Learn about Canada, its people and places. GEOsources also has news, quizzes, lesson plans for teachers, new themes each month, and much more. Available in French and English. The TGN contains nearly 1 million place names representing approximately 900,000 places. The thesaurus is composed of names and other information contributed by several Getty projects.
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A lengthy glossary of cartographic terms for use by cartographers, geologists, geographers or hydrologists. Excerpted from Maps for America , 3rd edition. Very few places outside the United States are included. The site gives very detailed information on countries' geography, society, economy, transportation, communications, government, politics and history. Each study is written by a multidisciplinary team of social scientists.