{"id":6270,"date":"2021-06-30T10:04:36","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T15:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/library\/?page_id=6270"},"modified":"2026-03-13T11:49:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T16:49:28","slug":"geography-online-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/library\/geography-online-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Geography Online Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Geography online resources from Magale Library and elsewhere.<\/h3>\n<p>These are <strong>starting<\/strong> points for your research.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/saumag.idm.oclc.org\/login?url=https:\/\/online.infobaselearning.com\/Direct.aspx?aid=102746&amp;pid=WE39\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">World Geography and Culture Online<\/a> \u2013A database for information on countries and states. Some featured headings include \u201cTop Ten Lists,\u201d \u201cRegional and Thematic Maps,\u201d \u201cCultures and Peoples,\u201d with country profiles, a glossary, a gazetteer, and images and videos.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/saumag.idm.oclc.org\/login?url=https:\/\/academic.eb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Britannica Online<\/a> \u2013 online reference source \u2013 Look at Article Browse, and choose Earth and Geography or Society for geographical information.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Credo Reference database\" href=\"https:\/\/saumag.idm.oclc.org\/login?url=https:\/\/search.credoreference.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Credo Reference<\/a> \u2013 online reference source -Maps and information on places and cultures<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/saumag.idm.oclc.org\/login?url=https:\/\/go.gale.com\/ps\/start.do?p=GVRL&amp;u=so_ak_u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gale Virtual Reference Library <\/a>\u2013 Ebook collection with information on geography and cultures, among many other subjects. On left of page, under Collections, select Nation and World for the most pertinent <em>geographical information.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/saumag.idm.oclc.org\/login?url=https:\/\/gold.greyhouse.com\/login?customer=saumag&amp;username=saumag&amp;password=magnolia&amp;database=10043\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Profiles of America<\/a> \u2013 \u201c\u2026 the only source that pulls together, in one place, statistical, historical and descriptive information about almost every place in the United States in an easy-to-use format &#8212; townships, gores, districts, boros, hamlets, villages and more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/saumag.idm.oclc.org\/login?url=https:\/\/muse.jhu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ProjectMUSE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Project MUSE promotes the creation and dissemination of essential humanities and social science resources through collaboration with libraries, publishers, and scholars worldwide. Forged from a partnership between a university press and a library, Project MUSE is a trusted part of the academic and scholarly community it serves. NOTE: When searching this collection, be aware that Magale Library does not have access to all Project Muse content. You may want to consider selecting \u201cOnly content I have access to\u201d under \u201cAccess\u201d to view items available to the SAU community.<\/p>\n<h4>Online sources not provided by Magale Library<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/the-world-factbook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CIA World Factbook<\/a>\u2013Regional and World Maps, Flags of the World, Guide to Country Profiles, and Guide to Country Comparisons. \u201c<em>The World Factbook<\/em> presents the basic realities about the world in which we live in and is one of the U.S. Government\u2019s most accessed publications.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/countrystudies.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Country Studies<\/a> via the Library of Congress \u2013 Older material in these ebooks still provides valuable historical information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Geography online resources from Magale Library and elsewhere. These are starting points for your research. World Geography and Culture Online \u2013A database for information on countries and states. Some featured headings include \u201cTop Ten Lists,\u201d \u201cRegional and Thematic Maps,\u201d \u201cCultures and Peoples,\u201d with country profiles, a glossary, a gazetteer, and images and videos. Britannica Online&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/library\/geography-online-resources\/\"> Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":845,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-6270","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6270","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/845"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6270"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6270\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8981,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6270\/revisions\/8981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}