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Geography, Cultures and Folklore
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| Geography |
CIA
World Factbook -
Select a country to find information on
its geography, people, government, economy,
military, more.
www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Country
Studies / Area Handbooks -
Description of the social, economic and
political systems of countries throughout
the world. Focuses primarily on lesser-known
areas and regions.
lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html#toc
GEOnet
Names Server -
Access to the National Imagery and Mapping
Agency's (NIMA) database of foreign geographic
feature names.
earth-info.nga.mil/gns/html/
How
Far is it? -
Calculate the distance between two cities.
www.indo.com/distance
National
Geographic -
Online edition of the magazine, plus features,
news, maps, and travel guides.
www.nationalgeographic.com
USA
CityLink -
Listing of states and cities, with information
on travel, tourism and relocation.
usacitylink.com |
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| Maps |
Color
Landform Atlas of the United States
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Click on a state to see list of various
maps.
fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/states.html
Earth
and Moon Viewer -
View the earth or the moon from different
angles at various times of day.
www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html
Historical
Maps of the United States -
Listing of states and cities, with information
on travel, tourism and relocation.
www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/histus.html
MapQuest!
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Find U.S. locations searching by address
or city and state. Also, get driving directions,
use the road trip planner, search yellow
pages.
www.mapquest.com
World
Maps -
Online maps of current importance and general
interest.
www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/Map_collection.html
Zip2
Directions From One Address to Another
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Directions are available door to door and
city to city.
www.zip2.com/_1_4N2WURF0DZZN5K__info.zip/redirs_all.htm?pgtarg=ylwdir
Zip2
Maps Pinpointing a Street Address -
Find map by entering address, city and state.
www.zip2.com/_1_4N2WURF0DZZN5K__info.zip/redirs_all.htm?pgtarg=ylwmap
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| Cultures
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ArabNet
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Information on Arab countries in the Middle
East and North Africa, plus latest news
from that region.
www.arab.net
Canadian
Information By Subject -
Internet resources about Canada from around
the world.
www.nlc-bnc.ca/caninfo/ecaninfo.htm
Central
Europe Online -
Breaking news and business information.
www.centraleurope.com
Culture-Quest
World Tour Page (IPL) -
Click on a region to begin your tour --
Sample delicious cuisines, play games, see
the museums and learn about the holidays
& festivals of many of the world's cultures.
www.ipl.org/youth/cquest
Guide
to Australia -
Links to culture, geography, science, education,
tourism, commerce and travel sites.
www.csu.edu.au/australia/index.html
Inside
China -
Breaking news and business information.
www.insidechina.com
Irish
Times Corner -
Includes the online edition of The Irish
Times newspaper, plus more than 25 stand-alone
sites covering breaking news, business,
jobs, sports, tourist information, more.
www.irish-times.ie
LANIC:
Latin American Information Center -
Online resources from or about Latin America.
lanic.utexas.edu/index.html
NativeWeb
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Resources and information from and about
indigenous nations, peoples, and organizations
around the world.
www.nativeweb.org
Russia
Today -
Breaking news and business information.
www.russiatoday.com
World
Wide Holiday and Festival Page -
Links to and information about holidays
& festivals throughout the world.
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| Folklore |
American
Folklore Society -
Find out the history of folklore, what folklores
are, what folklorists do, more.
afsnet.org
Dictionary
of Phrase and Fable -
Click on Brewer's Phrase and Fable, then,
choose a fable title from the alphabetical
list on the left side.
www.bibliomania.com/2/3/frameset.html
Folklore
and Mythology Electronic Texts -
Search alphabetically by fable/mythological
title.
www.pitt.edu/~dash/folktexts.html
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