Global Geography
The websites below are recommended locations for IHS to use for credentials in Global Geography. If you have trouble locating all of the information you need, you can also go to the Eugene Public Library page of country links.
| Aneki Country Information, Regional and World Rankings- easy to navigate and provides statistical facts, figures, rankings and general information for over 190 countries | InfoNation-a two-step database that allows you to view and compare the most up-to-date statistical data for the Member States of the United Nations |
| Atlapedia-physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world |
International Monetary Fund-in-depth information on financial and economic aspects of countries |
| Background Notes-profiles countries of the world including people, geography, government, political conditions, economy and map |
.Library of Congress-this is the country study page; used primarily for Global History, but may also be helpful in Global Geography |
| CIA World Factbook-profiles countries of the world including geography, people, government, economy, transportation and map |
National Geographic-includes per capita information on countries; also a good source of electronic maps |
| Country Reports-info on defense, geography, people, government, economy, transportation, military table format |
Progress of Nations-records what is happening to the health, nutrition, and education of children today |
| Currency Converter-allows you to perform interactive foreign exchange rate conversion on the Internet |
Washington Post-this will take you to the archives page where you may search for articles related to your topic. |
| Dept of State Foreign Policy-U.S.foreign policy around the world and global issues |
Worldwide Classroom-information on 10,000 schools in 93 countries, resources to help prepare for a trip, what students have to say about schools |
| Electronic Embassy-links to foreign embassies in Washington D.C. Many embassy home pages provide detailed info on their countries |
Yahoo-lists websites that cover arts&humanities, business&economy, government, news&media, society&culture |
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Africa-
this website was created to support the series of PBS shows on Africa. Human
Development Indicators-this site has indexes relating to gender, environmental
degradation, population trends, etc African,
Oceanic, and New World Cultures- includes art culture and history
and clickable photographs of African art Orientation Africa-excellent
information on individual countries Africa Policy Information
Center-subheadings that deal with issues such as "economy and development,"
"democracy and human rights," and "peace and security" Reports
on Human Rights Practices-an official US government source: released
by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Information Africana-provides accurate,
interesting, entertaining, and socially constructive information reflecting Tanzania
Tourist Board-information about the land of Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar;
includes an interactive map Amnesty International-in
the "library" section of this web site there are reports on human rights
cases in most countries of the world Truth and Reconciliation
Commission-based on the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation
Act ZA:South African Government
Online-an overview of South Africa's federal government system and
structure with links to major offices and departments World
Bank Group-this site has development reports and numerous statistics
on nations throughout the world
Africa Online-good
general information with articles on women and children
Journey
with CARE to Madagascar-take a virtual tour
African Voices--explores
the history of the land and peoples; topics are presented in themes
KenyaWeb:Kenya Government-links
to all major government divisions and a full directory of federa resources
the diverse concerns of people of African descent.
Amnesty
International "Stopping the Torture Trade" Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices-covers freedom of speech, religion,
detainees, "extralegal deaths" Global
Alliance for Workers and Communities "Workers' Voices:
an interim report on workers' needs and aspirations in nine
Nike contract factories in Indonesia" U.S.
State Department "Human Rights Report 2000"
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