Geography Awareness Week

November 13-19, 2005

GIS Day

November 16

Place matters at USGS. Geographer's and other scientists at USGS describe and interpret America's landscape by mapping the terrain, monitoring changes over time, and analyzing how and why these changes have occurred.

This page will help you quickly find connections between USGS science activities and the theme for Geography Awareness Week 2005, "Migration: The Human Journey."

The Lewis and Clark Expedition and the USGS: Continuing a Legacy of Science

People and Places

Mapping tomorrow's cities and suburbs – The National Map

The National Atlas

TerraServer: USGS aerial imagery and topographic maps

Geospatial One-Stop

Our Changing Land

Understanding Landscape Change Over Time

Urban Growth in American Cities (Circular 1252)

USGS Land Cover Characterization Program

Distance to Nearest Road in Conterminous United States

USGS Land Use History of North America

Viewing the Earth from Space and Aircraft: The Land Remote Sensing Program

Tapestry of Time and Terrain Physiographic Regions

Status and Trends of the Nation's Biological Resources

Historical Map Collections

Mapping the Grand Canyon – 1923

USGS Library – Special Collections

Library of Congress – Geography and Map Division

Further Fun

USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS): Surf more than 2 million U.S. geographic names

Earth as Art: Cool images of our earth taken from more than 400 miles high by they Landsat 7 satellite

Earth as Art Screensaver: Changing portraits of Earth for your computer

For Educational Purposes

USGS Science and Education

USGS and Lewis and Clark: Educational Resources

Helping Your Child Learn Geography (Links to U.S. Department of Education)

Elevations and Distances

Tracking Change over Time

Geographic Information Systems

For more information, contact: OC_Web@usgs.gov

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