About the Resources
Class discussions, your textbook, the atlas, and the Washington Post provide a lot of information about world geography and current events, but a great deal more interesting material is available on the Internet.
The Internet is particularly valuable for obtaining up-to-date regional news and information, and for finding alternative perspectives on issues you encounter in class, the text, and the Washington Post.
This page provides a starting point for you to begin exploring the web for material related to the course. If you find any sources that you think should be included here, please let me know.
News Sources
A central focus of Geog 101 is current events. Students are required to read the Washington Post every day, but it's a good idea to read other sources of news as well. The News Sources page contains a selection of English language news sources from around the world to help you get started.
1. Topics
Plate Tectonics
This Dynamic Earth: The Story of Plate Tectonics, from the US Geological Survey.
Demographics and Population Data Sources
Population Pyramids, from the US Census Bureau's International Data Base
Development Issues
Human Development Reports, from the United Nations Development Program
Views from Different Parts of the World
A basic theme of this course is that how the world looks depends on where you are looking at it from. It is a very different place if you look at it from the perspective of people in other places, cultures, and socio-economic circumstances than your own. Her are some resources to help you see how others see the world, and how they view us.
Survey from The Economist A Nation Apart (November 2003)
Various polls from the Pew Global Attitudes Project
2. Regional Resources
Sub-Saharan Africa
Southern Africa Resource page on this site.
North Africa and the Middle East
Israel and the Palestinians. LInks to various sites of interest on this topic
Middle East Resources. Compiled as part of a course on the Middle East (Spring 2003).
Regional Resources page on Israel/Palestine
5. Southern Asia
Regional Resources page on South Asia
Photo at the top of the page: The skyline of Honk Kong Island, from the deck of the Star Ferry that runs from Hong Kong Island to Kowloon. Photograph by Donald N Rallis
This page was last updated on September 5, 2005