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Introduction to Geography, 8/e
Arthur Getis, San Diego State University
Judith Getis
Jerome D. Fellmann, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

The Geography of Natural Resources

Web Links


Energy Information Administration
(http://www.eia.doe.gov/ )

United States Geological Survey (USGS)
(http://www.usgs.gov )

Provides information about natural resources.
USGS Mineral Resources Program
(http://minerals.usgs.gov )

USGS Energy Resources Program
(http://energy.usgs.gov )

Dept. of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service
(http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/ )

Access to subsites on the agency's programs, resources and to links with other pertinent federal entities.
The USDA Forest Service Home Page
(http://www.fs.fed.us/ )

National Wetlands Inventory
(http://www.nwi.fws.gov/ )

Part of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Wetlands Inventory plans and monitors the gathering, analysis, dissemination, and evaluation of information relating to the location, quantity, and ecological importance of America's wetlands.
Savannah River Site (SRS)
(http://www.srs.gov/ )

A nuclear facility in South Carolina operated by Westinghouse Electric Corporation for the U.S. Department of Energy.
Natural Resources Canada
(http://www.NRCan.gc.ca/homepage/toc_e.shtml )

General information about the department, services to the general public, and links to sectors such as the Canadian Forest Service, Energy, and Mining.
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
(http://www.fao.org/sd/ )

Sustainable Development Dimensions
World Resources Institute
(http://www.wri.org/ )

The full text of World Resources 2000 - 2001
(http://www.wri.org/wr2000 )

People and Ecosystems, the Fraying Web of Life, produced by the World Resources Institute, United Nations Environment Programme, United Nations Development Programme, and World Bank
Rainforest Action Network (RAN)
(http://www.ran.org/ )

Founded in 1985, "works to protect the Earth's rainforests and support the rights of their inhabitants through education, grassroots organizing, and nonviolent direct action."
The Department of Energy
(http://www.energy.gov)