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National
Geographic 3-D Solar System
Besides the regular features, National Geographic gives you a
stunning view of our solar system, through which you can “fly,”
zooming in and out to see various objects in our celestial neighborhood.
It is well worth the time required to download the enabling software.
 Perry-Castañeda
Map Collection
The University of Texas at Austin provides an enormous and expanding online map
collection in a rather plain website, but the content makes repeat visits
worthwhile.
 UT-Austin
Geology Library
The website of another constituent of one of the world’s largest libraries
provides an online index and some examples of its vast holdings. Be sure
to see the colorful maps of Texas geology and geography.
 US
Geological Survey
Extensive site with many special features covering the earth
sciences in the broadest sense. A good example of the depth of the
information provided can be seen in This
Dynamic Earth, an illustrated survey of the theory of plate
tectonics. In other sites, the Paleomap Project
contains a series of maps and animations showing the movement of
continental plates in the past and future, and
Regional paleogeographic Views of Earth History
offers beautiful physical maps of regions and the entire globe, updated in light of recent discoveries and reconstructions.
Air Quality
Monolingual glossary compiled by the US national Park Service.
Fish and
Wildlife
A glossary in seven languages (Icelandic, Latin, Norwegian, Danish,
German, French, and English).
Forestry
and Timber
English terms used in forest engineering and harvesting.
Geochemical Glossary
Commonly used English geochemical terms.
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