Research Guides : Geography
Electronic Sources
(Available electronically from any off-campus location)
Reference
GeoExplorer
: Geography Dictionary
[ http://www.geoexplorer.co.uk/sections/dictionary/dictionary.htm ]
Information Please
[ http://www.infoplease.com/ ]
MapQuest
[ http://www.mapquest.com/ ]
Map
Collection (University of Texas at Austin: Perry-Castañeda
Library)
[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/]
Articles -- Full Text Databases (FS Access Only)
(Listed by database from which they may be accessed. Click here to go to the list of databases. )
Columbia
International Affairs Online (FS Only)
Full text journal articles, policy briefs, working papers, and other sources
covering theory and research in international affairs. Includes country information
and maps.
Encyclopedia
Britannica (FS Only)
Encyclopedia articles plus a dictionary, a thesaurus, and an Internet guide.
Search for specific geographic topic.
Countries
& Their Cultures (FS Only)
[ Available in Gale
Virtual Reference Library ]
Focuses on cultures and countries around the world, specifically what is and
is not shared culturally by the people who live in a particular country. Entries
contain descriptive summaries of the country in question, including demographic,
historical, cultural, economic, religious, and political information.
E-Books (FS Access Only )
The
Changing Geography of Africa and the Middle East
[ Available in netLibrary
]
Historic shifts in peoples and cultures across the region.
Cities
and Climate Change : Urban Sustainability and Global Environmental Governance
[ Available in netLibrary
]
The effect of ongoing climate change upon cities and populations around the
world.
An
Environmental History of the World : Humankind's Changing Role in the Community
of Life
[ Available in netLibrary
]
Environmental change has influenced populations throughout history. This examination
brings new light to bear on a topic of renewed importance.
Web Sites
Librarian’s
Index to the Internet : Geography
[ http://lii.org/search/file/geography ]
Well indexed geography resources.
50states.com
[ http://www.50states.com ]
Complete information about every state.
Resources
for Geographers (University of Colorado at Boulder)
[ http://www.colorado.edu/geography/virtdept/resources/contents.htm ]
A wide range of online geographic tools.
Government Resources Online
National Atlas
[ http://nationalatlas.gov ]
American FactFinder
(U.S. Census Bureau)
[ http://factfinder.census.gov ]
Background Notes
(U.S. Department of State)
[ http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/ ]
Print Sources
(To request free delivery of library materials outside of Marion & Harrison counties, click on Request Item next to the title, fill in the delivery location under Comments, and type in the barcode number from your FS student ID. Click here if you don’t have an ID card)
Suggested search terms:
* Geography / geographic / (additional specific terms )
Call numbers range in which you will find most books:
* Dewey - 900 / Library of Congress - G
Print Books
Race and place : equity issues in urban America
[ Location: Fairmont / Call Number: E184 .A1 F725 2003
]
Discussion of how geographic location coupled with racial factors has influenced
populations in U.S. cities and continues to impact the political and economic
makeup of those areas.
An environmental history of the world : humankind's changing role
in the community of life
[ Location: Fairmont / Call Number: GF13 .H83 2001 ]
A historic perspective on human, natural, and biotic communities.
Urban geography
[ Location: Fairmont / Call Number: GF125 .K36 2004 ]
Economic, political, land use, planning, governance, and livability issues
of cities around the world are examined
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