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Geography
Resources: largely borrowed with permission from Mr.
Jerry Benson.* General Websites 1.
www.Economist.com
: This is an outstanding unbiased
source for current events from around the globe. 2.
www.Wikipedia.org
: The most thorough and reliable
online encyclopedia available. 3. www.Stanleyfoundation.org : Spectacular resource for debates on global and regional issues. 4. http://www.bbc.com/news/ : British Broadcasting Company, arguably the best source for international news. 5.
http://www.turkishculturalfoundation.org
: This is the flagship website for the
culture of Turkey. For those
interested in a beautiful, and often misunderstood people and place, I
encourage you to investigate the site.
I traveled to Turkey for twelve days in the summer of 09.’ 6.
http://members.aol.com/bowermanb/101.html
: Cornucopia of useful geography
links. 7.
www.Gapminder.org : Innovative site dedicated to graphing and
charting cultural indicators, such as education, poverty, etc., by
integrating the progression of time.
You can see all countries of the world and how much oil they consume
from 1960 to the present in roughly thirty seconds, for example. 8.
http://www.thebigproject.co.uk/news/
: A collection of newspapers from around the world, translated into
English. This is the site which my students will use to complete their “What
is where? Why there? Why Care?” analysis of a current event each week. 9.
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ :
The University of Texas’s online map collection, extensive and user friendly. 10.
http://www.globalization101.org/ : Starting point for Globalization
inquiry. 11.
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/CreateAGraph/default.aspx
: Easy to use graph and chart creation website. 12. http://www.prb.org/ : Population Reference Bureau home site; everything you’ll ever need in concern of population statistics. 13. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ : National Geographic- 'nuff said. 14.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/forcesofnature/
: National Geographic site dedicated
to dynamic natural phenomena, like tornadoes.
16.
http://www.iris.edu/seismon/ : Real time seismic monitor of the globe. 17.
http://www.familywatchdog.us/Search.asp
: Personal awareness and safety
through mapping dangerous felons. 18.
http://www.mapsofwar.com/index.html
: As cool as it sounds; this site
provides numerous geospatial presentations such as “The March of Democracy,
4,000 years of democracy in 90 seconds.” 19.
http://earth.google.com/
: If you don’t have this free download
you should! This interactive globe is
an invaluable; it is unimaginably extensive and exquisitely detailed. 20.
www.worldandi.com : This website offers
access to an excellent magazine archive as well as current issues of the
World and I magazine.* 21.
www.collegeboard.org/ap/geography
: This offers information of the specifics of AP Geography from the College
Board.* 22.
www.aag.org :
This is the website for one of the major professional geography
organizations in the U.S. It offers
links to other geography sites.* 23.
www.ncge.org :
This is the website for the National Council for Geographic Education
which is the professional organization that is most helpful for K-12
geography teachers.* 25.
www.ncss.org : National Council for the Social
Studies website.* 26.
www.pbs.org :
Public Broadcasting System’s website which offers innumerable
geographic areas of interest. 27.
www.gsn.org/cf/index.html : Global Schoolhouse site with excellent
activities for students. Includes
field trips, interactive games and hundreds of project ideas for students of
all ages.* 28.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/
: The British Broadcasting Company’s geography
education page,
containing a wealth of historical documentation and interactive games. 29.
http://www.terraserver.com/
: Aerial views of different regions and sites around the world.* 30.
http://www.bing.com/maps/?FORM=HDRSC4
: Microsoft’s answer to Google Earth. 31.
www.virtualtourist.com : Click on an interactive map of the country
or city of your choice anywhere in the world. This site has pictures from
around the world.* 33.
www.banknoteworld.com : Get pictures of a country’s currency at
this website.* 34.
http://www.atlapedia.com/index.html : Information about
countries of the world.* 36. http://www.sdstate.edu/geo/ : South Dakota State University's geography department homepage. 37.
http://sd.gov/ : The South Dakota state government site
that offers information on a variety of topics about South Dakota.* 38. http://geography.about.com/ : A very good site that provides quick, clear information on geography and geographic topics. 40. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/map/yugoslavia/ -Changing Borders of the Balkans Web Quest. |
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Cultural Geography General Culture 41. https://genographic.nationalgeographic.com/human-journey/ : The National Geographic Genographic Project that mapped the migration of humans through genetic research. 42. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_anthropology : Starting off point for cultural anthropology. 43. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_geography : Starting off point for cultural geography. 42. http://cchr.uu.nl/ : University of Utrecht's page on Culture, Citizenship, and Human Rights. Language Geo. 44.
www.sil.org/ethnologue/
: Internet version of book on
languages of the world.* 47.
www.123world.com/languages/ :
Access to languages A to Z. Extensive
information.* 48.
www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/edwor.htm
: Resources and lesson plans for
teaching and learning about several languages. Also offers links to languages.* Religion Geo. 49.
www.adherents.com
: Religion statistics; you can answer
“how many Baptists are in Minnesota” for example. 50.
www.interfaithcalendar.org : This
site shows the primary sacred times for world religions this year and in the
near future.* 51.
www.comparativereligion.com :
Comparative analysis of the major religions from a Christian perspective.* 52.
www.sikhs.org : Good website on the Sikh religion.* 53.
http://atheism.about.com/ : Extensive site explaining many questions
about Atheism. 54.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atheism
: Provides a well constructed overview
of Atheism. 55.
http://www.religioustolerance.org/atheist.htm: Outline of Atheism. 56.
www.ciolek.com/WWWVL-Buddhism.html
: Site keeps track of leading
information facilities in the area of Buddhism.* 58.
www.buddhism.about.com/religion/buddhism/mbody.htm
: Discusses many subjects concerning
Buddhism.* 60.
www.religioustolerance.org/hinduism.htm
: Overview of Hinduism.* 61.
www.hinduismtoday.com : Articles from magazine Hinduism Today.* 62.
www.indiadivine.com/ind-y.htm
: Extensive site with many topics on Hinduism.* 63.
www.hindu.org : Site dedicated to information on Hinduism.* 64.
http://www.religioustolerance.org/confuciu.htm : Explanation of the beliefs of
Confucianism.* 67.
www.islam101.com : Website dedicated just
to Islam.* 98. 68.
www.judaism.about.com/religion/judaism/mbody.htm
: Site with explanation to numerous
aspects of Judiasm.* 70.
http://www.religioustolerance.org/judaism.htm
: Good source for Judaism.* 71.
www.religion-cults.com/Eastern/Taoism/taoism.htm
: Gives brief overview of Taoism.* 73.
http://www.religioustolerance.org/witchcra.htm: Outlines the beliefs of Wicca. 74.
www.refdesk.com/factrel.html
: Links to
many sites about many different belief systems.* Agricultural Geo. 75.
www.eden-foundation.org/project/desertif.html
: Article on agriculture and desertification in the Sahel.* 76.
www.new-agri.co.uk/99-5/pov.html
: Article from the New Agriculturalist
on the points of view about shifting cultivation.* 78.
www.geography.about.com/science/geography/cs/aggeog
: Series of articles and data sources on American and world agriculture.* Urban Geo. 80.
www.worldbank.org/html/schools/issue/urban.htm
: Discusses the challenges of
urbanization and worldwide perspectives on urban affairs.* 84.
http://www.citypopulation.de/
: Statistics and maps about the major
agglomerations (urban areas) of the world.* Population Geo. 86.
www.census.gov
: This by site offers many topics of
information on population statistics and topics.* 87.
www.prb.org :
An excellent site offering statistical information as well as numerous
articles on topics impacting world population trends.* 88.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html
: Information accumulated and
presented by the CIA by country listings.* 89.
www.geography.about.com/science/geography/cs/worldpopulation/
: Numerous articles about population.* 90. 90. www.ined.fr/en/everything_about_population/animations/world_population/ : Go here for an excellent explanation of the Demographic Transition Model and what it portends for the future. 91. https://genographic.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/atlas.html : National Geographics interactive atlas of human evolution and the historical expansion of human habitation. |
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Physical Geography General Physical 91. www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html
: Shows views of the earth with day
and night regions for any date and time.
Also shows weather satellite imagery, cloud cover, and topographical
imagery. This is an excellent site
that students find very interesting.* 92. www.geography.about.com/science/geography/cs/physicalgeography1/
: This site provides information on a
host of topics involving physical geography.* 94. www.dmoz.org/Science/Social_Sciences/Geography/Physical_Geography/ : Offers many links to sites offering various types of information about physical geography.* 95. http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/states.html : Site that displays shaded relief maps of all 50 states. –Use this site for the Landforms Web Quest! 96. http://www.iris.edu/dms/seismon.htm : The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology’s interactive map which allows you to monitor seismic activity around the world at near real time. 99. http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/education/vwlessons/lessons/Earths_layers/Earths_layers1.html : Go here to learn about volcanism. 100. http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/forces-of-nature.html -Use the site above for the Landforms Web Quest! Weather and Climate 101.
www.gened.arizona.edu/gloclim/regions/olinec.htm
: Slides showing various climate
regions are available.*
102. www.worldclimate.com : Provides data on temperatures and
precipitation patterns for many cities and towns in the world, including many
in South Dakota. Excellent site for
date to use in constructing climographs.* 103.
www.ghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/GOES/globalir.html
: NASA site that focuses on climate
change, global warming, and resources and links to other climate sites.* 104.
www.tpub.com/weather2/1-3.htm
: A lesson on the earth-sun
relationship.* 105.
www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov : NOAA site for the Climate Prediction
Center. Assess and forecasts the
impacts of short-term climactic variability.* 106.
www.ncdc.noaa.gov : National Climatic Data Center website
containing the world’s largest active archive of weather data.* 107.
www.cmdl.noaa.gov : Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics
Laboratory website has information on climate topics.* 108.
www.climate.org : This website offers information and updates
on a number of climatic events that are impacting the earth.* 109.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming_controversy
: Well balanced, thorough article
explaining both sides of the global warming controversy. |
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Mapping 110. http://worldmapper.org/ : Fun and informative focus on cartograms; using map distortion to show statistical differences.
110.
www.confluence.org : Photographs and essays from the points on
the world map where lines of latitude and longitude intersect. Awe-inspiring tour of the planet.* 111.
www.quia.com/hm/2203.html : Games involving terms related to globes,
map projections, building map skills, and reading graphs and charts.* 114.
www.geography.about.com/science/geography/msub66.html
: Tis site
offers several articles and explanations about map projections and their
different uses. Picture gallery of
thirty five projections.* 115.
www.countrywatch.com : Country and region maps with accompanying
information about the people, history, economy, environment, etc. of these
locations.* 116.
www.mapping.com : Links to a number of sites about geography
and mapping.* 117. http://www.usgs.gov/
: A variety of satellite imagery compiled by
the US Geological Survey is presented.* 118.
www.immigration-usa.com/maps/
: Maps on A to Z topics and locations are provided. A wealth of maps available.* 119.
http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/world.htm
: This site provides custom maps and
clip art of maps. 120.
www.geometrie.tuwien.ac.at/karto/
: Good site showing many of the
various map projections in use today.* 121.
www.geog.ubc.ca/courses/klink/gis.notes/ncgia/u27.html
: An extensive unit explaining map projections in technical detail.* |
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