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Welcome North Dakota Geographic Alliance Users

Geography and Politics
Dr. Meartz Biography Page
Newspapers/Media Page, for a list of significant media links.
Meartz's Geographic and Political Writing, for a survey of Dr. Meartz's work.
Meartz' s List, your guide to the good life. New and refurbished.
Meartz Off Shore for Dr. Meartz's personal pages.
Bibliographic Guide MLA/APA/Chicago bibliographic help.
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Search Engines, Weather, E-Postcards, Etc.

for that complete general search.
Google.com ranks pages by links made to them.
Ask.com. Of late an up and comer.
Fast Search from alltheweb.com.
dogpile.com searches multiple search engines to see what they all might find.
Yahoo offers categorized listing of web sites.
SCIRUS is for searches seeking scientific information, only.
ditto.com for visual materials.
Lycos Multimedia Search includes video clips in its database.
NOAA Photo Library search engine. Good source for physical and historic pictures.

Weather

Statewide Weather and Regional Weather from UND.
AccuWeather Forecast for Mayville, North Dakota
MVX-Mayville Weather Radar Mayville, North Dakota live radar image.

E-Postcards

123 Posters E-Cards offers normal posters for use as cards.
Postcards enables you to send electronic postcards.
Linkstop offers a neat collection of electronic postcards.

Etc.
North Dakota Home Page is the state computer system home page from Fargo.
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Education

Children's Literature at the Teacher Stuff site offers help on including literature in the lives of children.
Study Guides is an online service that offers help on study problems.
AskERIC provides access to the ERIC Education Database.
Quia! is an online source for quiz and game templates that are used online to build student achievement. Great!
T.H.E. Journal is the home page for the The Technical Horizons in Education Journal covering software and hardware advances for educational purposes.
Project GeoSim is a source of geographic education software.
Cornell K-12 Gateway for access to K-12 resources on the net.
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Politics

American Politics

Left, Right, & Center has an extensive list of political links focused on current American politics.
CATO Institute. The CATO Institute offers a wide range of conservative-oriented materials.
CATO Institute Policy Analysis Series. The CATO Institute offers a wide range of conservative-oriented materials on a variety of political topics.
Right Side of the Web offers a rightist view of American politics.
Democratic NationalCommittee offers the Democratic Party's view of events.
Republican National Committee offers the Republican Party's view of events.
Fedworld provides general access to a variety of Federal government information.
Federal Court's Home Page is a summary course in the structure of the Federal courts.
Decisions of the United States Supreme Court from the Legal Information Institute at Cornell University.
The White House offers an opportunity to tour the White House.
Thomas is the homepage of the U.S. Congress. It gives access to Congressional documents and rules.

Ideology

Introduction to Anarchy by Liz Highleyman.
Anarchist FAQ. from Spunk, provides information on anarchist philosphy.
Democratic Socialists of America offers perspectives on socialism by Americans.
Solidarity is a feminist-socialist organization with a variety of links to socialist and activist sites.
Communist Party-USA is the web page for the Communist Party of the USA.

World Politics

Government of Canada is the Canadian Government's directory of information.
Election Guide.org has worldwide election results.
Parliamentary Directory offers a list of links to the parliaments of numerous countries.
Country Indicators for Foreign Policy from Carleton University in Canada offers information relevant to foreign policy analysis.
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Feminist Studies

Feminist Theory Website from Kristin Switala, at the Philosophy Department at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga contains a set of links to web sites related to feminism and its subfields.

Feminist Theory Website:Various Fields within Feminism is a directory to the subfields of feminism.
Feminist Theory Website: Different National and Ethnic Feminisms is a directory of feminist thought and issues by continent and country.
Feminist Theory Website: Feminist Geography has links of specific interest to feminist geography.

AAG Geographic Perspectives on Women Specialty Group.
Femina is a searchable database for women, girls, and Feminists.
Ask Amy at Feminist.Com is a question and answer page on feminism.
Women's College Coalition offers links with advice on expecting the best from girls in education.

iVillage.com is an on-line community for women.
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GIS and Maps

Maps

Carto Corner, from the National Resources Board of Canada, offers introductory mapping information.
Map Projections from Paul Anderson has a set of PDF type maps illustrating many major projections.
ESRI: Thematic Maps allows you to make simeple thematic maps on a wide variety of variables. United States only.
National Geographic's Map Machine is an atlas-to-go on the web.
Projection Change at National Geographic. Check out this important change from the Robinson to the Winkel Tripel.
MapTech MapServer offers topographic and other maps for viewing and downloading.
TerraServer, from Microsoft, offers photographic, satellite, and map images. This is a tremendous resource for those needing air photography and other images. SUPER
MapQuest offers an interactive atlas that even contains North Dakota cities and towns.
Outline Maps from Houghton-Mifflin Company.
Mapping the World by Heart from David Smith.
National Atlas of Canada offers some nice maps of Canada using a GIS base to change variables.
Color Landform Atlas of the United States for great simple maps.
Maps and References compiled by Mark MacLennan of the University of Iowa Center for Global & Regional Environmental Research is a massive list of map-related resources.
Graphic Maps has an assortment of maps available for your projects. It also has a developing web atlas for your use. is a map source.
DD Viewer 2.0 from the Consortium for International Earth Science Education Information Network, and others, allows the production of US, county, census tract, and other maps.
Atlapedia On-Line is a web atlas with a variety of information.
North Dakota Census Data Center is a source of statistical data on North Dakota. It offers data sets of great value in the production of maps.

General GIS

ESRI is the home page for Environmental Systems Research Institute, the makers of ArcView GIS.
ESRI Virtual Campus offers instruction of ESRI software packages such as ArcView.
ESRI K-12 Education
Geography Network, from ESRI, offers data and more for K-Higher Education use.

GIS Data

GSI Data Depot at Geo Community offers GIS data for a wide variety of situations.
ESRI Datahound is a site for the easy searching of the web for ArcView GIS data.
ESRI Schools and Libraries Download Site offers materials of use to the K-12 community.

GIS Examples

State of Florida Basin Planning and Management offers a GIS database to examine resource management issues involving water basins.
Massachusetts Electronic Atlas allows the production of maps of Massachusetts using GIS technology.
Protecting North Dakota Water from Pesticides is a GIS project from John Nowatzki, Water Quality Specialist, Extension Ag & Biosystems Department, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota.
For-Net Applications, from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, offers LANDSAT images of Minnesota for your analysis.
Inforain is an online information system concerning the rainforest area of the west coast of the United States.
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General Geography

National Geographic Alliance Links
Geography Alliance Network at the National Geographic Society website has a list of other state alliances.
Check out things for Geography Action Week at the National Geographic Society's EdNet Site.
My Wonderful World is major current project in geographic education from the National Geographic Society.
National Geographic Society's EdNet is the Society's gateway to erducational activities.

General Geographic Materials

Nation Master offers a wide variety of statistics on the nations of world, with charts and maps..
Geo-Sense "is an online, one-two player geography based game. You compete against an online opponent to place a city on a world/continent map as quickly and accurately as you can. It's fast paced and tends to keep kids interested while being educational."
geobee offers a daily quiz from the National Geographic based on past questions in the National Geography Bee.
Geography at About.Com offers a wealth of geographic-related materials.
GEOsources is a Canadian site devoted to educational information about geography.
Stratfor.com is a strategic information service offering up-to-date information on strategic world issues.
Fodor's offers information on the world.
Lonely Planet is the alternative traveler's guide.
Ten Risky Places by Mark Monmonier identifies places to be careful about.
World Climate offers a searchable database concerning world climatic information.
Connected Traveler is a traveler's magazine of the odd spots.
Wendy Chan, Photographer has great pictures of world spots.
Mt. St. Helens Page provides information on the nature of volcanic activity.
Adventure Online takes teachers and students on learning adventures around the world.
Education @ nationalgeographic.com is the main gateway to educational activities at the National Geographic Society site.
STS-99 Images is the main index at NOAA to images from the STS-99 Mission. Great!
Geography Page is a source for educational geography information at InfoPlease.com's Homework Helper.
Xpeditions is a National Geographic Society web site offering family activities.
Discovery Channel School: Geography offers links to sites of interest to geography teachers.

Academic Geography

National Council for Geographic Education has a number of resources for teachers of geography.
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North America

Canadian Communities Atlas offers a variety of information about Canada.
Canada's Geographical Names is a resource for finding places in Canada.
Canadian Landscapes offers a landscape tour of Canada.
Great Lakes Atlas is a tremendous resource...a complete online text exploring the Great Lakes and their issues.
Toporama-Natural Resources of Canada offers clickable topographic maps of Canada.
CBC is the web site for the Canadian Broadcasting Company.
National Capital Freenet provides Canadian-based information from Ottawa.
Emily Way's Canadiana Page offers a good set of Canadian links. Look for the link on the right of the page.
Native Web is general source for information on Native-Americans.
National Atlas of Canada offers some nice maps of Canada using a GIS base to change variables.
Color Landform Atlas of the United States for great simple maps.
Ecoregions of North Dakota and South Dakota offers descriptions and photography of the eco-regions of North And South Dakota.
Indianz.com aims to become a major site for the distribution of Native American-related news and information. [Recommended in NEA Today]
Travels with Samantha is a trip around North America by Philip Greenspun.
DD Viewer 2.0 from the Consortium for International Earth Science Education Information Network, and others, allows the production of US, county, census tract, and other maps.
The Chemical Scorecard allows you to find information on a number of chemical pollution sites in the United States.
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Europe

European Newspapers and Media on the Web in English is a separate part of this page.
Holland is a tourist information guide to the Netherlands.
Slovenia Home Page offers information and a tour of Slovenia.
The Paris Pages provide a guide to the City of Lights.
Le Grand Louvre provides a tour of the Louvre in Paris.
Ukrainian Icons provides a beautiful glimpse into the artistic and cultural past of the Ukraine.
Ireland On-Line is a general on-line directory to various materials on Ireland
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Asia

Asahi.com from Tokyo, Japan offers news from that country.
Guide to Japan has a set of simple pages on life in Japan.
How to Use Japanese-Style Bath. Shizuko Mishima explains the basics.
NHK Radio Japan. Listen to radio Japan online in English and other languages.
Haiku Explained offers simple help in writing haiku.
BollywoodWorld covers the up-to-date news in the film industry of India.
Planet Bollywood. Get into life with Bollywood.
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Latin America

Latin American Network is a source of Latin American materials and sites.
Latin America Geographia offers information on tourist sites in the countries of Latin America.
Costa Rica covers a variety of issues concerning the nature of Costa Rica.
Belize Virtual Guide offers a tour of Belize.
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Africa and the Middle East

The Living Africa is a student-created web site that mixes information,tours, and interactive materials. [See NEA Today, April 2000: 48 for a review]
Arab Net offers a variety of information on the thirteen Arab nations.
Maghreb.Net offer information on Morocco.
Africa On-Line offers links to various African news sources.
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Australia and Oceania

NZ.com offers a guide to touring New Zealand.
Australia is a great index for sites on Australia.
Ogden's Pacific is a listing of home pages for the islands of the Pacific. SUPER
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Computer & Multimedia Help

Power Point
Power Point FAQ provides basic information on using Power Point; from Wittenberg University.

Sound
Classical MIDI Archives contains an extensive collection of classicla music MIDI files. Check the copyright notice prior to the use of any pieces.
MIDI Farm contains news on developments in the MIDI music area. Check the copyright requirements on each item.

Graphics

Pardon My Icons is an off-beat source of great small icons. Check the copyright and use requirements for each item.
Randy's Icon and Image Bazaar is a good source of WWW icons, etc. Check for copyright and use requirements.
Barry's Clip Art Server. Check for copyright and use requirements.
The Amazing Picture Machine allows the finding of useful personal images with a simple search.
Webfx offers online processing of graphics for web page development.

HTML
HTML Goodies provides an introduction to HTML, the coding used to create web pages.
RGB Hex Triplet Color Chart provides an easy to use color chart for the identification of RGB numbers. These are used to set the color of backgrounds, text, links, and used links. [URL Change, July 2001]
Mapedit creates image maps for your page. It can be downloaded from Doghouse Technologies at this site.
Web Cams and Radio

Live Cams. The following are Live Cam sites selected for their educational value, as Americana or as showing cultural and environmental features.

North America

City Cam from San Francisco, California.
Beach Cam in Venice, California.
Pier Cam in Santa Monica, California.

Central and South America

Live in Rio in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Europe, Asia, Etc.

Live Cam from Dublin, Ireland.
Western (Wailing) Wall in Jerusalem.

Directory Sites to Web Cam and Radio Sites

Live Radio on the Internet offers a long list of web radio stations.

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Comments should be addressed via e-mail to Dr. Paul D. Meartz at: paul_meartz@mayvillestate.edu .