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[ Geography of Latin America 445 Research Guide ]


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Both Sides: Controversial Topics

Both Sides of the Issue demonstrates how to locate information on controversial topics in articles, books, and web pages.



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Biographies: Well-Known People

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Countries: Culture, Economics, Politics...

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Sample Searches: deforestation volcanic hazards heroine/cocaine


deforestation in the Amazon

Database Name Pathway/Directions Enter:
Library Catalog Keyword

deforestation AND Amazon

Subject Deforestation Brazil

Academic OneFile

 

1) Search for Articles
2) click Academic OneFile
3) click Subject

Deforestation
select Subdivisions
   select [a country ]
   select analysis
   select environmental aspects
   select economic aspects

Business Source Premier

1) Search for Articles
2) click "B"
3) click Business Source Premier

 Deforestation AND Amazon AND environment*
Deforestation AND Amazon AND economic*
LexisNexis 1) Search for Articles
2) click LexisNexis

deforestation AND Amazon
(limit by geography)

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volcanic hazards in South America

Database: Sample searches:
Library Catalog volcanoes and Ecuador

Academic OneFile (Gale)

Volcan* AND (disaster or hazard*) AND (Peru OR Chili OR Andes mountains OR South America)

Academic Search (EBSCOhost)

volcanic AND "South America"

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heroine and/or cocaine production and distribution in Latin America

  • search by region:  Latin America, Central America, Caribbean, etc.
  • search by country:  Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Venezuela
Database: Sample Searches:
Library Catalog drug traffic and (Latin America* OR Mexico OR Colombia OR Bolivia OR Peru)

Academic OneFile

 (heroin OR cocaine) AND (production OR distribution) AND trade

cocaine AND production AND (Latin America* OR Colombia OR Bolivia OR Peru)

heroin AND produc* AND (Latin America* OR Colombia OR Mexico)

Academic Search

 (heroin OR cocaine) AND "Latin America"

cocaine AND production AND (Mexico OR El Salvador OR Guatemala OR Panama)

(heroin OR cocaine) AND (production OR distribution) AND trade

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Revised (July 25, 2011)
Created (August 2006)
Current Author: Carolyn Johnson
Links Verified (November 2008)