Geography
Background Information
| Atlas of the World | Ref G1021 .N38 |
| Columbia Gazetteer of the World | Ref G103.5 .C645 |
| Encyclopedic Dictionary of Physical Geography | RefGB10 .E53 |
| Dictionary of geographical literacy: the complete geography reference | Ref G63 .O42 |
| Modern Geography: an encyclopedic survey | Ref G63 .M57 |
| Shepherd’s Historical Atlas | Ref G1030 .S5 |
| World Geographical Encyclopedia | Ref G63 .E5213 |
Journal Databases:
Academic Search PremierAmerica: History and Life
Historical Abstracts
JSTOR
Military and Government Collection
SIRS Knowledge Source
Web Resources
MapquestProvides driving directions with scalable, coordinating maps.Atlapedia
Includes both political and physical maps for most countries in the world; the site also provides world and continent maps.U.S. Geological Survey
Search for various geological maps of areas within North America.Topozone
Site provides access to USGS 1:100,000, 1:63,360, 1:25,000, and 1:24,000 scale topographic maps for the entire United StatesPerry Castenada Library Map Collection, University of Texas
Site contains various regional and historical mapsGeography Network
The Geography Network provides access to geographic content from hundreds of organizations around the world. The content ranges from dynamic map services that can be viewed online to static geographic data sets that can be downloaded for use with mapping software.USGS Geography page
Maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey, this site has links to services, educational sites, and products, dedicated to monitoring “ the changes that occur on the land surface using remote sensing, studies the connections between people and those changes, and then provides individuals and society with information they can use to cope with the consequences of those changes.”PAIR: Portal to Asian Internet Resources
Google Earth