A geography routine you can actually finish.
The aim is not to memorize one giant list. You will build regional clusters, retrieve names from memory and attach them to positions on the globe.
Week 1: anchors
Choose Europe or your home region. Learn ten large or familiar countries first. For each one, connect the country name, capital and one map cue: a coastline, neighbor, island group or position. Complete one country challenge per day and stop after ten questions.
Week 2: contrasts
Add ten less familiar countries from the same region. Study confusing neighbors together: small adjoining countries, similarly named states or places whose capitals are often swapped. Reverse the trainer every other day so you recall both country → capital and capital → country.
Week 3: a second region
Move to another continent but keep one short review round from week one. This spacing matters: returning after a delay tests durable memory, while immediate repetition can create false confidence.
Week 4: the whole map
Mix regions and use Earthgame for location practice. After a mistake, do not merely click again. Name the correct country, its capital, its continent and one neighbor. That gives each answer several retrieval paths.
Simple success rule
Move on after scoring at least 8/10 twice on different days. Return to missed pairs two days later. Consistency beats a single long session.
Why this combination works
The country challenge isolates verbal recall: can you produce the matching name? Earthgame adds spatial recall: can you find the place? Keeping those tasks separate at first makes mistakes easier to diagnose. Combining them later produces a richer memory than either a list or a timed game alone.