Landforms of the World

Finding Books and Maps:

• Search the CAT for physiographic maps by Lobeck
• Search the CAT for physiographic maps by Raisz
• Search the CAT for physiographic map by Smith
• Search the CAT for landforms maps
• Search the CAT for tectonic maps

The following books may also be useful:

• Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations [find this book!]
• GeoData The World Geographical Encyclopedia [find this book!]
• Smithsonian Earth [find this book!]
• Cartographic Citations [find this book!]
• Things Maps Don't Tell Us [find this book!]
• Consult the books on course reserve for Geog 115

The following atlases, data sets, and maps may also be useful:

• Global GIS Database [find this data!]
• Concise World Atlas of Geology and Mineral Deposits [find this book!]
• Seismotectonic Map of the World [find this map!]
• Geological World Atlas [find this book!]
• Geological Map of the World [find this map!]

Try These Databases to Find More Resources:

GeoRef:

1785-present. Provides access to the geoscience literature of the world. GeoRef contains over 2 million references to geoscience journal articles, books, maps, conference papers,reports, theses and dissertations.
Coverage: Covers the geology of North America from 1785 to the present and the geology of the rest of the world from 1933 to the present.

GeoBase:

1980-present. GEOBASE contains citations and abstracts to worldwide literature on geography, geology, ecology, international development, energy, hydrology and related disciplines.

Encyclopedia Britannica:

Provides good background information on countries.

Try These Websites For More Information:

Virtual Geomorphology

USGS Topographic Maps Illustrating Physiographic Features

Shaded Relief Map of the World

Country Background Notes from the U.S. Dept. of State

Country Information from Mergent Online

CIA World Factbook

PSU Maps Library

Global Relief Data and Images from NOAA: See the Images of 2-minute global relief.

NASA's Earth Observatory Global Land Cover Maps