Bibliographic and other resources
Warning: Resources that are easily accessible
and readily available to support your AP curriculum are dependent
on several geographical circumstances. Are you close to a major univerisity
or college library?Does your public or school library have access to interlibrary
loan. Is your school a part of a regional or state library network
that allows remote access to collections in libraries all over the nation
and world?Do your students have access to on-line databases for research
projects? Does your department or school library budget set aside funds
to support AP courses through collection development? These and many
more aspects of acquisition are essential when considering how you and
your students can have access to materials you need for your schoolís AP
Human Geography. Check suggested resources listed in Human Geography texbooks.
(Contact the National Council for Geographic Education for a list of high
school Geography textbooks).
Contact Experts
County Experts ( Agricultural Stabalization and Conservation Service)
Members of Associations (e.g., League of Women Voters, Sierra Club,
etc.)
Local Officials (e.g., Chamber of Commerce employees, City Planners,
etc.)
Newspaper Reporters
Librarians/Information Specialts
Politicians and Political Lobbyists)
Real Estate Professionals
University/College Faculty
State Government Officials (e.g., Dept. of Agriculuture, State Planning,
etc.)
Check out the ìExperts on the Webî
Search for Statistics
Gaquin, Deidre A. and Mark S. Littman. 1999 County and City Extra (Annual
Metro, City, and County Data Book), 8th ed. Washington,
D.C.: Bernan Press, 1999.
Statistical Abstract of the United States. Washington, D.C.: Government
Printing Office, 1998.
U. S. Census Bureau. Bureau of the Census. U.S.Department of
Commerce. State and Metropolitan Area Data Book. Customer
Service (1-301-763-4100)
U.S. Department of Agriculture. National Agriculture Statistics Service
(NASS)
Agricultural Statistics. Washington, D.C.: 1999.
U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Avenue SW Washington,
D.C. 20250 (1-202-720-3631)
U.S. Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. County and City
Data Book,12th ed.Washington, D.C.: Commerce Dept.,1994.
U.S. Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. Historical Statistics
of the U.S:C olonial Times to 1970. Washington, D.C. Commerce Dept.
Find special publications:
Alexander, David E. and Rhodes W Fairbridge, eds. Encyclopedia of Environmental
Science. Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers,1999.
Cunninham, Willliam P., et. al. Environmental Encyclopedia, 2nd ed.
Detroit: Gale Research, 1998.
Feldman, Andrew J. The Sierra Club Green Guide. San Francisco:
Sierra Club Books, 1996.
Goreham, Gary A., ed.Encyclopedia of Rural America: The Land and the
People (2 vol). Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 1997.
Jesseys, Deborah Hitchock. Guide to State Environmental Programs.
Washington, D.C.: Bureau of National Affairs, Inc..1994 (1-800-372-1033)
Web Based Classroom Resources
Devices and Gadgets on the
Web
Do you want to know what a place really looks like? View it via live
television cameras on the Web. Watch an African watering hole, the Western
Wall in Jerusalem, cows standing in a field, the view from the St. Louis
Arch,various construction sites and parking lots, and 1,000 other interesting
and not so interesting outdoor places.
