ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
RELATED WEBSITES

EXAM ONE:

ECONOMIC INDICATORS:

• population statistics (World Health Organization-World Report 2000)
• disease update
• poverty   (United Nations Development Program)
• population studies (United Nations)
• employment
• famine/malnutrition (Oxfam-report on Africa)
• State of the World's Children (UNICEF)
• replacement migration- UN
• resource projections - oil

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

• United Nations
• United Nations Development Program
• WHO - World Health Organization
• Unicef
• World Bank
• Oxfam (Non-governmental Organization)
• Unctad (United Nations Conference for Trade and Development)
• IMF (International Monetary Fund)

CORPORATE LINKS

• Hersheys 
• Citibank http://www.citibank.com/
• Chase Manhatten Bank http://www.chase.com/chase/gx.cgi/FTcs?pagename=Chase/Href&urlname=chasehome
• British Petroleum http://www.bp.com/default.asp 
• Mobile http://www.mobil.com/index_flash.html
• AT&T http://www.att.com/
• Sprint http://www.sprint.com/
• Nike http://www.nike.com/
• Bata http://www.bata.com/main.html
• Coca Cola http://www.coke.com/alternate.html
• GM wysiwyg://42/http://www.gm.com/nonflash_homepage/ (very interesting!!)
• Saturn http://www.saturnbp.com/
• Honda http://www.honda.com/
• United Airlines http://www.united.com/
• Southwest Airlines http://www.southwest.com/
• Union Pacific RR http://www.unionpacific.com/  (great corporate history)
• Amtrak http://www.amtrak.com/index5.html
• Princess Cruises http://www.princesscruises.com/
• Norwegian Cruises http://www.vacationstogo.com/cybertrav.cfm?line=norwegian&dom=norweigan.com&ref=none
• Target http://www.target.com/
• Walmart http://www.walmart.com/
• Sealy Mattresses http://www.sealy.com/
• Glen-eden carpet manufacture http://www.glen-eden.com/welcome/welcomepg2.htm
• British Colonial furniture http://www.19x1.com/
• Furniture (USA) http://www.redcotables.com/redcomain.htm
• Thomasville Furniture http://www.thomasville.com/
• Levi's http://www.us.levi.com/hol00/levi/splash/l_splash_cont.jsp

local corporations

• Gallo http://www.gallo.com/ (cool global map!)
• Foster Farms http://www.fosterfarms.com/
• TVG http://www.trivalleygrowers.com/
• Del Monte http://www.delmonte.com/
• Blue Diamond Almonds http://www.bluediamond.com/
• Raleys http://www.raleys.com/
• Double Tree http://www.hilton.com/doubletree/index.html
• Starbucks http://www.starbucks.com/Default.asp?cookie%5Ftest=1
• Barnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/
• Duraflame http://www.duraflame.com/index2.cfm