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Biographical dictionary. Search by name or country. Introduction to
Geography Research
This page updated 01-05-03
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| Biography | Currency Conversion | Encyclopedia | Endangered Species |
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| Maps | Miscellaneous | Recipes | Time Around the World |
| Travel Information | Weather | World Health | . |
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Biographical dictionary. Search by name or country.
(http://www.s9.com/biography/)
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holidays. Browse by date, religion, or by country.
(http://earthcalendar.net)
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Currency Converter. Will convert a specific amount from one world currency
to the equivalent amount in another world currency.
(http://icurrency.net/passport/currency/currency.html)
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Sortable statistics, UN member nations. Compare up to 7 countries in
4 data fields -- economics, geography, population and economic indicators.
(http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_infonation.htm)
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CIA factbook main site. World Factbook, maps are
linked to country name, flags
shown. Gives in addition to general country information -- geography,
government, economy, communications, people -- geographic
coordinates, land area, border countries and length of border, length
of coast, land use, natural hazards, environmental agreements and issues,
birth, death, migration rates, age breakdown, many specifics, Easy to
use, advanced information.
(http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html)
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Endangered animals of the world. This site is divided into several
main sections. The animals sections have a list of endangered animals,
organized by their taxonomic classification. Select all species, select
country. Select among several categories of endangered, extinct, others.
Returns a list of all or selected animals.
(http://www.wcmc.org.uk/data/database/rl_anml_combo.html)
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World Flags Database. Alphabetical collection. Other information about
country including local formal name
(http://www.flags.net/)
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words in a number of foreign languages. Not a translation site.
(http://travlang.com/languages)
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Atlas - variety of maps based on continents. Includes outline, landforms,
currency, flags, brief details, specific country maps, links to other
map sites for various details.
(http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/imagec.htm)
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What does the license plate look like?
(http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/)
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- World Recipe Sources Online
http://www.world-recipes.info/
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Recipe Source. Formerly SOAR. Massive recipe database, including internations.
(http://www.recipe-source.com/)
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Times around the World. (http://www.aus.net/times/)
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Travel Guide Online. Information
including U.S. states. Select alphabet letter, select country. General
information, history, maps, climate and clothing, passport and visa information,
money, public holidays, health information and social conventions, photographic
restrictions, and relationship to GMT. - Click on Europe map, select
your country from list for basic information. Also, at bottom of screen,
select Public Holidays, Climate (has temperature and rainfall graph),
Social Profile (tells about foods, shopping, sports, nightlife).
(http://www.wtgonline.com/)
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World weather.
(http://www.intellicast.com/International/)
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COUNTRY PROFILES — Afghanistan . . . Zimbabwe. Your guide to health and
safety in more than 220 countries, including immunization recommendations,
malaria prevention, and warnings about crime.
(http://www.cdc.gov/travel/)