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

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


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Part of the bestselling Making Sense series, this sixth edition of Making Sense in Geography and the Environmental Sciences is an indispensable research and writing guide for students in any area of the discipline. Maintaining the signature straightforward style of the series, this fully updated edition outlines general principles of style, grammar, and usage, while covering such issues as writing essays and reports, creating powerful visual aids, and properly documenting sources.

Table of Contents:
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 I: Weights, Measures, and Notation Appendix II: Selected Journals of Interest to Geographers and Environmental Scientists Appendix III: Selected Websites of Interest to Geographers and Environmental Scientists Index

About the Author :
Margot Northey is a specialist in communications and the former dean of the School of Business at Queen's University. Dianne Draper is a professor of geography at the University of Calgary. David B. Knight is a geographical research and performance consultant and a former professor of geography at Carleton University and the University of Guelph.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780199010226
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press, Canada
  • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, Canada
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 17 mm
  • Weight: 460 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0199010226
  • Publisher Date: 09 Apr 2015
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 225 mm
  • No of Pages: 328
  • Series Title: Making Sense
  • Sub Title: A Student's Guide to Research and Writing
  • Width: 150 mm


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