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Geography

- study of the earth and its features, inhabitants, and phenomena. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes (276-194 B.C.). Four historical traditions in geographical research are the spatial analysis of natural and human phenomena (geography as a study of distribution), area studies (places and regions), study of man-land relationship, and research in earth sciences. Nonetheless, modern geography is an all-encompassing discipline that foremost seeks to understand the world and all of its human and natural complexities - not merely where objects are, but how they have changed and come to be. As "the bridge between the human and physical sciences," geography is divided into two main branches - human geography and physical geography - Wikipedia.

Earth Sciences - Resource Page

Prime Sites

  • Columbia University (US), Center for International Earth Science Information network (CIESIN) - mission to provide access to and enhance the use of info worldwide, advancing understanding of human interactions in the environment and serving the needs of science and public and private decision making, independent non-governmental organization

  • EnviroLink Network (US) - non-profit organization, grassroots online community uniting organizations & volunteers around the world, up-to-date environmental information and news.

  • Geology.com (US) - information about geology and earth science to visitors without charge: Articles, News, Maps, Satellite Images, Dictionary

  • US Geological Survey (US) - multi-disciplinary science organization that focuses on biology, geography, geology, geospatial information and water, dedicated to timely, relevant and impartial study of landscape, natural resources, and natural hazards that threaten: Maps, Imagery and Publications, Hazards, Newsroom, Education, Jobs

  • Intute (UK), Earth Sciences Gateway - target audience students, staff and researchers: Area Studies, Earthquakes & Seismology, General, Geochemistry, Geographical Information Systems, Geomorphology, Geophysics, History, Hydrology & Hydrogeology, Meteorology & Climatology, Minerals & Gemstones, Oceanography, Petrology, Planetary Geology, Sedimentology, Stratigraphy & Geochronology, Structural Geology & Tectonics, Volcanoes

Other Sites

Open Web Mapping

Pennsylvania State University (US)

design, develop, and implement custom web mapping applications using open standards and open source software, open source software packages for web mapping, pointers to commercial solutions where appropriate

Globalization

California University (US)

How and why are geographical patterns of employment, production and consumption unstable in the contemporary world? What are the consequences of NAFTA, an expanded European Community, and post-colonial migration flows? How is global restructuring culturally reworked locally and nationally?

Nature of Geographic Information

Pennsylvania State University (US)

promotes understanding of the Geographic Information Science and Technology enterprise (GIS&T, also known as "geospatial"): Data and Information, Scales and Transformations, Census Data and Thematic Maps, Topology and Geocoding, Land Surveying and GPS, National Spatial Data Infrastructure, Remotely Sensed Image Data, Integrating Geographic Data

Physical Geography

College of Eastern Utah (US)

general study of distribution and interrelationships of earth's physical elements including atmosphere, climate, water, storms, landforms fluvial processes, deserts, glaciation, waves and coastal processes, distribution of terrestrial flora and fauna: course handouts & downloads

Advanced Issues in GIS

British Columbia University (CA)

spatial interpolation, error and uncertainty, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), and Multi-objective decision making: spatial data sets

Online Course Material

British Columbia University (CA)
  • Urban Studies: Cities - interdisciplinary introduction to urban processes, key questions
    about cities and suburbs from vantage point of different fields, variations in method, history, philosophy, style, history of urbanization, social relations and ideals of community, urban facets of migration and immigration, identity, social inequality, political power, role of space and place: Bibliography, Discussion Guide & Readings, Term Paper Guidelines

  • Introduction to Economic Geography - introduction to economic geographical processes found both on the ground and in the abstract as various kinds of conceptual models and theories

Geography Classes

Butte College (CA)
  • California Geography - principal natural, economic, political and cultural characteristics of the various sub-regions, special attention to principles governing location and distribution of these phenomena

  • Cultural Geography - investigates human landscape and its relationship to physical environment, principles governing location and distribution of various cultural phenomena such as language, religion, agriculture, industry & urbanization
  • Physical Geography - area distribution of various features of the physical environment as they relate to man's occupance of earth's surface, explain these relationships through fields of geology, meteorology, climatology, cartography, hydrology, geomorphology, and pedology
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