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Physical Geography
Fundamentals of Physical Geography
http://www.princeton.edu/~markwoon/Myth/old-index.html
Geared for 1st year college students, this is an on line course. It
is easy to use and containes text, graphics and animations
Physical Geography Dictionary of Terms
http://www.geog.ouc.bc.ca/conted/onlinecourses/geog_111/glossary.html
This is an on line dictionary created by Dr. Michael Pidwirny, Department
of Geography, Okanagan University College.
Physical Geography
http://geography.miningco.com/msub10.htm?pid=2820&cob=home
Resources about the air and land of our planet.
Types of Land (Harcourt School Publishers)
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/typesofland/typesofland.html
Nice site! Click on the map to find out more about mountains, deserts,
plains and islands in various parts of the U.S.A. Clicking results in a
picture and some limited text. Probably best for younger geographers.
Photos of Landscapes and Landmarks
http://geography.miningco.com/msub64.htm?pid=2820&cob=home
Excellent photographs of physical and cultural features on the earth.
Photos and Images of the Earth
http://geography.miningco.com/msub17.htm?pid=2820&cob=home
Wonderful pictures of our planet from satellites and space shuttles.
See a photo of your city or even house from space!
Oceanography
http://geography.miningco.com/msub30.htm?pid=2820&cob=home
Geography of the oceans, from currents to tides to images of the seafloor.
SeaWiFS Project
http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/seawifs/index.htm
Learn about the meaning of colors in the sea as photographed from above
How Our Hawaiian Islands WereFormed
http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/5410/
Learn about the geography of the Hawaiian Islands, save a village from
being destroyed by a volcano in an exciting quiz game, take a quick tour
of the Islands, legends, pictures, and more. This site features delightful
illustrations drawn by students and large print throughout.
Mountains
http://geography.miningco.com/msub63.htm?pid=2820&cob=home
Their geography, their development, and more
All About Mountains
http://www.yahooligans.com/School_Bell/Social_Studies/Geography/Mountains/
Yhahooligans helps us learn about Mountains with a nice set of categories
and links.
A site which would support this is America's Roof. Thi is a guide to
the higest places in the U.S. and the world. See this at http://www.americasroof.com/
Mountains--Himalays
http://library.thinkquest.org/10131/
A nice ThinkQuest project with lots of informaiton about the majestic
range. The information in this site helps one learn about the geography,
history, environment, and culture of the world's best-known mountain range.
ContinentalDrift
http://duke.usask.ca/~reeves/prog/geoe118/geoe118.056.html
This is a slide show with a lot of text. Useful to present or a student
to learn from
Plate Tectonics
http://www.hcrhs.hunterdon.k12.nj.us/science/ptech.html
Basic instruction with text and graphics on a variety of tectonics
topics.
Plate Tectonics may be learned about from an excellent ThinkQuest site.
Be prepared to spend some time at this site.
http://library.thinkquest.org/17701/high/index.html
Plate Tectonics: The USGS also has a plate tectonics page at
http://pubs.usgs.gov/publications/text/dynamic.html
Deserts
http://www.geography-games.com/desert.htm
How ae deserts formed? Scroll to bottom for worksheets--1st one is
a bad URL, but the rest are okay.
Sahara Desert on the line
http://www.ontheline.org.uk/explore/nature/deserts/sahara.htm
Excellent, excellent learning site about the great Sahara from England.
Puzzles of the Earth
http://library.advanced.org/tq-admin/day.cgi
Puzzles Of The Earth is a comprehensive website dedicated to teaching
the relatively young geographers the theory of Plate Tectonics. This concept
is responsible for many of the geographical features and events found in
our lives.
Satellites and Remote Sensing
http://geography.miningco.com/msub22.htm?pid=2820&cob=home
Learn about gathering data from satellites.
What is It? Where is it?
http://southport.jpl.nasa.gov/index.html
A nice NASA satellite imagery site which shows you random images and
then asks you to guess (multiple choice) what the image shows.
Tsunami Home Page
http://www.geophys.washington.edu/tsunami/welcome.html
Lots of information about the giant waves which are generated by earthquakes
and can travel thousands of miles.
Geographic Concepts
http://faculty.washington.edu/~krumme/207/concepts/
This site is from Washington State Univ. and is mostly economic geography
at a high level.
Population
Population Data Source
http://www.schoolwork.org/statist.html
Relatively up to date collections of statistics. Requires Adobe Acrobat
Reader to view. Slow loading on a modem.
World Population 98
http://www.undp.org/popin/wdtrends/p98/p98.htm
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population
Division provides the world a detailed count of Earth's peoples. Includes
comprehensive tables for all of the nations, with projections to 2050.
geography demography It is possible to copy the data out of the tables,
use AppleWorks to replace spaces with tabs and then paste the result into
a spreadsheet for manipulation.
World Population Growth Chart
http://www.grida.no/db/maps/prod/level3/id_1250.htm
This site has a chart which shows the growth of the world's population
from 1750 to the projected 2050 total, and also shows that for industrialized
as well as for developing countries.
World Wide Web of Demography
www.nidi.nl/links/nidi6000.html
Here you will find 400 or more links to European sites with online
demographic resources, including research institutes and organizations;
census, survey, and data facilities; literature; conferences; and software
and demographic models. Some of the sites may have an "in English" button.
This site, which is sponsored by the Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic
Institute, is in English.
Population Data
http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/ipc/www/idbsum.html
Grab data here, massage it and put in a SS or DB.
Census and Demographic Data
http://geography.miningco.com/msub7.htm?pid=2820&cob=home
Discover statistics about people in U.S. cities, counties, and states.
Retrieve census data online.
Population Pyramids
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbpyr.html
Select a country from the menu, select some paramters and watch the
pyramid build and change before your eyes! Great site!
U.S. Census Bureau’s International Data Base
http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/ipc/www/idbnew.html
The International Data Base of the world! You can do lots of fun things
on and around this page. The IDB) is a computerized data bank containing
statistical tables of demographic, and socio-economic data for all countries
of the world.
U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/population/www/censusdata/density.html
Land area density for states, counties, metropolitan areas and placds.
U.S. Census Bureaus Population Clock
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/clock2.html
Watch the U.S. and world grow. Put it on your monitor or projector
and leave it on while teaching about population growth for a dynamic lesson
with long lasting impact!
World Population and Demographic Data
http://geography.miningco.com/msub24.htm?pid=2820&cob=home
Current and historical demographic data for the planet.
Population Reference Bureau’s Web Site
http://www.prb.org/prb/
Population Geography
http://geography.miningco.com/msub53.htm?pid=2820&cob=home
General resources about population, migration, and ways of measuring
its growth.
Population Distribution Map of Russia
http://es.rice.edu/projects/Poli378/Maps/Former_USSR/People/SovietEthnic.2.gif
Color map showing population density of Russia.
Candadian Migration Studies
http://im.metropolis.net/frameset_e.html
This site offers information about the major cities of Canada.
Center for Research on International Migration
http://www.ceifo.su.se/en/
The Centre for Research in International Migration and Ethnic Relations'
research programme covers international migration, ethnicity, nationalism,
xenophobia and racism, ethnic relations, immigration policies and refugee
reception models. This site is only for ordering information on the above
topics.
Urbanization
City/Uban Page
http://www.sru.edu/depts/artsci/ges/disco-6.htm
This is a great collection of links which deal with all things city.
Long list of topics. 7 of the links show the world's largest cities from
900 to the year 2015 (not evenly distributed in years).
World City maps
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/world_cities.html
Listed alphabetically (with dates)from the Perry-Castaneda Map Library
Urban/Rural
http://www.census.gov/population/censusdata/urdef.txt
Official census bureau definiton of urban/rural.
Metropolitan Areas
http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metroarea.html
U.S. Census Bureau’s page for many things metropolitan and geographic.
Includes defintions of various metropolitan concepts. Excellent site.
Urban Geography (UND)
http://www.und.edu/instruct/munski/geog151/urban1/sld004.htm
This is a slide show.
Urbanization
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/urbaneffects.html
How Urbanization effects the water system, from USGS.
The Urban Institute
http://www.urban.org/
Cities and Urban Geography
http://geography.miningco.com/msub9.htm?pid=2820&cob=home
Cities and metropolitan areas are the focus of this vibrant geographical
subject.
Maps of Selected World Cities
http://es.rice.edu/projects/Poli378/Maps/maps2.html
Scroll down to the the word "City Maps" on this page. Then click on
the thumbnail of the city.
World City Locator
http://www.astro.ch/cgi-bin/atlw3/aq.cgi?lang=e
Astrodienst will draw you a map of the world with most cities being
located by crosshairs.
A Journey to Moscow
http://www.moscowcity.com/
The official Moscow City Tourist Guide onLine. Topics to click on include:
points of interest, tours, activities, events, useful facts, news, hotels,
transporation, borchures and “Russia”. Nice information and images.
U.S. Gazetteer (from U.S. Census Bureau)
http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer
Type in the name or ZIP code of any place in the U.S. and get maps
and 1990 census information.
CITY POPULATION
http://www.citypopulation.de/
This is an extremely nice site with a great mix of graphics and text.
On these web pages, you'll find statistics and maps about the population
of the major agglomerations of the world. For many countries, information
about the population of their administrative areas and the principal cities
is provided.
Your Hometown from Outer Space
http://observe.ivv.nasa.gov/nasa/gallery/landsatapp/landsatapp.html
Clickable map may take you to the nearest town to you. Funding for
some areas ran out before they could finish. Darn!
Virtual Reality Worlds and Fieldtrips from eti (Tokyo)
(Caution: they are not all really VR).
It is best to be on a T-1 line for speed, but 56k will work. If you
have the bandwidth, these are very nice to see and learn from! Tokyo--true
VR in two parts
http://www.dancy.com/vr/
Louvre has many VR images.
http://www.louvre.fr/anglais/visite/ager/ager_f.htm
Virtual Reality Tour of Naples, Italy (and other Italian cities)
http://ww2.webcomp.com/virtuale/us/napoli/movie.htm
English is not on every page, but the VR is true. Very attractive pages
which include Rome, Pisa, Naples, Pompeii and more. Different types
of VR are used.
100 Tallest Buildings in the World
http://www-civeng.rutgers.edu/asce/buildings.html
Information about the buildings includes, rank, name, city, year and
height. Can you make a spread sheet skill out of this?
Cities of Today, Cities of Tomorrow
http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/special/habitat/index.html
Welcome to "Cities of Today, Cities of Tomorrow!" The Cities project
is an interactive program brought to you by the United Nations CyberSchoolBus.
Its six intense units of clear writing, exciting information and great
images give you the best overview of urbanization—its history, its potential,
its problems... You can focus on just one part of the curriculum—say,
the profiles of major cities, or an activity on population density—or you
can take all 6 units as a whole.
Cities of Tomorrow
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/landmarks/high/cities/index.html
From the U.K. an in depth resources on the urban scene. Topics and
a case study.
Urban and Regional Planning and the New Urbanism
http://geography.miningco.com/msub69.htm?pid=2820&cob=home
Building better communities.
National Historic Register Requirements
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/publications/bulletins/less50.htm
Site has images and guidelines for submission. A good place to get
started thinking about the built environment’s relationship to a culture
and history of a people.
Cartography
Historic U.S. Maps
http://geography.miningco.com/msub12.htm?pid=2820&cob=home
Lots of scanned old maps of the New World and the United States from
the 16th through the early 20th Centuries.
Historic World Maps
http://geography.miningco.com/msub33.htm?pid=2820&cob=home
Maps of ancient Rome, maps of Europe in the Middle Ages, and maps of
other regions and periods.
History of Geography
http://geography.miningco.com/msub43.htm?pid=2820&cob=home
The development of the discipline.
Mapmaker, Mapmaker, Make Me a Map
http://www.utenn.edu/uwa/vpps/ur/ut2kids/maps/map.html
Very instructional site for most aspects of maps and mapmaking.
GIS - Geographic Information Systems
http://geography.miningco.com/msub5.htm?pid=2820&cob=home
Learn all about computerized mapping.
Landsat
http://geography.miningco.com/msub68.htm?pid=2820&cob=home
Learn about the satellites that image and record our planet.
Glossaries and Dictionaries
http://geography.miningco.com/msub39.htm?pid=2820&cob=home
Discover the meaning of geographic and cartographic terms and acronyms.
Map Projections
http://geography.miningco.com/msub66.htm?pid=2820&cob=home
All about making the spherical earth fit on a flat piece of paper.
Map Projection Home Page from Hunter College
http://everest.hunter.cuny.edu/mp/index.html
Maps and Geography of the World
http://geography.about.com/library/maps/blindex.htm?pid=2820&cob=home
Maps and geographical information for every country on earth. Also
includes U.S. States.
Finding Your Way With Maps and Compass
http://mapping.usgs.gov/mac/isb/pubs/factsheets/fs07999.html
Basic, good instruction from USGS. Maps and text with some interaction.
How Far Is it?
http://www.indo.com/distance/
Distances between places Fast, easy to use mileage, latitude and longitude.
National Geographic’s site on map making
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/2000/exploration/projections/index.html
University of Wisconsin’s History of Cartography Project
http://feature.geography.wisc.edu/histcart/
Organized by region and time period, the History of Cartography looks
at maps in the context of the societies that made and used them.
Map Making
http://acorn.educ.nottingham.ac.uk/ShellCent/maps/
English site dedicated to making maps easy to read.
Working with maps: grades 7-12
http://www.usgs.gov/education/learnweb/MpLesson3.html
USGS site which is developed excellently and includes a section for
teachers.
Map Scale
http://cid.unomaha.edu/~wwwsped/spd/alt/daw/lsn1/2/info.html
USGS Maps and mapscale
http://www.usgs.gov/education/learnweb/MpLesson3.html
Grades 7-12
Location
USGS
http://www.usgs.gov/education/learnweb/MpLesson1.html
How do we know where we are? is the question asked here. Grades 7-12.
Navigating With Maps (USGS)
How do we know where we are going?
http://www.usgs.gov/education/learnweb/MpLesson2.html
Grades 7-12; two activities and recommended reading.
Sci-Info Map Scale
http://dizzy.library.arizona.edu/users/mount/jack41.html
This guide has been prepared to help the users of the Map Collection
in understanding the concept of scale in cartography. Scale is defined
as the ratio of the distance on a map to the corresponding distance on
the surface the map represents.
Geographic Scale
http://depts.washington.edu/geog/scale/
University of Washington provides a high level introduction to geographic
scale.
Map Scale Skills
http://cid.unomaha.edu/~wwwsped/spd/alt/daw/lsn1/2/info.html
Some related websites here too.
http://dizzy.library.arizona.edu/users/mount/jack41.html
Scale-7-12 site
http://www.usgs.gov/education/learnweb/MpLesson3.html
Trackstar online Geograhy Skills Lessons
http://trackstar.hprtec.org/main/track_frames.php3?track_id=1393&nocache=922022381
Nicely done. How to use a compass, latitude/longitude, finding distance
between places.
Around the World at 30 Degrees Latitude
Excellent Lesson Plan!
http://www.iupui.edu/it/geni/arndword.html
Prime Meridian
Where is the meridian line?
http://www.ontheline.org.uk/otlexplain/wholives/whosin.htm
Astrodienst
http://www.astro.ch/cgi-bin/atlw3/aq.cgi?lang=e
Astrodienst is a reference source for astrologers, but it will give
you the latitude and longitude for any city in the world (most cities?).
Then, if you click on the name when it appears it will draw you a world
map with the city in the cross hairs.
Geographic Visualization Lab
http://www.geovista.psu.edu/index.html
Very esoteric.
Asian-American Timeline 1763-1992
http://www.askasia.org/image/maps/t000015.htm
This timeline has the content of movement of Asians to the United States
during the time period covered. A lesson link is at the top of the page.
Climate
World Climate
http://www.worldclimate.com/climate/
A somewhat outdated page in that some names of places have changed,
but still, a useful, page which allows the entery of a name of a city and
then you can access a variety of climate data for that city. This could
be useful for students reporting about a place. It takes a few clicks,
but you’ll get there. A new site is supposedly underway.
Unisys Weather Page
http://weather.unisys.com/
Grab satellilte images, click on a map or enter a zip code to get a
weather forecast, collect data, all at this site.
Historical Weather Database
http://www.weatherpost.com/historical/historical.htm
World Temperature Change
http://www.grida.no/db/maps/prod/level3/id_1199.htm
Chart shows changes in world average temperature 1880-2100.
Atmosphere and Climate Change
http://www.grida.no/db/maps/prod/level1/02101.htm
A variety of maps and charts on different aspects of atmosphere and
climate.
Environment
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Explorer’s Club
http://www.epa.gov/kids/index.htm
Learn about the environment, garbage and recycling by reading a comic
book and stories, coloring and playing games.
GTAV Climate Hazards
http://www.netspace.net.au/~gtav/hotlinks/climatehazards.html
Project Environment: Kids in Action
http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/6076/
Read brief descriptions of environmental problems in the Enviro-Info
section. The Kidstuff area has a junk pile you can pick through to learn
how materials are recycled, tips on how you can help the environment, a
word find, and experiments and activities to do at home. A 1999 ThinkQuest
Junior contest winner.
USGS Earthshots
http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/earthshots/slow/tableofcontents
This is a wonderful site! Lots of places and topics are available.
The satellite shots reveal changes in the environment over the past 20
years. The topicss are in the frame on the right. Be sure to read the text
to find out how to start properly! Excellent site and a great place to
do image research for a thinking project for students!
The Best of the Net: Rainforest Conservation Links
http://forests.org/portals/sitelist/rainforest.htm
A long list of sites with information about the Rainforests of the
world. This may well be the best site on the net to begin following links
with information about Rainforests.
Oceans, Oceanography, Great Barrier Reef and Rivers and Water Conservation
Links
http://www.netspace.net.au/~gtav/hotlinks/water.html#Oceans
http://www.netspace.net.au/~gtav/hotlinks/water.html#Rivers
and Water
Short lists, but a good place to begin following links about this topic.
Great Lakes
http://www.on.ec.gc.ca/great-lakes-atlas/
The Great Lakes: an environmental Atlas and Resource Book (for Craig
Hattam especially)
This is from Candada.
How Urbanization Effects the Water System
http://www.phschool.com/atschool/world_exp/Geography/Student_Area/WE_GEO_SC4_HL_index.html
This page is from Prentice Hall and includes hot links for students,
a self test and Internet activities. However, it all won’t make sense unless
you are using their textbook.
Floods and Severe Storms
http://geography.miningco.com/msub26.htm?pid=2820&cob=home
Floodplains, flood insurance, storms, and everything wet.
Water, Rivers, and Hydrology
http://geography.miningco.com/msub34.htm?pid=2820&cob=home
Information about rivers, watersheds, the hydrologic cycle, and more.
EcoNet Homepage
http://www.igc.org/igc/gt/EcoNet/
Lots of links organized by categories for easy research on most environmental
topics. Many links are indexed by their type as well as annotated.
World Conservation Monitoring Center
http://www.wcmc.org.uk/
Lists of endangered species and much more out of the United Kingdom.
Deforestation Maps
http://www.grida.no/db/maps/prod/level1/72401.htm
This site provides maps of deforestation in selected areas, and in
some cases compares the area to a similar area in a different part of the
world.
Pollution Maps
http://www.grida.no/db/maps/prod/level1/02901.htm
This site offers a variety of pollutant types on several scales.
World Soil Degradation Map
http://www.grida.no/db/maps/prod/level3/id_1238.htm
Color map of the world showing degress of soil degradation.
Nuclear Weapon Contamination and Health
http://www.grida.no/db/maps/prod/level3/id_1218.htm
Global projection view of the effects of nuclear weapons production
fallout for the northern hemisphere.
East Ural Mtn. Radioactive Area
http://www.ch70.chel.su/region/sled/
This site is in English, and contains text and maps made by the emergency
committee. The data shows the various nuclear emergencies for many years.
Pollution Indicators of Eastern Europe
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Arc/1874/p.gif
Color map which uses 3-D bar graphs to show levels of industrial pollution
(CO2, NO2, SO2, and SPM in rivers).
Global CFC Production
http://www.grida.no/db/maps/prod/level3/id_1244.htm
Chart showing the CFC rate in thousands of tons.
Acid Rain in Europe
http://www.grida.no/db/maps/prod/level3/id_1177.htm
Color gradient map showing levels of acid rain in Europe.
Global Energy Supply and Use
http://www.grida.no/db/maps/prod/level1/00671001.htm
This site provides maps about energy which use 1994 data.
Watersheds and Landscapes
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/ebm/ebm_works/shed.htm
This is a Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources site. It includes Ecosystem
based projects and map. The site has some explanation of basic watershed
concepts and links to others.
Monitoring Coastal Environments
http://state-of-coast.noaa.gov/bulletins/html/mcwq_12/national.html
Lots of images and information about various efforts in this area.
Green Plans
http://www.rri.org/primer/where.html
Green plans are long-term environmental management strategies that
have the ultimate goal of achieving environmental and economic sustainability
and a high quality of life, whether for a city, state, region, or nation.
World Conservation Monitoring Center
http://www.wcmc.org.uk/
Lists of endangered species and much more out of the United Kingdom.
Desertification Links
http://www.iisd.ca/linkages/desert/desertsites.html
A rich source for desertification links, but some may be beyond the
reach of most high school students.
Desert USA Magazine
http://www.desertusa.com/
More commercial than academically geographic, this site may be useful
for images and starting information.
Forest and Biodiversity
http://forests.org/forsite.html
The Best of... Forest, Rainforest, Temperate Forest, Biodiversity
& Climate Change Internet Resources
Toxic Waste Links
http://www.netspace.net.au/~gtav/hotlinks/consenv.html#Toxic
Short list.
GTAV Conservation
http://www.netspace.net.au/~gtav/hotlinks/consenv.html
Topics such as toxic waste, endagered species, national parks, environmental
monitoring, conservation organizations .
Environment Australian Online
http://www.erin.gov.au/
Australia Biodiversity Group
http://www.anca.gov.au/
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
www.gbrmpa.gov.au
Transportation/Infrastructure
World Transportation Maps (general site)
http://parovoz.com/maps/index-e.html
This site has links to many maps of transportation systems.
Transportation
http://geography.miningco.com/msub8.htm?pid=2820&cob=home
Geography of highways, railroads, airports, and even driving directions.
Moscow Subway Maps
http://www.metro.ru/map/
These official maps are in Russian but show the routes clearly.
Train Map of Tokyo
http://www.askasia.org/image/maps/i000272.htm
Shows the main transportation system (trains) for Tokyo.
South China's Major Roads
http://www.reliefweb.int/mapc/asi_chn/cnt/chnsrd.html
Map has a legend showing the types of roads in southern China.
Technology and Resources in Russia
http://es.rice.edu/projects/Poli378/Maps/Former_USSR/Industries/Land_use.gif
Scroll down to "Industry and Natural Resources Maps". Click on the
thumbnail (see index below maps) of your choice.
Infrastructure Maps
http://es.rice.edu/projects/Poli378/Maps/maps2.html
Scroll down to the the word "Infrastructure Maps" on this page. Then
click on the thumbnail of the world section. Nice maps of aspects of infrastructure.
Clickable Map of Trans-Siberian Railroad
http://members.tripod.com/~argun/main5.htm
Clicking on the colorful map opens a small window which displays information
such as the local time and longitude at that station.
Transportation Geography
http://www.hofstra.edu/Communities/frame.html?bounce=/geotrans/tgsg/
This is a specialty group from the AAGS site.
U.S. Journey to Work Trends in Major Metropolitan Areas: 1960-1990
http://www.bts.gov/NTL/DOCS/473.html
This site is maintained by the National Transportation Board. It is
a very readable, and large, document with many facts about workers, the
work force and commuting. There are graphics which the user has control
over regarding their visibililty.
Chattanooga, Tennessee: Train Town (C.Skemp, Minnesota SS
Coordinator)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/52chattanooga/52chattanooga.htm
This site helps students see how geography & promotion combined
to encourage the growth of Chattanooga, Tennessee, & how railroads
shaped the organization & architecture of this city & others from
the mid-1800s to mid-1990s.
Allegheny Portage Railroad: Developing Transportation Technology
(C.Skemp, Minnesota SS Coordinator)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/23allegheny/23allegheny.htm
This site shows the innovative transportation system used in the 1830s-1850s
to tow railroad cars up & down the steep slopes of the Allegheny Mountains.
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Agricultural Studies and Resources Related
to Geography
Agricultural Links
http://www.microtec.net/khouryy/geoagri.html
This is the agricultural section from the HS Geography page.
Food and Agriculture
http://www.fao.org/
This is a United Nations page which is a good jumping off place for
exploring food and agriculture issues around the world. The content changes.
Agricultural Geography
http://geography.miningco.com/msub28.htm?pid=2820&cob=home
Agriculture around the world, the world distribution of crops, U.S.
agriculture, imports, and exports.
World Geography of the Potato
http://julian.dac.uga.edu/potato/intro.html
Quite off beat, but very serious geography from the University of Georgia.
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Health
http://www.cdc.gov/scientific.htm
Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Lots of data.
Medical Geography
http://geography.miningco.com/msub19.htm?pid=2820&cob=home
The geographic distribution of disease and health care.
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Globalization
Globalization
http://depts.washington.edu/geog/global/
Univ. of Washington ifno. on this topic. Some links.
Globalization
http://www2.hawaii.edu/~fredr/sites.htm#globe
This site is a list of URLs dealing with globalization. Many of these
are highly academic. A wide perspective not limited to Geography.
Global Topics
http://www.netspace.net.au/~gtav/hotlinks/humanrights.html#Multi
Topics such as population, development, global issues, social science
olympics.
Sustainability Issues
http://depts.washington.edu/geog/sustain/
This page is generated by the University of Washington. It contains
basic explanation with some links.
Sustainable Development
http://www.worldbank.org/depweb/english/whatis.htm
An introduction. Mainly text, but some links and a graphic. Created
by Word Bank.
The learning modules site to accompany this is at http://www.worldbank.org/depweb/english/modules/index.htm
The topics include population growth; life expectancy; GNP per capita;
access to safe water.
Nuclear Energy. Plant demonstration on line.
http://www.best.com/~ghelms/htmlpages/toychest/java/ed-nuclear/
This site is a nuclearpower plant demonstration which may be useful
to understanding the issue of long range power needs.
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