Geography
Economic Geography
- World in the Balance - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/worldbalance/
Companion Web page to a PBS show on population and economic geography
Geographic Technology
Lists of Links to Useful Web Pages
- Resources for Geographers - http://www.colorado.edu/geography/virtdept/resources/contents.htm
A large and well organized list of links for geography students and professionals.
- Geography Network - http://www.geographynetwork.com/
Maps, geographic data, Web services and applications.
- Geosource
- http://www.library.uu.nl/geosource/
"[W]eb resources for human geography , physical geography , planning, geoscience and environmental science."
- MSU Global Access - http://www.msuglobalaccess.net/
Excellent links for cultural and economic geography. Very well organized.
- Virtual Geography Department - http://www.colorado.edu/geography/virtdept/contents.html
Among the many major areas of focus of this virtual library of links are the following: Cartography; Physical Geography ; Earth's Environment and Society; Urban and Economic Geography ; Geographic Information Sciences/ Remote Sensing/Statistics; Virtual Field trips; History and Philosophy of Geography ; World Regional Geography and Area Studies.
Maps
- Colorado School of Mines Map Room - http://www.mines.edu/library/maproom/maplib.html
Lists online map collections.
- David Rumsey Map Collection - http://www.davidrumsey.com/
A collection of almost 14,000 historical maps online.
- Google Earth - http://earth.google.com/
"Google Earth combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google Search to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips."
- Google Maps - http://maps.google.com/
Detailed maps of the United States, satellite images and driving directions.
- Library of Congress Map Collections - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/
This collection offers historic and contemporary maps dating from 1500-2004.
- Map Projection Overview - http://www.colorado.edu/geography/gcraft/notes/mapproj/mapproj_f.html
A detailed, college level overview of a wide variety of map projections.
- Mapquest - http://www.mapquest.com/
Detailed maps and driving directions.
- Maps and Mapping Resources - http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/crlnews/backissues2001/october2/mapsmappingresources.htm
A well organized annotated list of online map collections.
- National Atlas.gov - http://www.nationalatlas.gov/
This government site offers many kinds of maps of the United States and uses exciting new technology.
- Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection - http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/
One of the most extensive map collections on the Web, this page provides links to political and thematic maps of the world.
Physical Geography
- Physical Geography.net - http://www.geog.ouc.bc.ca/physgeog/
This helpful site includes an online textbook of physical geography, a glossary and links to useful physical geography sites.
- The Physical Environment - http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/ritter/geog101/textbook/title_page.html
An online textbook with supplementary information such as Web links, links to online maps etc.
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