LibGuides: NCC 101: Immigration Assignment: Finding Maps & Country Info

Finding Maps Using the Internet

The following websites have reliable and educational information about various countries.

Select one of the websites below to locate a country information and/or maps.

BBC News: Country Profiles
These profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions.
They also include audio and video clips from BBC archives.
Distance Calculator Tool
This distance calculator can find the distance between any two cities or locations available in the World Clock.
The World Factbook
The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. Our Reference tab includes: maps of the major world regions, as well as Flags of the World, a Physical Map of the World, a Political Map of the World, and a Standard Time Zones of the World map.
World Health Organization- Countries
WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.

Finding Maps in the Databases

A Database is a collection of articles, book chapters and other information from reliable sources. The library subscribes to many excellent databases you can search to locate articles for your library project.

Select one of the databases listed below to locate a map.

Gale eBooks (formerly Gale Virtual Reference Library) This link opens in a new window
Gale ebooks is a collection of reference eBooks covering many topics.
Gale Onefile: U.S. History This link opens in a new window
Provides access to scholarly journals and magazines useful to both novice historians as well as advanced academic researchers. Updated daily, this library resource offers balanced coverage of events in U.S. history and scholarly work established in the field.
Gale Onefile: World History This link opens in a new window
Gale OneFile: World History provides access to scholarly journals and magazines useful to both novice historians as well as advanced academic researchers. The database offers balanced coverage of events in world history and scholarly work established in the field.

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