Country Information
A Gelman Library research guide with links to numerous resources providing information on many countries.
World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency, 2008.
Search "Select a Country or Location" to find basic geographical information about countries of the world.
Encyclopedia of Geography Los Angeles, [Calif.] ;London : SAGE, c2010.
Online. With 1,224 entries, this encyclopedia encapsulates an enormous diversity of topics in all subdisciplines of Geography.
Companion Encyclopedia Of Geography. London, Routledge, 2002.
Location: GELMAN Stacks G 116 .C645 2002
Gives scholarly essays on a number of subjects within the geographical discipline; the overall theme of the resource is the interdependency between people and their environment.
Dictionary of Human Geography Oxford, Blackwell, 2000.
Location: GELMAN Ref GF 4 .D52 2000 2nd Floor
A guide to the concepts, terms, and theories of human geography.
Dictionary of Physical Geography. Oxford, Blackwell, 2000.
Location: GELMAN Ref GB 10 .D53 2000 2nd Floor
Provides definitions of terms and explanations of key ideas, concepts and issues in physical geography.
Encyclopedia of Human Geography Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2006.
Online. Offers a comprehensive overview of the major ideas, concepts, terms, and approaches that characterize a very diverse field.