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
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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
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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
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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
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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/
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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
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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
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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
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