<p>Okay, I'm reading my textbook and there are a lot of places where I don't know the location of. Example: Quebec on the St. Lawrence River and at Santa Fe near the Rio Grande.</p>
<p>Should I just google it or something? For people taking APUSH, do you need to memorize all of the countries of the US and the locations?</p>
<p>dont think so</p>
<p>You don't need to know maps for the test. </p>
<p>It isn't that important, if they don't have the map in your book then don't worry about it. Are you using American pageant?</p>
<p>No, I'm using Created Equal. I just like knowing where things are because I'm lost without the setting.</p>
<p>Anyways, I have a test on a couple chapters when school starts so should I start taking notes while I'm reading? I don't really know how to take notes effectively... Should I also read the AMSCO review book before the test? Do you think it would help me on it?</p>
<p>It depends on the teacher; my teacher had an overview over every unit we covered and outlined all the main stuff, and we had very detailed notes. I just used the unit terms/overviews to study and got a 5. So, as long as your teacher gives detailed notes you should be fine on the exam.</p>
<p>My textbook, The American Pageant, had plenty of maps.</p>
<p>It's a good idea to know the location of some historical places.
You can google them, but don't stress out if you can't find the location.</p>
<p>You should take notes and read review books. Notes and outlines definitely help.
Outlines helped me remember certain eras. I was weaker with eras that I didn't write outlines for.</p>
<p>Key Terms didn't help me for the AP test, but some people may learn through terms, but I tended to understand notes better than vocab. I got a 4 on the test.</p>
<p>Personally, I didn't take any notes. I used Course-notes.org. They have great outlines that matched up perfectly with the Pageant.</p>
<p>You guys are lucky to have so many notes and things online for American Pageant. I'll see if I can try to find some for my text.</p>
<p>Anyways, do any one of you know any sites that allow you to search for places (cities, rivers, countries, etc.) fast and simple? I searched for Newfoundland but I'm still not exactly sure where it is; where in North East America?</p>
<p>No, you really don't have to know them.</p>
<p>I got a 5 on the AP Test this year, and I have no idea about locations. Understand what certain regions are, and you'll be fine.</p>