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General
Geography Links
- Ask
a Geographer (answers your questions about
geography within 24 hours)
- Careers
in Geography
- Earthwatch
Online Resources
- Entertainment
and Sports Geography
- Flag
Tag (test your knowledge of flags)
- General
Geography WWW Resources
- Geo-Globe
(geographic oriented games and puzzles--create your own challenge and send
it in)
- Geogram
On-line (short articles, features, links, and
illustrations using the format of an on-line periodical--lots of content!)
- Geographical
Links (extensive listing of of links
alphabetized according to topic--also contains information about physical,
human, and economic geography)
- Geography.com.sg
(online resource for geography students--organized by category and
searchable)
- Geography
Games, Quizzes, and Trivia
- Geography
Glossary (short definitions of key terms in
geography--links provide additional sources of related information)
- Geography
Hotlist (links for students and teachers)
- Geography
of Agriculture (short history of farming and
descriptions of different types of agriculture)
- Geography
Resources--Educational Resources (links for
students and teachers)
- Geography
Songlist (a neat and extensive listing of
songs from the world of popular folk music that are about places in our
world-- alphabetized and organized by topic)
- GEOSOURCE
(over 3150 links for human geography, physical geography, planning,
geoscience and environmental science--new sites added almost daily)
- GEOWORLD
(lots of links for students and teachers organized by topic)
- How
Far Is It? (find the latitude and longitude of
two places, and then calculate the distance between them--also see a map of
the two places)
- Library
of Congress : Geography and Map Reading Room
- Library
of Congress Illustrated Guide: Geography and Maps
- Map
Quiz (test your knowledge of country
locations, capitals, and flags)
- National
Geographic
- Understanding
Geographic Data (includes a discussion or
aerial photography, remotes sensing, and GIS)
- Understanding
Maps
- WCSU
List: Geography Internet Resources
- Xpeditions
(wonderful site by the National Geographic Society)
Physical
Geography Links
- Amazon
Adventure (indigenous people, travel diary and
info, photo gallery, animals, detailed maps)
- Ask
a Geologist (professors will answer your
questions)
- Biomes
of the World (slide show with tundra, boreal
forests, temperate forests, midlatitude grasslands, chaparral, desert,
tropical savannah, tropical forests, and alpine environments)
- Continental
Drift (nice explanation and definitions of
related terms)
- Destination
Himalayas (over 500 photographs, audio files,
maps, tour, natural wildlife, creation and exploration of
Himalayas--in-depth look at the geography and history of Himalayas)
- Earthquakes
- Earthrise
(click on the world map and see specific geographical locations from space)
- Earthshots
(satellite images of environmental change)
- Earth's
Interior (decription of earth's layers and an
explanation of plate tectonics--nice color illustrations)
- Earth
Views of Space and Space Views of Earth
(dozens of images, with topics such as weather, climate, sea surface
temperatures, and space weather --as well as links to other web sites)
- Environmental
Index (latest info on air pollution, global
warming, waste management and recycling, acid rain, ozone layer, water
resources, methods to reduce energy consumption--also includes a glossary of
related terms)
- Environmental
Index (shows what happens to garbage and
sewage around the world)
- Every
Place Has Its Faults (description and
illustrations of different types of faults)
- Geological
Earth on the Web (some nice links to physical
geography sites)
- Geo
Teach (some nice diagrams illustrating
earthquakes and plate tectonics)
- Largest
Earthquakes of 1997 (links to those earthquake
sites. Graphics, plus more, at each given site.)
- Michigan
Technological University Volcanoes Page
(information about current global volcanic activity, research in remote
sensing of volcanoes and their eruptive products, hazard mitigation,
"Decade Volcanoes", links to government agencies and research
institutions, and even some volcano humor)
- Natural
World on the Web (links to info about biomes
and ecosystems, some terms defined)
- Oceanography
(geography of the oceans, from currents to tides, to images of the sea
floor)
- Online
Guide to Meteorology (info about weather and
climate)
- Physical
Geography (resources about the air and land of
our planet)
- Physical
Geography
- Plate
Tectonics
- Plate
Tectonics, the Cause of Earthquakes
(explanation with photos and illustrations)
- Understanding
Plate Motions (plate tectonics--descriptions,
definitions, and illustrations)
- Virtual
Earthquake (interactive site where you can
locate an earthquake epicenter and determine the magnitude of an earthquake)
- Volcanoes.Com
(shows a map of volcanoes by region with an aerial photograph and brief
description of each volcano)
- Volcano
World (volcano info, pictures, movies, games,
and much more)
- Weather
Channel
- Weather
World
- Windows
to the Universe (a wealth of information about
many different topics including plate tectonics, landforms, the Hubble Space
Telescope, the history of rockets and more)
- World
Climate (what the weather is normally like for
thousands of places worldwide)
- World
Weather
- Yahoo:
Ecosystems
Human
Geography Links
- Amnesty
International (information about human rights
issues around the world links to news reports of human rights violations
around the world)
- AncientSites
(interactive online simulation allows you to pick an ancient civilization,
become a member of it, and talk with other citizens)
- Ancient
World Web (links organized by geographical
region and subjects related to the ancient world--includes a search engine)
- County
and City Data Book
- Cultural
Geography
- Cultural
World on the Web (links to some neat cultural
geography sites)
- Encyclopedia
Smithsonian (links to the Smithsonian
Institute resources from A to Z)
- Energy
Quest (energy info, safety, news, and
conservation, and related links)
- Exploring
Ancient World Cultures (an introductory,
online textbook of ancient world cultures that includes an anthology,
timeline, essays, maps, and interactive quizzes for each culture-also has a
huge index of links sorted into chronologies, essays, images, primary text
and internet that can also be searched by region)
- Gary's
Geographical Gnome: The Environmental Concerns and Resource Page
(has links to agriculture, food and soils, water and drainage basins,
biospheres, forests and sustainable development--includes a search engine)
- Gary's
Geographical Gnome: The Human Environment
(includes subjects relating to the relationships between people and their
economic, and social and cultural development, and links to cities,
countries and aboriginal peoples--includes a search engine)
- Global
Views (collection of audio--with
text--interviews with students from all over the globe. You can hear a
sample of their native language, as well as their opinions on their
countries, homesickness, etc.. )
- Links
to Museums (comprehensive and easy to use set
of links to museums and other sites offering resources on different cultures
around the world)
- Lonely
Planet (a really nice site with loads of info
about culture and travel around the world)
- Multicultural
Paths: Other Sites (links organized by
category)
- Natural
& Man-Made Disasters (links organized by
type of disaster)
- Time
Zone Converter
- Time
Zone Page
- Traits
of Culture (a listing of cultural traits)
- UN
Cyber School Bus (United Nations site designed
for students and teachers)
- United Nations
Home Page
- Urban
Geography (geography of cities and
metropolitan areas)
- Web
of Culture (fun and educational info about
cultural differences of people from around the world: cuisine, body
language, religions, languages, etc.)
- Web
of Culture: Travelers (first-person accounts
by people who have either lived, worked, or studied abroad--not organized by
country)
- World
Bank's Development Education Program
(information about sustainable development-- newsletter, related links, and
learning modules about affect of population growth rate, per capita GNP, and
access to safe water on SD)
- World
Cultures (an on-line research textbook of
world cultures and history and related links)
- World
Fact Book
- World
Holiday and Time Guide
- World
Village (info and fun for students, teachers,
and parents. Includes a data reference program for information on the
geography, people, government, economy, communications and defense forces
for the nations of the world)
GIS Links
- About:
GIS - information on where to access data,
free GIS applications, and functionality.
- ArcAtlas:
Our Earth (large collection of maps and
information about the earth--its people, plants, animals, and their various
environments and economies)
- ArcData
Online (a wide assortment of geographic
information that users can access to create map images and download data)
- AI-GEOSTATS
- mailing list promoting communication about spatial data analysis (GIS,
geostatistics, geoinformatics, spatial statistics, sampling strategies).
- Business
and Economic Geography - utilizing GIS for
business planning.
- California
State Lands Commission - Geographic Information Systems
- provides access to GIS data for California, including all USGS 7.5 minute
quadranges, live earthquake and weather, marine resources, wetlands, and
aerial photography.
- Digital
Elevation Data Catalogue - includes details of
elevation and bathymetric data, together with a section on available
software for the display and manipulation of these data.
- Geo
Info Systems - monthly publication, covers
applications of GIS and related spatial information technologies.
- Geographic
Information Systems - explains what a GIS is,
how it works, what's special about it, and its applications.
- GeoPlace.com
- geospatial news, publications, and more.
- Geographic
Information Systems - explains what a GIS is,
how it works, what's special about it, and its applications.
- GIS
Dictionary - includes definitions for terms
which either relate directly to GIS or which GIS users may come across in
the course of their work.
- GIS
Analysis with ARC-INFO - an introductory
tutorial.
- GIS
at the Illinois Natural History Survey -
manages comprehensive sets of statewide GIS data.
- GIS
Basics - learn what it is, what it does, its
components and data, related technologies, and what it can do for you.
- GIS
Dictionary - includes definitions for terms
which either relate directly to GIS or which GIS users may come across in
the course of their work.
- GIS
History Project - goals include documenting
the history of Geographic Information Systems, especially the early days of
the technology.
- GIS
in Latin America - includes detailed
information on GIS services and technologies in Latin America.
- GISLand
- features information on programming, products, tutorials, and links.
- Louisiana
Department of Environmental Quality - GIS Center
- contains data sets and maps (static and interactive).
- Spatial
Odyssey - GIS literature database.
- U.S.
Bureau of Land Management - Geospatial Information Center
- U.S.
Department of Transportation - Bureau of Transportation Statistics Office of
Geographic Information Services - a national
resource for transportation spatial data and GIS in transportation (GIS-T)
information.
- U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency National GIS Program
- manages, coordinates, and promote EPA's integrated use of spatial data.
- Washington
State Geographic Information Council (WAGIC) -
responsible for coordinating and facilitating the use and development of the
state's geospatial information.
- FAQ
- Geographic Information Systems
- Usenet -
comp.infosystems.gis
- U.S.
Department of Transportation - Bureau of Transportation Statistics Office of
Geographic Information Services - a national
resource for transportation spatial data and GIS in transportation (GIS-T)
information.
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