Geography Links

Maps: Quick and easy printable maps. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/main.html?main=atlas; A nice selection of maps available on the internet. http://ibis.library.miami.edu/web/maps.html; Our TCU library's 24 hour reference desk for geography. http://libnt1.is.tcu.edu/eref/24ref/geography.htm
News from a variety of perspectives: The British Broadcasting Company. P.S. They have open archives dated back to November 1997. http://news.bbc.co.uk/default.htm; African newspapers and magazines. http://www.africa.com/links?section=news
Professional geography: Association of American Geographers http://www.aag.org
International Organizations: European Union. http://europa.eu.int/index-en.htm; United Nations. http://www.un.org/; United Nations Development Programme http://www.undp.org/indexalt.html/; United Nations Population Information Network http://www.undp.org/ipopin/; International Monetary Fund. http://www.imf.org/; Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development http://www.oecd.org/; World Bank. http://worldbank.org/; World Bank data. http://worldbank.org/data/; World Bank selected world development indicators 1998. http://worldbank.org/wdr/wdr98/div4.pdf/; CIA World Factbook. http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/index.html; U.S. State Department. http://www.state.gov
U.S. Government: United States Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/
Travel and Study Abroad: Nice site. http://www.lonelyplanet.com/; Check destinations and choose country. Good map and facts. http://www.lonelyplanet.com/dest/index.htm; A smorgasbord of study abroad programs. Then plan a personal visit to TCU's Office of International Education. http://www.nrcsa.com/; http://www.com.tcu.edu/com/departments/academicservices/internationaled.html