The Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography
Of course we need to check out the website of the book we use! Prentice-Hall's website supplement for the book we use is a neat little helper. This simple site breaks down the book into chapters and goes in-depth into each. Within each chapter, it is broken down just like the book, into categories of objectives, concepts, critical thinking, etc. Good supplement. Essentially same as the book, just presented in a different form. Maybe good if you don't like books. :)
An excellent resource from the US Department of Commerce. Contains all 2000 US Census data that you would ever need! Figures by rankings, comparisons, and summaries to population estimates and projections. This site breaks down figures by people, businesses, geography, etc. Also has quick links for little tidbits and facts about US states and counties. A thing I found really neat was that it even has a population counter that keeps current US and World population.
A site from the US Library of Congress. Displays cultural and physical landscapes on maps. Resources include economic activity and land surveys. Links provided about historic battles, discovery and exploration, political campaigns, the environment, and just maps in general. Has links to other sites and catalogs within the Library of Congress. Site has not been updated though in over a year.
Amnesty International is an organization that works to protect human rights world-wide. Site contains links for world news and issues, crises, and emergencies. Contains many reports and articles pertaining to world events and issues. Additional information about their organization, such as donations, contributions, support, and volunteering is available. Site is available in English, French, and Arabic. Found site to be very informative about current events and world issues.
This is an independent internet web site of religious affiliations. Adherents.com is a growing collection of over 41,000 adherent statistics and religious geography citations -- references to published membership/adherent statistics and congregation statistics for over 4,200 religions, churches, denominations, religious bodies, faith groups, tribes, cultures, movements, ultimate concerns, etc. Site is like a census page for religions and churches and is filled with statistics. Site is quite straight-forward and plain. Not much glitz or glamor, but very informative and a good place to find some statistics. Not sure about the reliability, but a lot of time went into gathering all of these statistics.
The purpose of SIL International (formerly known as the Summer Institute of Linguistics) is to work with language communities worldwide to facilitate language-based development through research, translation, and literacy. SIL is an educational charity. SIL focuses primarily on unwritten languages. SIL works to develop and document the world’s lesser-known languages. Their links tell you about their projects and programs in hopes of recruiting your support.
Cultural
Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization
UNPO is an international organization created by nations and peoples around the world, who are not represented as such in the world's principal international organizations, such as the United Nations. Provides news and monthly reports focusing on international peoples. Also links to many supporting sites.
Center for Immigration Studies
A really complete site about current and past immigration issues. Page has a very nice layout that is both easy and enjoyable to surf through. Site is filled with news and articles about immigration. Covers a large variety of immigration topics as well such as: policies, citizenship, refugees, as well as numbers and figures for these and other topics. Also has a nice little feature called, "This day in Immigration."
Covers topics of today's pop culture. Tons of entertainment from news, music, sports, to books. Pop History Now specializes in bringing you a different week in pop history from the 1940s to the 1990s each and every weekday. Also have archives to search back in history. Cool site, kinda plain, but simple enough.
A site from the US Library of Congress. Site was designed to preserve and present aspects of American Folklife and Folk Culture. Has many historic collections of interviews, documents, projects, and resources. Limited content but a decent amount considering the focus. Contains information about the Library of Congress such as hours and location.
A very good source for general information about Political Geography. Site put together by the University of Iowa Library. Allows access to many resources to information on international organizations, foreign news, foreign governments, country information, and statistical data. Tons of links, takes you almost anywhere you want to go!
I found this to be an excellent site that provides full color physical and political maps along with key facts and statistics on countries of the world. Site also contains many educational student and teacher resources for school. Site is easy to navigate through. The layout is simple and easy to follow.
U.S. Committee for Refugees - [USCR]
Organization keeps current on refugee situations around the world. Current focus on the Afghan refugee crisis. USCR has worked for refugee protection and assistance in all regions of the world. Page is filled with news and resources and tons of excellent links. Contains statistical data and covers many issues and topics in the refugee field.
Politics and History - The Historical Dictionary of World Political Geography
This is a very comprehensive guide to Political Geography. This dictionary is extremely up-to-date and has all your answers about politics, geography and history. Dictionary is broken down to categories like art, grove music, science, academics, and of course, political history. I found this site to be very interesting and easy to use. One of the better geographical sites I've come across.
This is a good, comprehensive beginner's site for GIS (Geographic Information Systems, computerized mapping). The site itself is rather plain, but it is broken into subcategories like links, forums, tips, news, archives, and spotlights. So if you're looking for somewhere to start when looking for GIS, this is the place! It's an independent page, but well maintained. Worth the look.
GPS - Global Positioning Systems
Information and resources about GPS, Global Positioning System, the system of 24 satellites that orbit the earth to provide precise location and navigation information. A simple page with many related articles and links. Many FAQs and 'How-To's on GPS on this page. Also has many advertisements and product reviews for GPS related tools.
ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY WITH THE INSTITUTE OF BRITISH GEOGRAPHERS
Site of the large British Organization - The Royal Geographical Society represents geography and geographers. Founded in 1830, t he Society supports research, education and training, together with the wider public understanding and enjoyment of Geography. Focuses on society and environment. Tons of links, nice layout, easy to navigate through. Excellent site!
Site focuses on push and pull factors of international migration. Eurostat is a statistical bureau in the Netherlands. Focus of the project is on migration from the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean region and from Sub-Saharan Africa to the European Union. Contains figures, trends, patterns, and reasons for migration. Site is simple but has pretty comprehensive statistics with research to back it up. Thought site was about world-wide push/pull factors, but such factors can be applied to most situations. Other than the limited scope of the site, it is a decent site that has apparently deceased since the site has not been updated since May 2000.
Religion Religions Religious Studies
This is a personal page assembled by a professor at the University of Florida. Information on religious traditions, religious studies, and religion in general. Several links for research and teaching and supplies links to other informational resources. Many resources and the site is quite simple and concise. Site is updated frequently.
This is a basic yet thorough and complete web site about religions around the world. Contents range from basic definitions to links on everything connected to various religions. Learn about world religions, sects, branches, faiths, etc. Also has information on several religious groups and philosophies. Contains links for books and resources with related information. Simple site with many many links that can take you around for hours.
Cultural Geographies - (formerly Ecumene Journal)
Site formerly known as Ecumene Journals. Mainly provides access to Journals on Cultural Geography. Provides information for subscription to their journals. Their site allows you to search through current journals for specific contents. Site is not highly entertaining, nor directly helpful. There are a couple articles and reviews on the main website, but it is mainly an introduction and a sample to the many other services they offer for a subscription fee. Potentially very informative, if you don't have the money to get some of their publications, then pass.
Official site of the World Bank. Goal of this organization is to rid the world of poverty. Site is very informative and thorough. Breaks down information into countries and regions, research, news and media, data and statistics, and many other resources. Keeps current on news events, supplies facts, and focuses in-depth on certain issues. Very good site.
IMF - International Monetary Fund
What's the World Bank site without the site of the IMF? In comparison, the IMF site is extremely simple. Focuses on current events and standards and policies. Majority of the site is made up of publications and rules and regulations of the IMF. Going deeper into the page, you can find further resources such as country and financial data. Good site if you take the time to dig into and go deeper.
Site is described as, "A Global Resource Center for Food and Agriculture Policy." I feel that this is a really good site. It is a very informative site with plenty of news, articles, and events about agriculture. Simple and not too busy, this site has more focus on certain issues rather than little focus on a lot of issues. Links take you to other organizations, multi-media resources, quick tidbits and news issues. Well organized and easy to sift through.
The Organic Consumers Association is a new, non-profit, consumer advocacy organization working to make organic agriculture the dominant form of food and fiber production in the US and around the world. The OCA educates and unites organic consumers to protect the integrity of the organic label, promote sustainable and organic agriculture, oppose hazardous practices of industrialized farming and genetic engineering, and protect citizens' right to know how their food is produced and processed. A fun website with a twist. This activist organization has some interesting viewpoints about agriculture. Provides alternative views into many issues.