, used to be a large lake. The Aztecs founded the city on the island, and then built up the shore of the lake. Separate parts of the city were connected by a complex system of dams and bridges. Subsequently, the city was conquered and destroyed, the lake was drained, and modern Mexico City is in their place.
2. 2 Use visual cues. Using visual cues is a reliable and tried-and-true method. Fortunately, in a visual field of knowledge like geography, this is easy enough.
   • Print out a blank world map (like the outline maps at school), then sign the names of countries and capitals while looking at another map. Color the map while developing your visual memory. You can also draw a characteristic detail of the country, such as a flag, national flower, or other recognizable symbol.
   • Then try filling in a blank card without peeking into the directory.
3. 3 Use mnemonics. Mnemonics is a set of techniques that help you remember information. For example, you need to remember that you should buy bananas, beef and flour from the store. Now imagine a cow chewing on bananas, while she has a bag of flour on her head, with which she balances. But for memorizing world capitals, the method of visualizing the map in the head, the so-called method of geometrical places (method of loci), is more suitable.
   • Using this method of mnemonics, you must present a familiar place and visualize a subject series on it. The subject line helps you remember the information you need. If this method works for you, try to visualize objects that evoke certain associations with the country in you. For example, when thinking of London, the capital of Great Britain, think of Sherlock Holmes, Big Ben, or a plate of oatmeal.
   • It may still be best to imagine a map of the world when memorizing world capitals. Draw a map of the world in your head, large enough for you to easily jump from country to country. As you walk around the world, imagine the names of countries and their capitals in your head.
4. 4 Use rhymes or songs. Children's counting rhymes, rhymes and songs will help information to gain a foothold in your head for a long time. It's so easy to remember: "The Danish city of Copenhagen is glorious as a mermaid girl."
   • You can also hum the names of the world capitals to the tune of some popular melody that you really like.
   • You can sing ready-made songs taken, for example, from "Mischievous Animations", an animated series, or from other educational cartoons.

Part 3 of 4: Additional Techniques

1. 1 Remember that there are countries with the same name as their capitals. For example, the capital of Algeria is Algeria, Tunisia is Tunisia, Guatemala is Guatemala. There are also names of capitals, only slightly different from the name of the country: the capital of Kuwait is Kuwait, El Salvador is San Salvador. When you memorize these pairs, there will be less learning!
2. 2 Find words similar to the names of capitals or countries and come up with phrases with them. They may also help you remember world capitals.
   • For example, the capital of Norway - Oslo: “In Norway there is no Osloin".
   • Or take Lisbon, the capital of Portugal: “Lisbon is port».
3. 3 Use rhyme or similar sound. For example, you memorized the name of the city of Addis Ababa, but now you need to remember that this is the capital of Ethiopia. "Addis Ababa" rhymes with "sit down to dinner", so you can combine them with the phrase "Ethiopian, sit down to dinner!"

Part 4 of 4: Reinforcing Learned Information

1. 1 Ask your friends to chase you around the names of the capitals. Learning capitals with friends is much more fun, as long as you don't get distracted. Let them ask you which country is which capital.
   • Don't attract a lot of people. If there are too many of you, you are bound to be distracted. Study the world capitals in groups of no more than 4-5 people.
   • Do not forget to chase your friends by the names of the capitals as well. This is also a useful exercise to consolidate the information you have received.
2. 2 Try to make cards. Write the capital on one side of the card and the country on the other. Get the cards out of the stack, trying to remember what is written on the back without peeping.
3. 3 Play the Match Pair game. Write the name of the country on one card and the capital on the other. Continue until you have written all required capitals and countries on separate cards. Lay out the cards with the titles down. Flip one card, then another. Remove cards only if the country and capital match. You can play alone or with a partner.
4. 4 Watch international news. Countries and their capitals are usually mentioned in the news.You will still get a lot of information, because you will select interesting facts about the capitals. The capitals of the countries will also associate you with real people and events, this will help you remember them. If you are under 18, ask your parents if you can watch the news channels, because some of the stories are better for children not to watch.
5. 5 Play geography games. Play board games or online geography games to help reinforce what you've learned. These games turn boring memorization into fun.
   • You can test your knowledge of geography with Free Rice. Select the 'World Capitals' theme found under the 'Geography' section of the 'Subjects' page.
   • This is not only an educational but also a charity game: the hungry people do get free rice.
6. 6 Keep repeating. If you don’t repeat information all the time, you will gradually forget it. If you do not want to forget the world capitals, constantly repeat the material you have covered until it is firmly entrenched in your head.