/lit/ - Literature

What's the best way to learn geography. I've started my study of history and learning about new places and cultures in ancient history but have one problem. Places and names. I'm very new to geography and when a place is mentioned that I've never heard of before, it's hard for me to contextualise it's place in the world. Even when I see a map it can sometimes be hard to remember in just what position it is since I've spent my of my life being a lazy faggot and getting into the habit of reading and studying isn't an easy task. Any advice for this problem of mine?