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Physical Geography is the holistic study of the Earth's natural sytems and cycles. It includes the study of the interrelationships among landforms, soil, vegetation, water (the oceans), and the climate.

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Fundamentals of Physical Geography: Online Textbook An introduction to topics in physical geography including: geomorphology, meteorology, biogeography and hydrology. www.geog.ouc.bc.ca/physgeog/home.html

Physical Geography sites on Internet Index of articles about Daylight Saving Time, the hydrologic cycle, El Nino, rivers, seasons, ice ages, and more topics in Physical Geography geography.about.com/../geography/library/weekly/topicsub7.htm

Maps and Geography Map machine of National Geographic www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/maps

USGS -- Water Resources of the United States Includes information on water use, with both historical and current data. h2o.usgs.gov

Useful Geography Links List of links to websites on geography www.geog.byu.edu/links.htm

NASA's Global Change Master Directory A comprehensive directory of information about Earth science data, including a broad coverage of the oceans, atmosphere, hydrosphere, solid earth, biosphere and human dimensions of global change. gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov

Soil and Water Conservation Society A non-profit, scientific and educational organization of professional conservationists. www.swcs.org

USGS Global Change Research Program The U.S. Geological Survey's Global Change Research Program is an international source for ground-based and remotely sensed earth science data and information used by global change researchers and contributing to assessments of the potential effects of gl geochange.er.usgs.gov

Color Landform Atlas of the United States Maps include satellite information, 1895 state maps, and links to outside resources. fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/states.html

Physical Geography on the Internet. A wide choice of links to sites dealing with earth surface features including natural hazards. geography.about.com/msubmenu2.htm

Physical Geography Net Links Guide to many Physical Geography sites geography.about.com/education/geography/msub10.htm

The Distinctiveness of Geography Systematic development of a series of definitions of various aspects and subdisciplines of Geography. www.geog.umd.edu/homepage/courses/600/week09/dgeog/tsld001.htm

Cartographic bookmarks Over 10,500 links to sites with and about maps. oddens.geog.uu.nl/index.html

Internet Resources for Physical Geography Extensive list of links to sites pertaining to various subdisciplines of Physical Geography. www.uwsp.edu/geo/internet/physical_geog_resources.html

Iowa Geological Survey Bureau, USA Website of the Geological Survey Bureau of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, including a Geologic Sample Database (GEOSAM)with geologic information for 35,000 locations in Iowa. www.igsb.uiowa.edu

Altitude Profiles of Mountains Altitude profiles of famous and unknown climbs. www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Gorge/2922

USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service Provides links to conservation service offices in Fort Worth, Texas. www.nrcs.usda.gov

The Six Essential Elements of Geography What makes geography? www.ncge.org/publications/tutorial/overview/6.html

Virtual Geography Department Project Series of online course in geography including slide shows. www.colorado.edu/geography/virtdept/contents.html