OLD WORLD-WIDE RESOURCES
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- Aneki.com World Country Rankings
- Southwest Asia
- Africa (for North Africa)
- Asia (for Central Asia)
- UNWTO World Tourism Statistics - click on the Regional Reports
- WorldMapper - Tourism Statistics - from this link, click Nextfor more tourism-related maps, click Previous for other maps
- Reference Maps of World Regions - CIA Fact Book
- World Bank Data Maps - World maps showing: Aid Flows, Arable land, CO2 Emissions, Forest Area, Forest Loss, Fresh Water, Growth in Gross, Domestic Product, Income Per Person, Infant Mortality, Life Expectancy, Ratio of Girls in School, Telephone Lines - also has links to country data
- Thematic Maps from the UN FAO - Farming, Population, Precipitation, Satellite Image, Temperature, Growing Season, Elevation, and related maps for Major World Regions and the sEntire Planet
- World
Rankings
- CIA World Factbook - Per Capita GDP
- World Audit.org – Democracy, Freedom and Corruption Rankings
- Global Edge - and - NationMaster - general region and country statistics and information
- InfoPlease.com - World Geography - definitions and major world features (physical geography)
- Wikipedia: Geography of Africa - great resource and maps, thoughnot used extensively in this class because its contents are subject to change over time.
- The Geography Game:The Middle East & Africa
Current Africa & The Middle East News
from The International Herald Tribune
CENTRAL ASIA RESOURCES
Virtual Field Trips
- Afghanistan (Boston Globe photos, June 2008)
- MSNBC Travel Photos: The Silk Road
Audio Field Trips
- Biking Through Central Asia (Amateur Travel Podcast, February 2009)