Geography: useful websites

This page lists useful, free internet resources for geography. See databases for geography and environmental science for a list of key online sources purchased by the University to help you find information in this subject.

Key site

  • Intute: Geography
    Intute: Geography provides free access to high quality evaluated internet resources. It is further subdivided into four sections: General Geography, Human Geography, Physical Geography, and Techniques and Approaches. It forms part of the online subject resource called Intute which covers resources from the sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities. Also of interest for Geographers is Intute: Environment.
    Please note: Updates to Intute ceased in July 2011. Links on the site will no longer be checked.

Guides and tutorials

  • Internet for Geography
    One of a series of tutorials written for the Intute Virtual Training Suite. This tutorial aims to improve Internet information skills, knowledge of key Internet sites, Internet search skills and critical thinking skills. The links basket option provides a useful listing of sites relevant to geography. Other tutorials are available for  Travel and Tourism and Earth Science.

  • Evaluating websites: a guide
    Hints on assessing the reliability of information you find on the Internet.

  • The web
    A brief guide to finding information which includes links to the main search engines.

General Geography-related sites

  • Intute: Social Sciences
    Intute : Social Sciences provides search and browse access to high quality Internet-accessible resources for social scientists. Subject coverage includes Environmental sciences, human geography and travel and tourism. It forms part of the online subject resource called Intute which covers resources from the sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities.
    Please note: Updates to Intute ceased in July 2011. Links on the site will no longer be checked.

  • GEO-GUIDE
    The Geo-Guide is an Internet-based subject gateway to scholarly relevant information in earth science, geography and mining.

  • Academic Info - Geography
    One of a series of subject information gateways forming part of Academic Info, a directory of Internet resources tailored to a higher education audience. Each subject guide is an annotated listing of the best general Internet sites in the field, as well as a gateway to more advanced research tools. Includes links to online publications, language and study aids, reference materials, database archives, virtual libraries, tutorials, as well as other educational materials. Compiled in the United States.
    Other subject guides which might be of relevance to geographers include:
    Academic Info - Environmental studies
    Academic Info - Geology

  • WWW Virtual Library
    The WWW Virtual Library is made up of a large number of subject sections compiled by volunteers expert in their subject areas. (American bias) The following sections include subjects relevant to studies in geography:-
    WWW Virtual Library: Earth Science (includes cartography, environment, geography, geophysics, meteorology, oceanology, remote sensing).
    WWW Virtual Library - Social and Behavioural Sciences (includes demography & population studies, geography, migration and ethnic relations, regional studies).

  • ScienceResearch.com
    A portal allowing cross-searching of numerous scientific journals and public science databases.

Hospitality, leisure, sport and tourism

  • Intute: Social Sciences
    Incorporating ALTIS includes free access to high quality evaluated internet resources in the areas of hospitality, leisure, sport and tourism. It forms part of the online subject resource called Intute which covers resources from the sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities.
    Please note: Updates to Intute ceased in July 2011. Links on the site will ne longer be checked.

GIS, maps and gazetteers

See our Maps and GIS: useful websites page.

Teaching and learning

  • Higher Education Academy Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (GEES) Subject Centre
    One of 24 subject centres based in higher education institutions throughout the UK which aims to promote high quality learning and teaching through the development and transfer of good practices in all subject disciplines, and to provide a 'one-stop shop of learning and teaching resources and information for the HE community. It includes the GEES Resource Database which is a database intended to provide information on resources covering all aspects of learning, teaching and assessment for those who teach and/or support learning in geography, earth, and environmental sciences higher education. The Higher Education Academy subject centre for Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism may also contain resources of interest to geographers.

Organisations & institutions

Please note: our site descriptions are based on information available on the site described at the time it was evaluated.

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