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Includes information on Mapping, Geology, Water, and Biology.

Geography (Librarian's Index to the Internet)

List of reliable high-quality Web sites in Geography

Map Scale (U.S. Geological Survey)

Provides an explanation of map scale and a list of USGS topographic maps available.

Country Studies/Area Handbook

Looking for information on the society and culture of a country? This resource contains profiles of 85 countries.

Encyclopedia Britannica Online

Concise as well as scholarly articles on a wide variety of subjects.

Encyclopedia of Human Geography

Provides an overview of the major ideas, concepts, terms, and approaches to the field of Human Geography.

Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science

International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral

Articles covering the whole range of social and behavioral sciences; includes biographies

World Factbook (CIA)

Provides basic information on each country: Geography, People, Government, Economy, Transportation, Communications and Defense.

Hutchinson Dictionary of Geography

Dictionary of Geography

Houghton Mifflin Dictionary of Geography : Places and Peoples of the World

Columbia Gazetteer of the World

Geographic dictionary of places, physical features, political subdivisions, and special places of the world. Descriptions vary from a brief entry for a small village to lengthy essays for a country or state.

Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) (United States only)

USGS's web site that provides latitude and longitude for cities, towns, rivers, lakes, mountains, etc., for the United States. Also lists on what USGS topographic map the place can be found on.

GEOnet Names Server (GNS) (World)

National Geospatial Intelligence Agency web site that provides latitude and longitude for cities, towns, rivers, lakes, mountains, etc., in all countries except for the United States.