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General cultural and human geography resources.

Cultural Profiles Project Best of the Net
Fantastic in-depth information about the cultures in over 100 different countries, from Citizenship and Immigration Canada. Navigate through the list on the right side of the screen.

Geophagy: Eating Dirt
From your About.com Guide, learn about geophagy, the practice of eating dirt or clay.

Mental Maps
From your About.com Guide, learn about the maps that we carry around in our mind.

The South: Where is it? What is it?
John Shelton Reed's very interesting article about defining the southern U.S. includes links to scanned images of maps such as "Where Kudzu Grows," "States Mentioned in Country Music Lyrics," "Illiteracy Rates," and more.

Symbols.com: Encyclopedia of Western Signs and Ideograms
From the scientific symbol for absolute zero to ancient astrological symbols, this site has them all. Use the word index to search for a symbol.

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