Making Sense in Geography and Environmental Sciences A Student's Guide to Research and Writing

About this book

The Making Sense series offers clear, concise guides to research and writing for students at all levels of undergraduate study. Designed especially for students in geography and the environmental sciences, Making Sense in Geography and Environmental Sciences outlines general principles of style, grammar, and punctuation while also covering issues such as how to conduct academic research in geography and the environemental sciences, how to write essays and reports, how to document sources, and how to give an oral presentation.

Revisions to the sixth edition of Making Sense in Geography and Environmental Sciences include a new section on thinking critically and coverage of new developments in technology-based research and writing. Summaries have been added to the end of chapters to improve student comprehension of material and references, and dates and examples have been updated throughout the text. Finally, the chapter on CSE, APA, and MLA style has been revised to be completely up to date.

Contents

Preface
Acknowledgements
A Note to the Student

1: Thinking and Writing
2: Searching and Researching
3: Writing and Reading Lecture Notes
4: Writing a Report on a Book or an Article
5: Writing an Essay
6: Writing a Proposal, Research Paper, and Thesis
7: Quotations and Documentation
8: Participation, Group Assignments, and Presentations
9: Writing a Lab Report
10: Writing Examinations
11: Doing Field Work and Writing about It
12: Illustrating Your Work
13: Words: Gender, Race, and Other Sensitivities
14: Writing with Style
15: Grammar and Usage
16: Punctuation
17: Misused Words and Phrases
18: Important Definitions

Appendix 1: Weights, Measures, and Notation
Appendix 2: Selected Journals of Interest to Geographers and Environmental Scientists
Appendix 3: Selected Websites of Interest to Geographers and Environmental Scientists
Index

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