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Geography

About.com: Geography
geography.about.com

About.com is a site that uses topical advisors or "Guides" to offer actionable information considered to be useful, practical or relevant for users with an interest in the topic. The site notes that the Guide selection process is rigorous - only 10% that apply are chosen for the website. This link will connect you to the Geography page of the website.

Country Information (Quick Facts)
www.countryreports.org/country.asp

Provided by CountryReports.org , this site offers quick facts and information on over 260 countries from around the world. Only summary information is available for free; more detailed reports require subscription.

Flags of the World
www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags

Flags of the World (FOTW) is the Internet's largest site devoted to vexillology (the study of flags). Here you can read more than 27,000 pages about flags and view more than 50,000 images of flags.

Florida Quick Facts
quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/12000.html

The U.S. Census Bureau offers a wealth of demographic information based upon the latest Census (2000). The Quick Facts site offers you tables showing frequently requested date items (Population characteristics, along with some basic Business and Geography facts, for example), from various Census Bureau programs. This links features information specifically for Florida, but can also be modified to generate information for counties and cities.

Geography Network
www.geographynetwork.com

The Geography Network is a global network that supports the sharing of geographic information among data providers, service providers, and users around the world. Through the Geography Network, you can access many types of geographic content including dynamic maps, downloadable data, and more advanced Web services.

InfoNation
www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_infonation.htm

Created by the United Nations, this site allows you to view and compare statistical country data for all U.N. member countries.

Portals to the World
www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html

Available through The Library of Congress, this site offers links to electronic resources and information organized by specific country.

U.S. Gazetteer: 2000 Census Data
www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/places2k.html

Download Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files for places, counties, county subdivisions, and ZCTAsTM (ZIP Code® Tabulation Area). These files are available to the public "as is"; the vintage matches the Census 2000 data available from the Census Bureau.

World Factbook
www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

The printed version is published annually by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and is available for sale to the public. This site provides detailed information about each county listed. Information categories include Geography, People, Government, Economy and Issues, among others. The site is updated periodically throughout the year.

Maps

All the Worlds Maps
www.embassyworld.com/maps/maps.html

Embassy World site designed to provide a comprehensive list of contact resources for all of the world's diplomatic offices. One of its additional services is to offer its users a detailed Map Directory organized by country name. City maps are also available for those countries listed.

American Memory from the Library of Congress
lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/browse/ListSome.php?category=Maps

The Library of Congress offers users access to its extensive online Map Collection. The collection consists of eight separate map groups, each with an overview and description of the scope of its collection. Links to the main Map page which lists these 8 groups.

Color Landform Atlas of the U.S.
fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/states.html

This site is organized by US State abbreviations. Each state link brings up a menu of links to maps and other online information about the state. There are two main types of links on each state page: maps and images local to this site, and links to external web sites..

The David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
www.davidrumsey.com

The David Rumsey Historical Map Collection has over 11,000 maps online. The collection focuses on rare 18th and 19th century North and South America maps and other cartographic materials. Historic maps of the World, Europe, Asia and Africa are also represented. Collection categories include antique atlas, globe, school geography, maritime chart, state, county, city, pocket, wall, children's and manuscript maps. The collection can be used to study history, genealogy and family history.

Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
geonames.usgs.gov/gnishome.html

This link will take you to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) site offering Topographical maps and Arial photographs covering the entire United States. Although the description here is somewhat complicated, if you find the link "Online Data Bases" or go to the section Query the GNIS Online Data Bases and click on "United States and Territories", these will lead to the site's Keyword Searching function, and from there you can get access to the maps. Play with it a little; it is worth your time!

Broer Online Historical Maps
www.broermapsonline.org

Thousands of historic maps from around the world. Also present are foreign language atlases from around the world and road atlases from many eras,along with tools to help find historic maps.

JAXGIS - Geographical Information System
maps.coj.net/jaxgis

A new feature offered by the City of Jacksonville. Maps generated using the City of Jacksonville's Geographic Information System contain public information from various departments and agencies within the City of Jacksonville. This link takes you directly to the JAXGIS site which further describes the system's capabilities and how it could be used by the public.

Jacksonville Historical Maps

The Library of Congress has a wonderful collection of maps as part of its American Memory Collection. The two links below offer you a link to 2 Panoramic or Birdseye views of the Downtown Jacksonville, Riverside and Springfield areas as they were in 1876 and 1893 respectively. A zoom function will allow you to focus in on particular areas of each map if desired.

• 1876 Jacksonville Panoramic Map
• 1893 Jacksonville Panoramic Map

Military Maps
www.dean.usma.edu/history/web03/atlases/atlas%20home.html

Maps covering some of the World's most famous and decisive Military campaigns and battle are available for review from the History Department, United States Military Academy (West Point). The site is organized chronologically by campaign and battle in larger categories from "Ancient Warfare" to "Wars and Conflicts Since 1958."

National Atlas of the United States
www-atlas.usgs.gov

Managed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), this site makes the claim that it constitutes "the single best Federal source for national maps and geographic information on the Web". Recently redesigned, It offers many new features that should be of interest to students, teachers as well as any with a more general interest in maps and geography.

Publication of Archival & Library Museum Materials (PALMM)
palmm.fcla.edu/map

World Map Collections are a cooperative project of several public and private universities of Florida and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to make digitized modern and antique maps available on the Web. The Florida and Caribbean collections are particularly strong, but Africa, the Americas, and the Middle East are also represented.

University of Florida: Florida Historical Map Collection
web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/fhmaps.html

The Florida Historical Map Collection is one of the special collections housed at The P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History at the University of Florida in Gainesville. It contains more than 2300 images of Florida dating from the early 1500s to 1926. This link will take you to the collection's main page which offers sample images of several maps online. A link to their database to search the collection is available, however it appears that not all of their extensive collection is available for review online.

WorldAtlas.com
www.graphicmaps.com/aatlas/world.html

Site offers information on countries, geography, maps and flags from all corners of the world.

Photographs & Images

American Memory from the Library of Congress
memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse/ListSome.php?format=Photograph

The Library of Congress offers users access to its extensive online Photo and Print Collection. The collection consists of sixty-two separate Photo groups, each covering a specific topic. Each also has an overview and description of the scope of its collection. This link will take you to the main Map page which lists these 62 groups in alphabetical order.

Florida State Archives: Florida Photographic Collection
www.floridamemory.com/PhotographicCollection

Florida. This collection contains more than 850,000 photographs, and approximately 2,500 movies and video tapes. Over 100,000 of the photographs have been scanned and placed on this website. Together, they form the most complete portrait of Florida available--one that draws its strength from family pictures, the homes of Floridians, their work, and their pastimes.

Jacksonville Public Library: Florida Collection Postcards
jpl.coj.net/dlc/florida/postcards.html

Jacksonville Public Library’s Florida Collection, located Downtown, houses an extensive collection of Jacksonville area and Florida Postcards. For preservation purposes and to ensure accessibility, the full collection has been made available for online review. this link will connect you to The Florida Collection's main Postcard page. These Postcards have been indexed and are group by Subject Headings under two main categories: Jacksonville Postcards and Florida Postcards.

P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/picture.html

The University of Florida's P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History is in the process of placing its collection of photographs online. This link connects you to the collection's main page and notes which groups are currently available for online review.

Publication of Archival & Library Museum Materials (PALMM)
web.uflib.ufl.edu/digital/collections/FLAP

"Aerial photography Florida" is a collection of aerial photographs taken between 1930 and 2000. Literally, a portrait of the State, the collection will be comprised of hundreds of thousands of aerial photographs documenting the land use of Florida over time.

Library of Congress: Touring Turn-of-the-Century America
rs6.loc.gov/ammem/detroit/detrPlaces04.html

This collection of photographs from the Detroit Publishing Company Collection includes over 25,000 glass negatives and transparencies as well as about 300 color photolithograph prints, mostly of the eastern United States. The link above will take you to the exhibit's main page. There are 971 Florida photographs which are organized by Geographic Location or listed by View Description.