What is geography?

   National Geography Standards

   Online Statistical Atlas of Virginia (1990 census data available in map form)

   VirginiaPlaces.org Comprehensive and well organized set of links to information of all sorts regarding Virginia.

   Physiographic Provinces of Virginia

  Geological Evolution of Virginia and the  Mid-Atlantic Region by Department of Geology and Environmental Studies at James Madison University.

  Glossary : Physical Geography

• Outline map of Virginia   (PDF-file: requires Adobe Acrobat to read. Set printer to "landscape.")

• Outline map of eastern US     (PDF-file: requires Adobe Acrobat to read.)      
  
  NOTE:  Adobe Acrobat Reader may be uploaded onto your personal computer.

Additional sources of information online:

General:

• A Map Primer

Aerial Photos and flyovers: Terrafly--a good way to see the landscapes of Virginia, or any place else

Maps of Virginia:

• USGS Topographic quadrangles, and USGS 7.5 minute DEMs (digital elevation models for use in GIS), Digital Ortho Quarter Quads (Coverage for eastern 2/3 of Virginia only): Virginia and surrounding states: GEOServe, maintained by the GIS CENTER at Radford University.
• Online Statistical Atlas of Virginia: more 1990 census data available in map form
• National
• Geospatial and Statistical Center, University of Virginia.
• The National Atlas of the United States: "The new National Atlas includes products and services designed to stimulate children and adults to visualize and understand complex relationships between environments, places, and people. It contributes to our knowledge of the environmental, resource, demographic, economic, social, political, and historical dimensions of American life."
• Enviromapper: View federal, state, and local information about environmental conditions and features in an area of your choice. A site operated by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
• Historical Maps of Virginia: from the Department of Geography, University of Alabama
• Map: Virginia's cities
• Map: Virginia's Planning Districts
• Map: Virginia Tourism regions. Click on Virginia map in banner at top of page. Run cursor over map to see regions.
• Homework helper: sources of several historic maps related to Virginia.
• Virginia watersheds: interactive maps from Project Learning Tree.
• County land use maps: from the Geostat Center at the the University of Virginia.

Socio-economic data:

• Historic US Census browser (data from 1790 to 1970)
• US Census Bureau: 2000 Census of Population and Housing; 1997 Economic Census. For fast results use State and County QuickFacts for Virginia. Note that maps are also available here.
• County and City Databook (1data available in tabular form from 1944 to 2000)
• Slaves in 19th Century Virginia: Excellent example of mapping presentation as well as relevant information for any course on Virginia. By Phillip Troutman, Carter G. Woodson Institute for Afro-American and African Studies, The University of Virginia.
• Census of Agriculture: Virginia Country-Level Data. Same data in different format available through Virginia Agricultural Statistics Service: Check county data, county summaries, and county brochures.
• 2000 Agricultural Statistics Data Base: QuickStats from the US Department of Agriculture.
• Tourism and Travel Statistics from the Virginia Tourism Corporation.

Other sources of information on Virginia
 

Virginia Project Learning Tree: Resources for Virginia Educators. Geared to Science SOLs. Includes information and maps on watersheds, Virginia's resources, and land use.

The Commonwealth of Virginia's home page: access to state agencies, statistics, museums, events, etc.

My Virginia Community: database of community web sites that citizens can access to better reach the services and resources they need to live, do business, and interact with government.

NETR Real Estate Information and Public Records Online: Access to the online GISs available for several towns, counties and independent cities in Virginia.

Genealogy sites for Virginia: online sources of maps, gazeteers, and much more. Information of a historical nature.

The Virginia Geographic Alliance: a non-profit organization formed by the National Geographic Society in cooperation with the Commonwealth of Virginia to improve K-12 geography education in the state. Note: A  website for the Alliance is under construction at National Geographic.

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