Geography Program Information
Geography Course Descriptions
Schedule of Geography Courses
Requirements for the Major in Geography
Requirements for the Minor in Geography
>> Geography Links
Geography Links -- Websites and Information
UT Martin Geography Student Projects On-Line:
- The Atlas of West Tennessee -- Whit Durham's and Gareth Turner's project from 2000-01
- In the Shadows of Gay Street -- Bradley Potts' photographic essay from Spring 2005
- The Geography of Newsrooms -- Matthew Cook's photographic essay from Spring 2007
K-12 Earth Science Education Links:
- TGA: Tennessee Geographic Alliance -- Statewide organization emphasizing K-12 education
Scholarly & Professional Organizations:
- AAG : The Association of American Geographers Home Page
- AGS: The American Geographical Society Home Page
- IGU: The International Geographical Union Home Page
- RGS / IBG: The Royal Geographic Society / Institute of British Geographers Home Page
- TNGIC: Tennessee Geographic Information Council Home Page
On-Line Geographic Data, Maps, and Interactive Tools:
Geographic Terminology:
- Harrington's On-Line Geography Dictionary & Glossary (concise definitions of geographic terms and concepts)
Maps & Satellite Imagery:
- Cartographic Links from Cartography Specialty Group of the AAG
- USGS National Atlas Information (on-line interactive thematic maps)
- University of Texas at Austin Map Library (on-line reference maps of the world, regions, and countries)
- Tennessee Spatial Data Server (on-line GIS maps of Tennessee)
- Tennessee Electronic Atlas from UT Knoxville (on-line maps of Tennessee)
- 2002 Census of Agriculture Maps from the USDA (on-line maps of crop production, etc)
- NASA's Visible Earth (satellite images of the globe as well as areas within North America and other world regions)
Official Data and Maps:
- US Census Bureau (demographic, economic, social data; on-line mapping)
- Statistics Canada (data and maps from our neighbors to the north)
- The European Union (for data on the EU and its member states, click on the "Services" tab)
- The United Nations UNdata Server (useful data from world regions and countries)
- The World Bank (useful data and reports on the world regions and countries)
Weather & Climate Maps, Data, & Images:
- The National Weather Service (weather & climate forecasts from our gov't)
- Intellicast Weather (weather maps and forecasts)
- Weather Underground (a site which pioneered on-line weather info and maps)
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