Here are some basic topics that will help you get started. These topics are only recommendations - you can choose any topic that meets the assignment requirements. Remember, for book searches a broad topic will give you a greater selection to choose from. Databases have thousands of articles, so it's best to combine the most important keywords to narrow your results. You can also use other words with a similar meaning if you would like to find more information on the topic.
Example:
Broad topic: acid rain
Narrow topic: acid rain and migratory birds
Synonym: acid deposition
acid rain | fossils |
air pollution | fracking |
biodiversity | glaciers |
Carson, Rachel | global warming |
Chernobyl Disaster | greenpeace |
climate change | groundwater contamination |
coral reefs | human ecology |
deep sea mining | hurricanes |
deforestation | Kyoto Protocol |
dinosaurs | Muir, John |
drought | ozone layer |
earthquakes | radioactive fallout |
el nino | Superfund |
environmental ethics | Three Mile Island |
flooding | water
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forest fires | wetlands |