LibGuides: Humanities: General Geography Resources

Plagiarism, Referencing and Research Skills

Links to Libguides for:

Plagiarism, Referencing and Bibliographies
Research and Study Skills
Free online program 'My Bib: Harvard Style'. Link HERE. Remember to make a free account with your school email.

AV resources available from Clickview

Clickview.

Thousands of excellent educational videos are available to view through Clickview. Just use your normal school email address and login.

For example find the link to Megacities HERE

Books from the Catalogue - the old fashioned way...

This is the list of Key Geography Topics & where they are on the shelves in Australian libraries including your local public libraries . Go to the shelves & have a look or use the library’s catalogue to search for specific topics (Destiny OPAC – a link to it is on this page)

Geography, Atlases & Travel 910’s

Geology, landforms eg volcanoes & coasts 550’s

Environmental Science 304 and 333.7

General World History 900’s

Geography Resources

World Geography and Culture Database
Countries, places, peoples, and geography concepts and skills. Easy access to articles, maps, flags, current news, statistics, a gazetteer, and more! Examine and understand people, and the various cultures, traditions, and environments of the world in which they live.
Thought.Com Geography
Created by Matt Rosenberg who is an award-winning professional geographer & who has covered the field of geography on this site for more than a decade. Covers statistics, maps, and much more

CIA World Factbook
Excellent site for statistics and other information on countries; yes - produced by the CIA!
ECOS magazine published by CSIRO
The ECOS Archive site brings together 40 years of sustainability articles from 1974-2014. For more recent ECOS articles visit the blog - link here: https://ecos.csiro.au/
Ecos Blog 2015 Onwards
CSIRO brings you the latest stories of cutting-edge sustainability research each month.
Encyclopedia of Earth
The Earth, its natural environments, and their interaction with society. Nearly 7,000 articles. The intended audience is the general public. Articles contain links and a list of further resources. A good alternative to Wikipedia for environmental topics.
Geoscience Australia
Geoscience Australia is a world leader in providing first class geoscientific information and knowledge which enables government and community to make informed decisions about: The exploitation of resources; the management of the environment; the safety of critical infrastructure and the resultant wellbeing of all Australians