Alicia Fornal

SLM 521-Web Link Bibliography

March 20, 2006

Physical Geography of the United States

Web Link Bibliography

This bibliography is an assortment of websites pertaining to the physical geography of various areas of the United States. This bibliography is meant to be used as a supplement to a physical geography unit. Students can use these websites as a resource to learn about different aspects of geography (i.e. climate, topography, etc.)

Weather and Climate

Weather This website offers a great resource to look at weather anywhere in the world. Search by your city or zip code or view the Visited 3/11/06. www.weather.com

Weather Underground Another great weather website to visit when looking for in depth information on weather happening around the world. This site offers great maps, hour by hour forecasts, and the ability to block advertisements for a low yearly rate. Visited 3/11/06. www.wunderground.com

Tropical Weather Underground An arm of the wunderground.com site which explores the tropical weather occurring around the world. Here you are able to track hurricanes, research past storms, look at satellite animation of storms and much, much more. Visited 3/19/06. www.wunderground/tropical.com

The Great Lakes Region

Great Lakes Bathymetry This website provides great graphics of the depths of the lakes. View the differences between the lakes and look to find which one is the deepest. Visited 3/19/06. http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/greatlakes/greatlakes.html

Great Lakes Images On this site you will be able to view many different photos of the lakes, the wildlife that lives there, its natural resources, recreation that is available on the lakes, and much more. Visited 3/19/06. http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/image/

Great Lakes Evolution Have you ever wondered how the Great Lakes were formed? Visit this site to see the evolution of the great lakes, click on specific years, and view the evolution of the Great Lakes Region. Visited 3/19/06. http://www.uwgb.edu/dutchs/glkhist/glkhist0.htm

Great Lakes Background Read through this site to learn the background of the Great Lakes region, its history, its ecology and economy, and what threats it has. This site offers great maps to provide you with a visual from which lake is highest to the closest one to the ocean. Visited 3/19/06. http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pr/ourlakes/background.html

Geology and Mineral Resources Visit this colorful website to view the different geological periods of the Great Lakes, the different layers of rock and minerals that make up the lakes bases, and much more. Visited 3/19/06. http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/atlas/images/big02.gif

Facts about Niagara Falls Visit this site to learn all about Niagara Falls, its history, its relationship to the Great Lakes, and how it was formed. This site offers live pictures of the falls, maps, attractions, and great pictures of the falls in different seasons. Visited 3/19/06. http://www.niagarafallslive.com/Facts_about_Niagara_Falls.htm

Mt. St. Helens and Volcanoes

Cascades Volcano Observatory This is the homepage of the Cascades Volcano Observatory that provides current information of volcanoes in the Cascade Mountain region. Go here to view images of Mount St. Helens, to learn about volcanoes, and about how they are monitoring their activity. Visited 3/19/06. http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/

Mount St. Helens Slide Show Visit this site to view 50 slides of pre and post -eruptions with explanations of each slide provided. This site will give you a good understanding of the progression that the volcano took to eruption and the warnings that it gave 2 months prior. Visited 3/19/06. http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/MSH/SlideSet/ljt_slideset.html

Volcano Live Visit this cool site and search in different regions of the world to see if there has been any recent volcanic activity. This site takes you on a tour of volcanoes, teaches you about their power, and provides you with great photos, live camera shots of volcanoes and current statistics. Visited 3/19/06. http://www.volcanolive.com.

Yellowstone Volcano Observatory This site provides great photographs of Yellowstone Volcano Activity and the different land formations in the area. Visit this site also to learn the history and read articles provided that are related to the region. Visited 3/20/06. http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/yvo/

Ring of Fire This website has a great illustration of the Ring of Fire, volcanic arcs and oceanic trenches partly encircling the Pacific Basin, and discusses the relationship it has to the plate tectonics theory. Visited 3/20/06. http://www.crystalinks.com/rof.html

The American Southwest

Hoover Dam Visit this site to learn more about the history of the Hoover Dam, view pictures, find out the answers to your questions, and learn about the flooding that occurred before the dam was built. Visited 3/20/06. http://www.sunsetcities.com/hoover-dam.html

Grand Canyon Explorer Ever wonder what the Grand Canyon looks like from inside? Visit this site to learn how the Grand Canyon was formed and where all the rock came from. This site offers a great overview of the canyon’s history and an explanatory graphic of the many rock layers of the canyon. Visited 3/20/06. http://www.kaibab.org/geology/gc_geol.htm

Grand Canyon Rock Layers This site provides a good explanation of the different rock layers found in the Grand Canyon. Visit this site to learn about the different layers, their time periods, and learn how to distinguish between them. Visited 3/20/06. http://www.kaibab.org/geology/gc_layer.htm#bs

Map of the Colorado River This website gives a great map of the Colorado River, the state boundaries, its relation to the Grand Canyon. It also provides a good history of the river and how it has changed over the years. Visited 3/20/06. http://www.kaibab.org/misc/gc_coriv.htm

Geology Fieldnotes This is a great new site that has tons of geologic information on the Grand Canyon side by side with illustrative graphics to help you visualize the canyon and its structure. Visit here to find out how old the canyon is and how big it really is. Visited 3/20/06. http://www2.nature.nps.gov/geology/parks/grca/

Law of the River Visit this site for a brief synopsis of the law of the river, the law that determines where the water from the Colorado River is allocated and how much to each specific region. Read to learn the debate and form your own opinion. Visited 3/20/06. http://www.waterinfo.org/lawofriver.html