GEOGRAPHY SOURCES

BBC News Country Profiles
Provides country overviews, history, political figures and political events, media outlets and basic facts.

Background Notes
Information on geographic regions.

Blank maps
Links to blank national and international outline maps.

City and County Data Books
County, city, state, and place data from the 1988 and 1994 editions of the County and City Data Book. Data is from the US Census Bureau.

Color Landform Atlas of the United States
For each of the states, a satellite map, county map, and relief map, with links to other sites on the Web with state map information.

Country Studies and Area Handbooks
From the Library of Congress' Federal Research Division, the online versions of numerous books in the Country Studies series. Tables and graphics are not incluced. Consult the Library's OPAC for additional volumes on countries not mentioned here.

Current Geographical Publications
Only the most recent issue of CGP is available here; a guide to the most current publications in geography.

Flags of the World
Images of flags from all over the world, including historical flags and the dates they were in use.

How Far Is It?
Calculates the distance (as the crow flies) from any two sites throughout the world. Includes latitude/longitude for both sites.

Map History
Links to digital images of historic maps and articles on map history.

National Geographic Sustainable Destinations Resource Center
A website promoting tourism that maintains a "sense of place."

Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
Links to electronic maps (of all continents and many countries), from the University of Texas.

State and County QuickFacts
From the US Census Bureau: "Quick, easy access to facts about people, business, and geography."

Transportation Research Information Services database
From the U.S. Department of Transportation, citations for hundred of thousands of articles and reports on transportation research.

U.S. Gazetteer
Enter the name of a city in the US, and the Gazetteer will provide location (lat/long), population, census information, and a map. From the Bureau of the Census.

Last Modified: November 5, 2009