Mnemonic devices for Geography

All kinds of rhymes to help you learn about the earth. For example, the order of the Great Lakes.

GEOGRAPHY

  Mnemonic Device: General Eisenhower’s Oldest Girl Rode A Pony Home Yesterday Variations: George Eats Old Grey Rats And Paints Houses Yellow George Eliot’s Old Grandmother Rode A Pig Home
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Wind Directions: North, East, South, West

Mnemonic Device: Naughty Elephants Spray Water Variations: Never Eat Salty Worms Never Eat Shredded Wheat Never Eat Slimy Worms Never Eat Soggy Waffles Never Ever Smoke Weed Never Eat Soggy
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HOMES

  Mnemonic Device: HOMES Explanation: to remember the names of the Great Lakes Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior

Students, Pretty Pretty Please, Remember Your Jackets

  Mnemonic Device: Students, Pretty Pretty Please, Remember Your Jackets Explanation: The first letters of the words remind us of the major rivers of the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay.
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Continents’ Story

  Mnemonic Device: North America married South America, and they went to Europe for their honeymoon. Soon after they had quadruplets who all had A names: Africa, Australia, Asia (who
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“Sally Made Henry Eat Oreos” or SMHEO

  Mnemonic Device: “Sally Made Henry Eat Oreos” or SMHEO Explanation: To geographically place the Great Lakes: Lake Superior is the Great Lake farthest to the west, to the right
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Eat An Apple As A Nighttime Snack

  Mnemonic Device: Eat An Apple As A Nighttime SnAck Explanation: to remember the 7 continents Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, North America, South America

Big Gorillas Eat Hotdogs, Not Cold Pizza

  Mnemonic Device: Big Gorillas Eat Hotdogs, Not Cold Pizza Explanation: to remember the countries in Central America from North to South. Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama

eVeNING ARCTIC SNOW CAN NUMb MAMMOTH MIKe’S LIP, KNee AND eVeN Me. FeW eWe MOW Me.

  Mnemonic Device: eVeNING ARCTIC SNOW CAN NUMb MAMMOTH MIKe’S LIP, KNee AND eVeN Me. FeW eWe MOW Me. Explanation: to remember all the states in America. Ignore all of
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Many African Tourists Like Elephants

  Mnemonic Device: Many African Tourists Like Elephants Explanation: to remember the five countries across North Africa, from West to East Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt