1. Examine your research question and identify the words that represent the main ideas. These "main idea" words can be your first search terms.
Research Question: “How do environmental protests impact deforestation?”
2. Generate synonyms, related ideas, and alternative forms for each main idea word.
Environmental
- Synonyms: ecological, green, conservation
- Related ideas: watersheds, wildlife
- Forms: environment, environmentalists, environments
Protests
- Synonyms: activism, demonstrations, direct action
- Related ideas: legislation, Greenpeace, eco-terrorism
- Forms: protest, protesters, protesting
Deforestation
- Synonyms: logging, clear-cutting, forest management
- Related ideas: forest fires, old-growth, bio diversity
- Forms: deforesting, deforested, deforest