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Association of American Geographers
This is the homepage of the most important professional geography organization in the United States. Browsing the site might give you a better idea of what professional geographers do for a living.
( http://www.aag.org )
Resources for Geographers hosted by the University of Colorado
A nice collection of links to books, journals, map collections, datasets, and academic departments. A good starting point.
( http://www.Colorado.EDU/geography/virtdept/resources/contents.htm )
Internet Resources for Geography & Geology hosted by the University of Wisconsin–Stevens ...
Another collection of geography links broken into over ten categories, including career information, government resources, multimedia, and virtual field trips.
( http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/internet/geog_geol_resources.html )
Geography Related Web Links hosted by Michigan State University
More geography links courtesy of the Department of Geography at Michigan State. This collection includes professional organizations around the world, government and non-governmental agencies, commercial links, and sources of research funding.
( http://www.geo.msu.edu/wlinks.html )
National Geographic Society
Although the National Geographic Society is not really a professional society for geographers, their site does contain a lot of fun activities and information of interest to geographers.
( http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ )
CIA World Factbook
The World Factbook is a recognized source of basic statistical information about the countries of the world, including population figures, basic economic data, and political information.
( http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook )
Geography site at About.com

( http://geography.about.com/ )
Population Reference Bureau
Population information and statistics.
( http://www.prb.org )
National Council for Geographic Education
The NCGE is the primary professional organization for geography educators. Their website includes a lot of general information about geography and geographic education.
( http://www.ncge.org )
The American Geographical Society
The American Geographical Society was founded in 1851 and is an important group for the promotion of geography in the United States. The AGS publishes the excellent Focus in Geography available in many college and university libraries.
( http://www.amergeog.org )
GEOexplorer
A nice British site with scores of links. Also has a lot of pictures, cartoons, and other resources.
( http://www.geoexplorer.co.uk/ )
Yahoo! Geography
Tons and tons of links.
( http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Geography/ )
TerraServer
A source of topographic and aerial photos for the United States. Powered and supported by Microsoft.
( http://terraserver.microsoft.com/ )
TopoZone
An online source of USGS topographic maps for the entire United States.
( http://www.topozone.com )







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