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Subject Reference: Geography

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General Sources

CIA World Factbook
"...provides factual and geographical surveys of the economic, geographic, and political conditions of some 267 countries, dependent areas, and other entities."

E-Conflict: World Encyclopedia
With national anthems, flags, maps, weather, news, and the nations of the world, this extensive site features "1400 pages of content intended to eradicate conflict by increasing cultural awareness." 

GEOSOURCE
A general geography/geoscience directory which offers well maintained listings of web resources including academic journal sites, recent and forthcoming conferences, national and international professional geo-organisations, national statistical agencies.

GIS Portal

GIS and Base Map data for the U.S.
From the University of Arkansas.

Glossary of GIS Terms

InfoNation
An easy to use, two-step database that allows you to view and compare the most up-to-date statistical data for the member states of the U.N. 

Internet Resources for Geography
Maintained by the Department of Geography at the University of Colorado at Boulder

Mapping Resources

Odden's Bookmarks
An excellent compendium, well organized and up-to-date.

Perry-Castañena Library Map Collection
This excellent resource from the University of Texas at Austin provides online access to scanned versions a myriad of historical maps.

PopClocks
This page from the United States Census Bureau provides an up-to-the-minute estimation of the population of the U. S. and the World.

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Associations

American Congress on Surveying and Mapping ACSM
American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS)
Association for Geographic Information AGI
Association of American Geographers AAG
International Association for Great Lakes Research
International Cartographic Association
National Geographic Society NGS
North American Cartographic Information Society

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Databases

The following annotations describe geography related databases. The use of databases marked [Ferris Only] is restricted to Ferris-affiliated faculty, students, and staff. Click here for instructions for off-campus use.

Agricola     [Ferris Only]
Over 3 million records covering every major agricultural subject including forestry, ecology, natural resources, water resources and soils. 

Applied Science and Technology Abstracts      [Ferris Only]
Abstracts from more than 350 international, English-language scientific and technical periodicals including environmental sciences, geology and meteorology. 

Dissertation Abstracts     [Ferris Only]

EconLit     [Ferris Only]
This database provides coverage of the world's economic literature.

GEOBASE     [Ferris Only]
More than 500,000 records with abstracts covering cartography, geology, climatology, geography, urban planning, regional studies, and remote sensing. 

General Science Abstracts     [Ferris Only]
A general index to over 100 English-language science journals. Full-text is available for selected records.

The Online National Library for the Environment at www.cnie.org
is a FREE resource which includes:

The Population and Environment Database
A library of online books, reports, papers, articles, maps, datasets, bibliographies, and more.
Virtual Environmental Law Library
Includes treaties.

PAIS     [Ferris Only]
Over 400,000 brief abstracts to public affairs oriented periodical articles, government publications, books and materials with limited distribution. Covers public affairs, public policy, law, environment, demography and statistics.

POPLINE
Produced by the National Library of Medicine (USA) this database provides citations with abstracts of the worldwide literature on population, family planning, and related health issues covering the period from 1970 to the present with selected citations dating back to 1886.

SIRSResearcher     [Ferris Only]

Social Science Abstracts      [Ferris Only]
Half a million abstracts to about 400 English-language periodicals in general geography, cultural geography, urban studies and demography. 

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Statistics

County and City Data Books: County Data 1994
County and City Data Books: State Data 1994
Geographic Data Library Catalog
State and County Quickfacts:Michigan | Mecosta county
Statistical Abstract of the United States  2001  2000-1995
U.S. Gazetteer

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Print Sources

Research Guide: Geography (PDF)

Research Guides listing print sources for other subjects are available here.

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