Look here first! About.com Geography Links Page
This is a great, all around site which is one of the "must start here" points for Geography. Lots of articles and links related to the science and profession of geography and many other geography topics. Well worth your trip here--the topic you are looking for will most likely be covered in the frame at the left or by following links in the middle of the page.Look here second! Virtual Geography Department Project
This site from the University of Texas provides an outstanding overview of urban geography. The site is part of a virtual course, so there are a lot of graphs and visuals, also some interactive applications. Make this site one of the two "must visit" sites to start your research! Topics include course outline, materials, lists of resources on many major ideas in this section of the AP Human Geography course.
Definitions of Geography
Check out this page for a variety of ways to perceive the discipline of Geography.
Geography Themes: The Great Five
Explanations of the five themes of geography and class activity ideas.GeoNet Geography Resources: a topic page Very nice page to start from for a wide variety of Geography topics. This will show a "Best of Net" interactive map for ecosystem topics. Be sure to look in the left fram for several clickable buttons for urbanization and cities. Geography Topics from BBC Education This wonderful site allows a choice of geographic topics (and others). Then it provides excellent information with images and text. Visitors may take an interactive test (called a bite). Geography Tutorials-Online
A wonderful page with a list of topics and subsequent tutorial. Topics include: Physical, Weather/climate, environment and development, population, urban, economic and graph skills.
AAG Specialty Groups
The American Association of Geographers has a specialty page with a long, alphabetical list of subgroups. This is a good page to check out as a starting point for information about a specific idea in Human Geography. Go to the main page for much more information about Geography, including job-career opportunities.
Cartography: A Visual History An Australian site which shows the development of cartography on a vertical time line with text and graphicsfrom 2300 BC through the Middle Ages. Models: Land Use-The Burgess Urban
Shows diagrams of Burgess' Concentric Zone model of urban structure in color. Diagrams arew supported by descriptive text and contains some critical analysis of the model as inadequate. Clear and concise page.Models: The Von Thunen Model
A description of the Von Thunen model with a graphic of the concentric rings related to cities.Models: Hoyt's Sector Model This excellent Canadian site is part of the "geography portal" and is used many times for AP Human Geography web site support. This page has two diagrams and supporting text.
Models: Central Place Theory
This excellent Canadian site is part of the "geography portal" and is used many times for AP Human Geography web site support. This page has one diagram and supporting text
Models: Rostow's Five Stages of Growth
This is a short paper describing Rostow's Five Stages of Growth and also gives a bit of analysis. A good overview of the model
Sequent Occupance: Alfred H. Meyer
This page is a biography of a well known midwestern geographyer. He is given credit for developing the idea of sequent occupance.
