GEOGRAPHICAL SOURCES
LS301: Reference and Bibliography




Gazetteers
 
** Statesman's Year-Book World Gazetteer  Ref. G103.5.P38 1991
** Times Index-Gazetteer of the World  Ref. G103.T5 
** Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World  Ref. G103.L7 1962 
*   Cambridge World Gazetteer Ref. G103.5  .C44 1990
*   Webster's New Geographical Dictionary  Ref. G103.5.W42 1984
*   Arizona Place Names Ref. F809.B27 1988 

 

General Atlases
 
** Times Atlas of the World Atlas Case, Ref.  G1021.J67 1992 
** National Geographic Atlas of the World Atlas Case, Ref. G1021.N38 1992
** Rand McNally. Commercial Atlas & Marketing Guide Atlas Case, Ref.  G1046.Q1R3
** Rand McNally Road Atlas Ref. Desk  G1201.P2R384
*   Gold Medallion World Atlas Ref. G1021  .H2685 1988
*   National Atlas of the United States of America Atlas Case, Ref. G1200.U57 1970
*   Maps on File  Ref. G1046.A1M16 1994
*   Goode's World Atlas  Ref. G1021  .G6 1991
#   Hammond International World Atlas  Ref. G1021.H2723 1982 
#   Rand McNally Cosmopolitan World Atlas Ref. G1019.R24 1971
#   Cambridge Atlas of the Middle East & North Africa  Ref. DS44.C36 1987
#   State Parks of Arizona  Ref. F809.3.Y68 1986
#   American Heritage Pictorial Atlas of United States Ref. G1201.S1A4 1966 

 
 

Historical Atlases
 
** Times Atlas of World History Ref. G1030  .T54 1993 
*   Historical Atlas of the United States Atlas Case, Ref. G1201.S1N3 1988
#   Historical Atlas of Arizona Ref. G1510.W3 1986
#   Macmillan Bible Atlas Ref. G2230.A2

 

Thematic Sources
 
** We the People :  An Atlas of America's Ethnic Diversity Atlas Case, Ref. E184.A1A479 1988
** The Women's Atlas of the United States Ref. G1201.E1  G5 1995
#   Carnegie Atlas of Galaxies Atlas Case, Ref. QB857.S256 1994 
#   Arizona Treasure Hunters Ghost Town Guide  SCA  Stacks  F811.5  .F69
#   Arizona Traveler's Handbook Ref. F809.3.W44 1994 
#   Sierra Club Guides to the National Parks of The Desert Southwest Ref. F787.S56 1984
#   Times Atlas of the Moon  Ref. QB595.U49 
#   Times Atlas of the Oceans  Ref. G2800.T5 1983 
#   Atlas of American Sports Ref. G1201.E63R6 1992
#   Atlas of Religious Change  Ref. G1201.E4H3
#   Atlas of the World's Languages Atlas Case, Ref. P375.A84 1994

 

Maps
 
#   Arizona Trout :  Species Range Map. US DOCS  A 13.107:T 75
#   National Geographic Maps Map Cases
#   USGS Topographic Maps  Topo Map Cases

 

Questions to Consider:

What is the intended coverage?  Worldwide, regional, or specific to a particular topic?

What is the indexing like?  Comprehensive?

Is the source up-to-date?  Try looking up a country that has changed names recently.

Is the legend (explanation of symbols, scale,etc) readable?

If the source is a gazetteer, what pieces of information does it provide about places?  Population? Elevation? Longitude/Latitude?  Other?
 
 

Sample questions for geographic sources:

Is Conyers, GA a county seat?
 
 

Which countries border on Togo?
 
 

What's the elevation of Iron Mountain, Michigan?
 
 

What's the longitude and latitude of Que Que, Zimbabwe.  How do you pronounce that?