Geography Resources:
| American Field Guide |
Great outdoors guide to animals, ecosystems, earth & space, plants and recreation. |
| Aneki.com |
Information about countries and world rankings. |
| Ask Jeeves |
Ask a question online. |
| Asian Historical Architecture |
5,700 photos of 400 sites in Asia. Searchable by Country name and then by name of architectural object. |
| Bartleby.com |
Online books. |
| BBC News: Country Profiles |
This site provides access to country profiles which include political, historical and economic information. |
| Brainy Atlas |
Country profiles. |
| CensusScope |
Census data and demographic trends. |
| City Spin |
Travel information and descriptions of major cities. |
| The Columbia Gazetteer of North America |
Encyclopedia of geographical places and features. |
| Countries A to Z: Atlapedia Online |
Information on the countries of the world, including location, climate, people, religion, languages, modern history, currency, trading partners, products, industries, and exports. |
| Environmental Protection Index |
Maps with ranks of environmental performance in relation to environmental objectives and policies. |
| ePodunk |
Community and county profiles. |
| Ethnologue / Institute of Linguistics |
Languages of the world. |
| Geography |
This site is updated daily and contains a range of information, including maps and data for every country in the world. |
| GeographyIQ.com |
Countries A-Z: geography, demographics, economy, government, political system, history, culture, political background, maps, flags, climate, weather, currency exchange rates, time zone information, rankings. |
| Geohive |
This site provides global, regional, and country population statistics. A good source for historic and projected population statistics. Includes administrative divisions and major cities for each country. Includes charts. |
| Geostat Center |
From the University of Virginia. |
| Great Mirror |
Online collection of photographs taken by a geography professor over the past 30 years. |
| iLoveLanguages |
Extensive directory of language links. |
| Lonely Planet |
Current and historical information about countries around the world. |
| nationalgeographic.com |
The atlas of printable maps is an outstanding feature of this site. |
| Scorecard: The Pollution Information Site |
Contains in-depth pollution reports. |
| Smith College Museum of Ancient Inventions |
The Museum of Ancient Inventions reviews discoveries and inventions which were made in prehistoric times. |
| State Hermitage Museum of St. Petersburg, Russia |
The State Hermitage occupies six buildings in the heart of St. Petersburg. The collections of art present world culture from the Stone Age to the 20th century. Search Collection Highlights, History, Digital Collections and more. Search by artist, title or subject. Try the new IBM Query By Image Context search technology. |
| UN AIDS |
Sponsored by the United Nations, this site provides access to information on the worldwide HIV/AIDS epidemic. Facts sheets are also available. |
| US Census Bureau |
United States demographic data. |
| UVA Library Geospatial & Statistical Data Center (Geostat) |
Go to Interactive Data for access to Domestic Economic Data. Here you can locate data on the Richmond-Petersburg area. You will find links at this site to a vast collection of numeric and geospatial data, digital maps, 2000 census results, and much more. |
| whatsonwhen.com |
Festivities and holidays celebrated around the world. |
| WorldAtlas.com |
An excellent source for quick facts and maps. Lists of the largest and smallest countries, tallest mountains, driest places, etc. The "Search and Find" feature is useful for finding specific information. |
World Factbook |
Created by the Central Intelligence Agency as a national basic intelligence factbook. |
| Zoom into Maps |
Digitized maps from the Library of Congress. |
