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Textbooks
Human Geography: An Introduction - by Michael Reed, Associate Professor of Geography at Glendale Community College.
Overview of Human Geography (Internet) - by Stentor Danielson. An excellent brief, FREE, online introduction to human and cultural geography. Use it to complement my text.
Geography Basics
About.com Geography Page - (free commercial site) highly organized list of geographic resources from many sources. Possibly the only resource list you'll ever need.
Geographic Literacy
The World - great radio news program with good international coverage. Airs daily from 12-1 PM on KPCC 89.3 FM in Los Angeles. Shows are archived on the website. Listen anytime.
WatchingAmerica.com - fascinating look at how the world's journalists are reporting on the U.S.
Statistical Data
Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
Country Watch is an information provider for corporations, government agencies, universities, schools, libraries, and individuals needing up-to-date news and information on each of the recognized countries of the world. You'll need to be logged on as a GCC student or on a campus computer to access this great site.
Culture
Graphs Depicting Cultural Difference Around the World - collected by my students.
Population
Migration
Cities
Agriculture
Urban Geography
Fair Trade and Ethical Economics
www.BetterWorldShopper.org - Better World Shopper's rankings of consumer products and companies in many industries. A great way to make more-informed consumer choices.
International Development
Kiva.org - micro-credit organization allows you to invest in small-scale development projects directly.
Language
Language
The Speech Accent Archive - great audio samples of people from all over the world speaking English.
Ethnologue - Languages of the World Database
World Languages - a collection of links to info about many languages, including many audio clips.
Religion
Race and Ethnicity
The Geography of Race in the U.S. - great interactive maps of American racial segregation.
Environment
The Rainforest Information Center - summary of tropical rainforest importance and problems.
Photography
Placeworld.com - California landscape photography and essays by "world-famous" journalist Matt Carroll.
Guidebooks
Lonely Planet - great guidebook company. Also a good starting point for research on countries.
Skepticism
Before you refer to any of these (or any Internet source) I'd recommend you first check out Michael Shermer of Skeptic Magazine and his Bullshit Detection Kit. His lecture to the TED Conference about junk science is also excellent: http://youtu.be/8T_jwq9ph8k
Of course too many students think all media is "bullshit" and are too skeptical for their own good. There is more and more useful information available to each of us today, if we know where to find it. Another large segment of my students seems to believe anything that seems persuasive on Youtube. Science is how we navigate this mess and Shermer is good at explaining the basics of both science and academia. Good solid journalism from the best sources can also help you make sense of the complexity of information in the world.
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