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Geography: Websites

Subject guide for Geography

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Geographic Information on the Web

Government Web Sites

In this section, you can use Google to search government Web sites for information on your research topic.

Did You Know?
You can also search for government Web sites in Google by typing: site:.gov [skipping a space and then entering your search term(s)]
Create your own Custom Search Engine

Education Web Sites

In this section, you can use Google to search education Web sites for information on your research topic.

Did You Know?
You can also search for education Web sites in Google by typing: site:.edu [skipping a space and then entering your search term(s)]
Create your own Custom Search Engine

Evaluating Sources

 

The CRAAP Criteria:

  • Currency
  • Relevance
  • Authority
  • Accuracy
  • Purpose

Government Websites