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Many Geography Organizations list specific Internet resources.

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Resources for Geographers
International Network for Learning & Teaching Geography in Higher Education
Sections include: Starting Places ; Journals ; Professional Associations ; Map Collections ; Geo-spatial Datasets ; Newsgroups and Listservers ; Academic Departments ; Jobs for Geographers ; Educational Resources ; Software.
Maintained by Lance Christian and Kenneth Foote of the Department of Geography at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

GEsource - Geography and Environment Gateway
"GEsource is an information resource for Geography and the Environment, and forms part of the Resource Discovery Network (RDN). The database currently contains 2739 resources."
Main Subject Areas include: Environment ; Physical Geography ; General Geography and Environmental Science ; Techniques and Approaches ; Human Geography.

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Amazon Interactive - (dead link) (K12)
"Explore the geography of the Ecuadorian Amazon through online games and activities. Learn about the rainforest and the Quichua people who call it home. Discover the ways in which the Quichua live off the land. Then try your hand at running a community-based ecotourism project along the RÌo Napo."
- Educational Web Adventures

Biogeography
"...a site created to assist students and professionals in quickly attaining information related to biogeography."
By geography students at the University of Victoria

Clark Labs
Graduate School of Geography, Clark University

Culturalgeography.com
"...created to assist research in cultural and human geography."
By Cara Segger, MA student in geography, University of Victoria.

Destination: Earth
The Official Website for NASA's Earth Science Enterprise
"...dedicated to understanding the total Earth system and the effects of humans on the global environment."

Family of Four Project
Statistical profile of the "typical" family of four.
" Social, demographic and economic characteristics of this type of family will be presented in the following pages...This site will allow researchers to quickly find information concerning families of four by displaying a variety of data in one source."
The Heritage Foundation

Footnotes to History
"This work provides an overview of ephemeral states, micronations, secessionist states, and every other kind of country you never heard of in high school. From Maryland in Africa to the Republic of West Florida to the Centro-Caspian Dictatorship..."
By James L. Erwin

GeoEthics - (dead link)
Resources include Readings and Websites
By William S. Lynn, Dept. of Geography and Environmental Studies, Green Mountain College

Geographic Information Systems and Related Sites - (dead link)

Geography and GIS Resources
A well annotated collection of online resources.
By Larry Schankman, Mansfield University

Geography and Regional Science Program

Geography Discipline Network (GDN)
"Providing Pedagogic Resources for Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences in Higher Education."
Sections include: GDN Projects ; Resource Database ; Publications ; Conference & Discussion Papers ; Events ; Journal Abstracts ; Links ; Benchmarking and Programme Specifications ; International Network for Learning and Teaching (INLT) ; Archive.
Geography & Environmental Management Research Unit (GEMRU), University of Gloucestershire (UK)

Geography Network
Access a World of Information
"Through the Geography Network, you can access many types of geographic content including live maps, downloadable data, and more advanced services. The Geography Network content is distributed at many locations around the world, providing you access to the latest information available directly from the source."

GeographyIQ
"...is an online world atlas packed with geographic, economic, political, historical and cultural information. In addition, GeographyIQ brings together a number of other resources including maps, flags, currency conversion as well as climate and time zone information."
Sections include: World Map ; Rankings ; Converter ; Countries from A to Z.

Geo-Guide
Subject Gateway to the Earth Sciences
"...a subject gateway to online information sources on Earth Sciences (including Thematic Maps and Geography). The main goal is to index and catalog "high quality" internet resources in a searchable database. We are looking for online resources in the internet and selecting those which are of interest in the respective areas for undergraduates through faculty."
Lower Saxony State- and University Library, Gˆttingen (SUB, Germany)

GeoLib
"GeoLib's mission is two fold. First, to improve access to digital geographic information in libraries, regardless of whether the information is desired by library users or by library managers. And secondly, to apply marketing solutions to library problems...GeoLib.org is designed as a portal to other web sites that provide information about easy-to-use digital geographic information for researchers, librarians, geographic information system (GIS) specialists, and the general public."
- College of Information, The Florida State University

Geological Survey of Canada
Sections include Science at the GSC ; Data Centres ; Educational Resources and a lot more

Geomatics Canada
"...along with The Geological Survey of Canada (GSC), and Polar Continental Shelf Project is part of the Earth Sciences Sector of Natural Resources Canada. Geomatics Canada has been surveying and mapping the Canadian landmass for over a century. Over the years, Geomatics Canada has adapted to the changing needs of the Canadian geomatics community by developing innovative products and services. This support has contributed to Canada's reputation as a world leader in the field of geomatics."

Geosource
"Geosource is a collection of links to webpages with information in the subjects that are being taught and studied in the Faculty of Geographical Sciences of Utrecht University, Netherlands. These are: Cartography, Environmental, Science and Policy Studies, Human Geography, Physical Geography, Planning Science."
Jeroen Bosman, Library Centre, Utrecht University

GeoSources
The Canadian Geography Site
An entertaining and educational K-12.

Links of Geographic Interest
Topics include Professional Associations, Institutes and Research Centers; Cartography and Mapping Related Sites; GIS Related Sites; Weather Related Sites. Especially strong for Canadian resources.
Dept. of Geography, The University of Western Ontario

Maps/Geographic Information Systems
"This page provides starting points for finding maps and digital geographic information. Included are databases, catalogs and indexes as well as pertinent web sites."
A well organized and extensive collection of local, regional & international resources.
University Libraries Information Gateway, University of Washington

Michigan State University Global Access
"...is a resources to help people learn about the world - its regions and peoples and important international issues...You can search simultaneously by world region or country and by thematic area."

National Atlas of Canada Online
"...is responsible for the development and maintenance of an authoritative synthesis of information on the geography of Canada."

National Geographic: Roper Geographic Survey - (dead link)
"...survey to test the geographic knowledge of 18-to-24-year-olds in Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Sweden, Great Britain, and the United States."
Includes sample survey questions and complete survey and results.

PBS - Global Connections
"...is the online home to a family of sites created to help teachers, students, and the general public learn more about events around the world through readings, lesson plans, links, timelines, and maps."

PBS - NOVA - World in the Balance (April 2004)
"NOVA investigates the impact of forces that are radically changing populations in both rich and poor nations."
Sections include: Inquiry, Interviews & More ; Human Numbers Through Time ; Voices of Concern ; Material World ; Population Campaigns ; Links & Books ; Teacher's Guide ; Educator Role Plays ; Earth in Peril.

Places OnLine
"...provides access to the World's very best place-based Web sites."
Sponsored by The Association of American Geographers

Population Reference Bureau

• Educators Section - (dead link)
  "Tools for teaching about population issues, trends and their implications"
  Section include: Lesson Plans ; Resource Guides ; Human Population ; US in the World ; Child 6 Billion ; Teaching Standards ; Build-A-Text.

Reference Materials for Geography
Maintained by I. Laponce, University of British Columbia

Remote Sensing Core Curriculum

Research on Place & Space
"This set of resources draws together work from a variety of disciplines on the concept(s) of place and space. The term 'place' does not necessarily have the same implications or meanings in the different disciplines."
By Bruce Janz, Dept. of Philosophy, Augustana University College

Staffordshire [UK] Learning Net - Geography
Sections include: Online Forum ; Geo-Grapevine ; Primary Geography ; Special Needs ; Post 16 Geography ; Geo-Excellence ; Geo-Creativity ; Geo-Images ; Geo-Data and GIS ; Weblinks ; Ask a Geographer.

Start the Hunt: Guide To Mostly On-line And Mostly Free U.S. Geospatial and Attribute
"Its purpose is to provide a starting point when beginning to track down sources of digital geospatial data and attributes related to the US."
By Stephan Pollard

Many Geography Organizations list specific Internet resources.

 

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