Mate and all concerned,
my experience has it that teachers never learn when to shut up. i think the best way to learn geography skills is to not 'summarise' them as you mentioned but to actually put them to use. by this i mean, grab some past papers and work on them, the skills are all assessed in the multiple choice and the short answers. while working on your skills, you could incorporate refering back to your 'notes'. in this way, you won't be wasting time by doing something your're not gonna remember. it allows the absorption and retention rates to be far greater, thus, you learn more....
chris andrews,