Geography+Reference

=Geography Reference Web Sites=

//National Geography Organizations//

 * American Association of Geographers (AAG): [|http://www.aag.org]
 * American Geographical Society (AGS): [|http://www.amergeog.org]
 * Geography Educational National Implementation Project (GENIP): [|http://genip.tamu.edu]
 * Geographic Alliance Network: Links on [] (each state has its own coordinator(s) and website)
 * National Council for Geographic Education (NCGE): [|http://www.ncge.org]
 * National Geography Society (NGS): [|http://nationalgeographic.com]
 * Map and Geography: [|http://nationalgeographic.com/maps]
 * Xpeditions: []

//Government and Other Organizations//

 * Central Intelligence Agency (CIA Factbook): [] (The CIA provides in-depth and up-to-date descriptions of countries worldwide.)
 * Energy Information Administration: [|http://www.eia.doe.gov]
 * Federal Emergency Management Agency's Map Service Center: [|http://msc.fema.gov/webapp/wcs/stores/]
 * Federal Geographic Data Committee: [|http://www.fas.usda.gov/itp/Policy/nafta/nafta.asp]
 * National Aeronautic and Space Agency: [|http://www.nasa.gov]
 * The Earth from Space -- See Earth the way the astronauts do with NASA's photos from space: [|http://earth.jsc.nasa.gov]
 * National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency: [|http://www.nga.mil/portal/site/nga01/]
 * National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): [|http://www.noaa.gov]
 * National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Services (NESDIS): [|http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov]
 * National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) -- This website is a pathway to connect both national and global climate data sets used by the government and the private sector. The Center acts as the nation's scorekeeper regarding the trends and anomalies of weather and climate. [|http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/ol/climate/climateextremes.html]
 * Climate Prediction Center -- The Climate Prediction Center serves the public by assessing and forecasting the impacts of short-term climate variability and emphasizing enhanced risks of weather-related extreme events. Educational materials include information of the ENSO cycle, and facts sheets and monographs: []
 * National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) -- NGDC's mission is data management in the broadest sense: [|http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov]
 * National Ocean Servie: [|http://www.nos.noaa.gov]
 * National Weather Service (NWS): [|http://www.nws.noaa.gov]
 * North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA): [|http://www.mac.doc.gov/nafta/]
 * Population Reference Bureau (PRB) -- Track US and international population trends: [|http://www.prb.org]
 * United States Census Bureau: [|http://www.census.gov]
 * American Factfinder -- A resource from the US Census Bureau, this site contains key spatial data and online mapping system: [|http://factfinder.census.gov/]
 * Gazetteer: []
 * Tiger Map Server -- Focusing on the US, this site lets you choose exactly what shows up on your map: [|http://tiger.census.gov/cgi-bin/mapbrowse-tbl]
 * United States Department of Agriculture (USDA): [|http://www.usda.gov]
 * National Agricultural Statistics Service: [|http://www.nass.usda.gov]
 * United States Geological Survey (USGS): [|http://www.usgs.gov]
 * Learning Web: [|http://education.usgs.gov/]
 * Earthshots: Satellite Images of Environmental Change: [|http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/earthshots/slow/tableofcontents]
 * United States State Department: [|http://www.state.gov]
 * World Wildlife Organization (WWO): [|http://worldwildlife.org]

//International Organizations//

 * European Union: [|http://www.eurunion.org]
 * North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO): []
 * Royal Geographical Society/Institute of British Geographers: [|http://www.rgs.org]
 * United Nations: [|http://www.un.org]
 * UN Cartographic Section -- Maps and Geographic Information Resources: [|http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/english/htmain.htm]
 * Infonation: []
 * UN Statistics Division: []
 * World Health Organization: [|http://www.who.int/home-page]

//Other Internet Sites//

 * Aerial Maps -- The Microsoft TerraServer website is one of the world's largest online databases, providing free public access to a vast data store of maps and aerial photographs of the United States . TerraServer is designed to work with commonly available computer systems and web browsers over slow speed connection links. The TerraServer name is play on words, with "Terra" referring to the earth or land: [|http://terraserver.microsoft.com]
 * Applied Geography Specialty Group: []
 * ESRI GIS and Mapping Service: [|http://www.esri.com]
 * Geography at About.com: [|http://geography.about.com]
 * The Geographer's Craft Project -- Online Class Resource: []
 * Geographical Names Locator: []
 * Geographic Tourist Information: [|http://www.virtualtourist.com]
 * Internet Resources for Geographers -- Maintained by Lance Christian and Kenneth Foote of the Department of Geography at the University of Colorado at Boulder: []
 * Mapping.com: [|http://www.mapping.com]
 * Ohio State University 's Weather Server: [|http://twister.sbs.ohio-state.edu]
 * Pictures of the World: [|http://www.picturesofplaces.com]
 * Thesaurus of Geographic Names: []
 * Topographical Maps: []
 * USA Today's Weather Site: []
 * Virginia Tech's Project GeoSim: [|http://geosim.cs.vt.edu]
 * Volcano World: [|http://volcano.und.edu]
 * The World in Spatial Terms: [|http://www-atlas.usgs.gov]

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