I always enjoyed geography; most of what was taught to me in school I learned in elementary as opposed to secondary school. My four-year old daughter received a LeapPad for Christmas that had a map of the US with it that you have to identify the states by touching them. Her older cousin, a bright seventeen year old, who will be going to university this fall, as a Junior with a 4.0, was playing along with her. Now she can easily discuss the laws of entropy, but she could only identify half of the states. Since she is wise as well as bright, she found a world atlas to brush up on her lack of geography skills. I agree that it should be at the top of this list in academics.
