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Volcano, Tanzania by Oliver Grunewald from National Geographic Society.

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The National Geographic Society is one of the largest scientific institutions in the world, focusing on geography, archaeology, natural science, conversation and the study of world culture and history. They offer stunning photographs, which can be a good source of images in these areas for educational and personal purposes.

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Allow Reuse and Redistribute for educational and non-commercial purposes

Allow Reuse and Redistribute for educational and non-commercial purposes

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Users can “use only the Content that [National Geographic] designate as available for download or other uses… Educators and students may download Content for use in educational presentations, handouts, homework, projects, etc. You cannot use this content for commercial purposes, or distribute beyond your school, organization or home. You may post and store Downloadable Content only to password-protected school websites”.  No citation requirement mentioned in the terms of use. Recommends image be cited by including the creator name, title of work, date of creation, Creative Commons license (if any), accessed date and url of digital image.

e.g. Volcano by Oliver Grunewald, accessed on July 15, 2015 from National Geographic Society.

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