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Physical Geography sites on Internet
Index of articles about Daylight Saving Time, the hydrologic cycle, El Nino, rivers, seasons, ice ages, and more topics in Physical Geography
http://geography.about.com/education/geography/library/weekly/topicsub7.htm |
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Altitude Profiles of Mountains
Altitude profiles of famous and unknown climbs.
http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Gorge/2922/ |
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USGS -- Water Resources of the United States
Includes information on water use, with both historical and current data.
http://h2o.usgs.gov/ |
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Cartographic bookmarks
Over 10,500 links to sites with and about maps.
http://oddens.geog.uu.nl/index.html |
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Color Landform Atlas of the United States
Maps include satellite information, 1895 state maps, and links to outside resources.
http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/states.html |
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Virtual Geography Department Project
Series of online course in geography including slide shows.
http://www.colorado.edu/geography/virtdept/contents.html |
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Fundamentals of Physical Geography: Online Textbook
An introduction to topics in physical geography including: geomorphology, meteorology, biogeography and hydrology.
http://www.geog.ouc.bc.ca/physgeog/home.html |
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Soil and Water Conservation Society
A non-profit, scientific and educational organization of professional conservationists.
http://www.swcs.org/ |
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The Six Essential Elements of Geography
What makes geography?
http://www.ncge.org/publications/tutorial/overview/6.html |
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Physical Geography on the Internet.
A wide choice of links to sites dealing with earth surface features including natural hazards.
http://geography.about.com/msubmenu2.htm |
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USGS Global Change Research Program
The U.S. Geological Survey's Global Change Research Program is an international source for ground-based and remotely sensed earth science data and information used by global change researchers and contributing to assessments of the potential effects of gl
http://geochange.er.usgs.gov/ |
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Useful Geography Links
List of links to websites on geography
http://www.geog.byu.edu/links.htm |
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NASA's Global Change Master Directory
A comprehensive directory of information about Earth science data, including a broad coverage of the oceans, atmosphere, hydrosphere, solid earth, biosphere and human dimensions of global change.
http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/ |
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USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service
Provides links to conservation service offices in Fort Worth, Texas.
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/ |
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Iowa Geological Survey Bureau, USA
Website of the Geological Survey Bureau of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, including a Geologic Sample Database (GEOSAM)with geologic information for 35,000 locations in Iowa.
http://www.igsb.uiowa.edu/ |
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What is Physical Geography?
Short online course in Physical Geography.
http://www.geog.buffalo.edu/~naumov/TA/GEO101/Lectures/Lecture1/notes1.html |
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Maps and Geography
Map machine of National Geographic
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/maps/ |
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The Distinctiveness of Geography
Systematic development of a series of definitions of various aspects and subdisciplines of Geography.
http://www.geog.umd.edu/homepage/courses/600/week09/dgeog/tsld001.htm |
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Internet Resources for Physical Geography
Extensive list of links to sites pertaining to various subdisciplines of Physical Geography.
http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/internet/physical_geog_resources.html |
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Physical Geography Net Links
Guide to many Physical Geography sites
http://geography.about.com/education/geography/msub10.htm |
Additional
Information: Physical Geography is the holistic study of the Earth's natural sytems and cycles. It includes the study of the interrelationships among landforms, soil, vegetation, water (the oceans), and the climate.
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