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GEOG 8 - World Regional Geography

Companion site

World Today: Concepts and Regions in Geography, 6th

Map collections

Persuasive Cartography: Maps from the P.J. Mode Collection, Cornell University
World Atlas
General information about the countries of the world, including maps, time zones, and weather.
CORONA Atlas
Middle East focus. Spy satellite maps from missions 1967-1972.
Perry Castaneda Library Map Collection
U.N. Geospatial Information

Indigenous people

Indigenous Peoples' Literature Last updated April 2016.
Cultural Survival

Ethnic and cultural groups

CIA World Factbook, Field Listing, Ethnic Groups
List of Contemporary Ethnic Groups (from Wikipedia)
eHRAF World Cultures: Browse Cultures Search This database from Yale is not open to all users but does allow access to descriptions of many cultures.
Ethnic Groups of Africa and Middle East
Online book
Ethnic Groups of the Americas
Online book
Ethnic Groups of Europe
Online book
Ethnic Groups of North, East, Central Asia
Online book
Ethnic Groups of South Asia and Pacific
Online book
Ethnologue: Languages of the World Descriptive information on the world's 7,000-plus languages.
U.S. Department of State
U.S. Library of Congress, Country Studies

International news sites

Population Data