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GEOGRAPHY 100: LINKS
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PLEASE NOTE THAT LINKS ARE UPDATED THROUGHOUT EACH SEMESTER.
SOME LINKS PROVIDE INFORMATION FOR PREVIOUS SEMESTERS' ASSIGNMENTS.
Go to help on ATLAS ASSIGNMENTS: #1 #2 #3
Go to reviews before tests: Quiz #1 Quiz #2 Final Exam
Go to place name lists for MAP QUIZZES: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
Go to links for the LOCAL GEOGRAPHY newspaper research assignment.
Go to the IMMIGRANT INTERVIEW assignment.
Go to the CURRICULUM page for lesson plan suggestions.
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You can use the Internet to find information for GEOGRAPHY 100. Your
textbook, Introduction to Geography, 10th ed., lists useful websites in
each chapter. The links below are those I recommend for your assignments
and background information:
California's Sacramento is not the only place with that name.
For other SACRAMENTOs in the USA try USGS Place Information.
HINT: In "Feature Name" box on the web page form type "Sacramento";
use the arrow next to the box labelled "Feature Type" to choose "Populated
Place"; then, click "Send Query" for a list.
To find SACRAMENTOs around the world try World Place Information.
HINT: Scroll down first web page to click on "Access GEOnet"; on
the next page click "Gazetteer Search"; on the third page type "Sacramento"
in the "Name" box, highlight one or more countries, and, further down,
highlight "Populated Place" and click "Search". Hit "Reset" at the page
bottom before starting a new search.
The Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names lists SACRAMENTOs.
HINT: Type "Sacramento" in the Find Name box and "inhabited place" in
the Place Type box. Then, hit SEARCH.
Still another site for finding U.S. SACRAMENTOs is Places Named.
Flat maps of large expanses of Earth's surface often distort
distances. After using a flat map, look at a globe or find
distances between places with How Far Is It?
After measuring lines that are not straight, lines such as
political boundaries or rivers or coastlines, turn to some
"official" distance and length figures:
The international Rio Grande? Texas-Mexico Border.
The coastline of Florida: Florida State Symbols
The Missouri's length: Missouri River InfoLINK
Dates and times for this year's equinoxes and solstices?
Try the U.S. Naval Observatory - Seasons.
A climate site for Western US stations, including Sacramento, is
Western USA Climate Data
You can find data for appropriate stations in tables that show
Normal Daily Maximum Temperature, Degrees F,
Normal Daily Minimum Temperature, Degrees F, and
Normal Monthly Precipitation (Inches)
A U.S. Map will also take you to data for specific cities.
Use World Climate for worldwide comparisons.
The mathematics of maps is covered at Mathematics of Cartography.
Thousands of maps from around the world: MapLink.
Excellent detailed local US maps can be found at Topozone.
Latitude and longitude will help you track storms; see NOAA's Hurricane Maps.
Geographer Matt Rosenberg explains US locations in Township and Range.
An English translation of the Treaty of Tordesillas recalls an historic
location decision dividing new lands between Spain and Portugal.
Further information on declination and other aspects of Earth-Sun
relationships: Earth-Sun Geometry or Astronomy Without A Telescope.
Need quick checks on clock times and calendar days around the world?
Visit the World Timezones Map.
Other sites that provide information on local weather and climate:
to find Sacramento's month-by-month climate try Sacramento Climate.
to find yesterday's weather in Sacramento go to Sacramento Weather.
World weather & climate records are mapped at Global Extremes.
Maps and photos of the highest points in each state: America's Roof.
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To find three current estimates of WORLD POPULATION connect to:
World Population (Census Bureau est.)
[try the dynamic versions to see populations change] or
World Population (UNC est.) [Javascript; often slow] or
the CIA's World Factbook.
Population growth rates, birth and death rates for individual countries can
be sampled at the International Data Base's Summary Data: Countries
For information on USA POPULATION connect to the main US Census site;
2000 Census statistics released include State and National data.
The Census Bureau updates Population Estimates on a regular basis:
States: Population Change, 2000-2006.
To find Census 2000 state and county data go to State and County QuickFacts.
California's Department of Finance provides annual population estimates
of California Cities and Counties (1-1-04), a Word document,
and, in Excel, California Cities and Counties (1-1-04)
To see USGS maps of US localities go to TopoZone.
OTHER USEFUL SITES
Confused about the USA's center of population?
Centers of Population Computation is a Census Bureau
publication discussing the meaning and calculation of centers.
See a map of the country's 50-state geographic center;
compare that center to its mean and median population centers.
To see maps of CALIFORNIA RACE & ETHNICITY try Digital Atlas: California
To see maps of U.S.A. RACE & ETHNICITY look at Digital Atlas: U.S.A.
Up-to-date data on HUMAN LANGUAGES are found at Ethnologue: Languages
Useful statistics, including rankings, for RELIGIOUS GROUPS are at Adherents
Other rankings of RELIGIONS: Religions of the World and Religions 1995.
The Valparaiso University (IN) Geography Department provides individual maps of
U.S. Denominations based on Glenmary Research Center data.
An excellent study--with maps--of a single U.S. state's religious patterns
is found at Religion in North Carolina
Go to this semester's full-text Local Geography assignment.
For the local geography newspaper research assignment visit
Abyz News Links - United States Newspapers.
To determine the population of a community begin at
U.S. Census Bureau - Census 2000 Gateway.
Another useful information site is ePodunk - The Power of Place.
OTHER USEFUL SITES
Publications from around the world are prominently featured on the net:
ECOLA Newsstand features English-language publications;
Reach French publications through French Newspapers And Magazines;
A well-organized world news link site is KIOSKEN;
ThatsNewsToMe provides news links around the globe;
World German lists German-language publications outside Germany;
World Wide News has links in many different countries and languages;
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Topics that will be covered on Quiz #2: Guidelines Quiz #2
Review patterns: world population growth rates, birth and death rates at
Summary Data: Countries
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Topics that will be covered on the semester final: Final Guidelines
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