Practice closing your eyes and "seeing" the map of Africa or South America. Being able to mentally overlay a map of climate zones onto a map of relief is a superpower in this competition.
Understanding scales, azimuths, topographic symbols, and calculating real-world distances. oblastnaia olimpiada 6-7 klassov po geografii
Memorize the northernmost, southernmost, easternmost, and westernmost points of each continent. Practice closing your eyes and "seeing" the map