Dictionary of Abbreviations and Acronyms in Geographic Information Systems, Cartography, and Remote Sensing
From UC Berkeley Library
Glossary of Cartographic Terms
From Maps for America and hosted by U Texas, Perry-Casteñeda Library. The online version of ESRI’s Dictionary of GIS Terminology.
GIS Dictionary
From Esri.
Background Notes
Country information from the Department of State including human and physical geography, economy, government, history, etc.
Country Studies
Prepared by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program.
The World Factbook
Includes information on countries of the world compiled by the Central Intelligence Agency. The content of this site focuses on current statistical data with emphasis on economy, government, transportation, geography, and social environment. Appendices and general reference maps are also included.
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Scanned version of the venerable print product produced by the Bureau of the Census. Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Encyclopedia of Chicago
The link leads to the maps in the encyclopedia.