Geography & Travel Sajjad ur Rehman

Use Location Profile of places Travel and entertainment Current affairs Business information Thematic information Weather Cartographic

Features of Geographic Sources Size and storage for maps and cartographic materials Cost Nature of use Needs of an organization Location devices: indexes, symbols Terminology Sources for historical geography: genealogical, historical atlases, etc.

Geographic Sources: Evaluation Criteria Scale and projection Linked with amount of information; 3 scales: Large, 1: 100,000 or < Medium: 1:100,000 to 1:million Small: 1:million or more Color and symbols Standard symbols and colors used Publishing authority National mapping agencies Private publishers Indexes Currency Physical geography facts Statistical data Scope and coverage of gazetteers Format

Atlases Time Atlas of the World Hammond Atlas of the World Most prestigious; 123 maps; 3 sections of general, thematic and physical, 20 k name index Hammond Atlas of the World The Time Atlas of World History New York Times Atlas of the World

Gazetteers Brief information about places Titles such as: Cambridge World Gazetteer and Geographical Dictionary Webster’s New Geographical Dictionary Longman Dictionary of Geography Cities of the World World Geographical Encyclopedia

Travel Sources Bookings for: Directions and maps Weather and climate Hotels Cars Directions and maps Weather and climate Information about tourist attractions Physical, geographic and descriptive information about places

Internet Use for Travel Bookings for airlines, rental cars and hotels Attractions and events in a place Directions and maps Weather forecasts Wealth of information about places, tours, and vacation packages

The Columbia Gazetteer of North America http://www.bartleby.com/69/ With 50,000 entries, the Gazetteer covers every incorporated place and county in the United States, along with several thousand unincorporated places, special-purpose sites, and physical features, as well as Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean." Search, or browse an alphabetic index.

Country Reports This site "profiles the nations of the world. View maps and flags or listen to national anthems. There are over 1,400 pages of written text on the nations." The national anthems are stored as MIDI files.

Library of congress Country Studies Detailed information on geography, society, economy, transportation, communications, government, politics and history Prepared by a multidisciplinary team of social scientists, striving for a dynamic rather than a static portrayal. Emphasis on social aspect as origins, dominant beliefs and values, common interests and the issues, national institutions, Does not cover some of the smaller countries.

Worldwide Gazetteer A geographical dictionary with links to Web resources related to each country. Each entry links to resources in the following categories: brief overviews, research about the country, newspapers, business, politics and economics, health and wealth, language, and travel.

Other Sources Unesco World Heritage List: The World Heritage List, compiled by UNESCO, consists of sites, monuments, or buildings of cultural and historical significance, 690 sites, listed alphabetically by country; list of World Heritage sites in danger of destruction The world Gazetteer: Information about current population, their administrative areas, images of the current national flags.

Geography About.Com: Geography (http://geography.about.com/)

Travel Web Sources Travel Tools (http://www.tyzo.com/tools/)Travel Guyana (http://www.interknowledge.com/guyana/) Travel & Leisure (http://www.travelandleisure.com/) National Business Travel Association (http://www.nbta.org/) American Society of Travel Agents (http://www.astanet.com/)