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APPENDIX
ENCYCLOPEDIAS
NAU Cline Library Encyclopedias webpage
DATA SOURCES
US Census Bureau - Stats, maps and articles about the American people.
- US City and County Data Book 2000 - US Census Bureau
FedStats.gov - The central starting point for finding statistics published by the US Government about the US.
- Also MapStats.gov - takes you to the same place as Fedstats.gov
InfoNation - A United Nations sponsored statistical comparison tool -- Allows you to compare up to 7 countries on a long list of social and economic data; usfeul for comparing the U.S. to other countries
NAU Cline Library Statistics webpage
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
Introduction to Physical Geography - by Michael Pidwirny - a complete online and free textbook
MAPS
Blank Base Maps of the US - and links to other map sources
Historical Maps of the US - Early Inhabitants, Exploration and Settlement, Territorial Growth, Military History, Later Historical Map, Other Historical Map Sites -- ALSO has links to Maps of the entire world
NAU Cline Libary Geography & Maps webpages - links to maps, gaxeteers, and location finders
THE FIFTY UNITED STATES AK Alaska AL Alabama AR Arkansas AZ Arizona CA California CO Colorado CT Connecticut DE Delaware FL Florida GA Georgia HI Hawaii IA Iowa ID Idaho IL Illinois IN Indiana KS Kansas KY Kentucky LA Louisiana MA Massachusetts MD Maryland ME Maine MI Michigan MN Minnesota MO Missouri MS Mississippi MT Montana NC North Carolina ND North Dakota NE Nebraska NH New Hampshire NJ New Jersey NM New Mexico NV Nevada NY New York OH Ohio OK Oklahoma OR Oregon PA Pennsylvania RI Rhode Island SC South Carolina SD South Dakota TN Tennessee TX Texas UT Utah VA Virginia VT Vermont WA Washington WV West Virginia WI Wisconsin WY Wyoming U.S. DISTRICTS AND TERRITORIES DC District of Columbia PR Puerto Rico VI Virgin Islands CANADA'S PROVINCES AB Alberta BC British Columbia MB Manitoba NB New Brunswick NF New Foundland NS Nova Scotia ON Ontario PE Prince Edward Island PQ Quebec SK Saskatchewan CHANGING from ENGLISH to METRIC Measurements Fahrenheit to Celsius: C = (F-32) x 5/9 inches to centimeters: cm = in. x 2.5 feet to meters: m = ft. x .3 miles to kilometers: km = mi. x 1.6 acres to hectares: hctr = acr x 2.471