Keyword Tips for WIP Source Checks and the Global Issue Profile
*REMEMBER THAT BOTH YOUR SOURCE CHECK 1 and 2 SOURCES MUST BE USEFUL FOR YOUR FIRST ESSAY, THE GLOBAL ISSUE PROFILE (GIP)
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Source Check 1:
Keywords for finding Source Check sources on data and statistics about the scope and severity of the problem (GIP section II). Remember, we're looking for how many people are affected by your issue globally, what regions and nations are most affected, and which groups are disproportionately affected (hurt more than others). I tried to give a few examples for each topic. Obviously, use your own topic keywords!
climate change statistics
Global warming temperature data
Climate change and natural disasters statistics
Data on climate change and agriculture
Climate refugee statistics
Climate change and disease statistics
Food insecurity statistics international
Global hunger data
Global statistics undernourishment (or malnourishment)
Infectious disease statistics worldwide (also try w/ specific diseases)
Infectious disease prevalence globally
Human trafficking statistics worldwide
Human trafficking data by country
Labor trafficking statistics / Sex trafficking statistics
Refugee crisis statistics
Refugee data 2023 globally
Refugee data by country (or by region)
Refugee education statistics
Refugee health statistics
Statistics on women in politics globally
Gender based violence statistics globally
Girls education data worldwide
Girls education statistics internationally
Topic statistics by country
Water scarcity statistics
Drought statistics
Drinking water contamination statistics globally (or by country)
Drinking water and sanitation data by country
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Source Check 2:
Keywords for finding Source Check sources on causes and effects of the issue (GIP sections III and IV).
Here, I'm using climate change just as an example. Replace with your own keywords! Not all keywords are appropriate for all topics. Try lots of different ones!
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causes of climate change
Effects of climate change
Impacts of climate change
drivers of climate change
contributing factors to climate change
deforestation and climate change
Industrial pollution and climate change
transportation and climate change
consequences of global warming
climate change effects on health
global warming effects on health
climate change impacts on agriculture
climate change impacts on children
climate change economic impacts
financial cost of global climate change
impacts of climate change developing countries
climate refugees
climate change and drought
climate change and flooding
Etc…
Another example: infectious disease
Causes of epidemics globally
Infectious disease and vaccine inequity
Infectious disease and cost of treatment globally
Access to treatment for infectious disease
Etc…
GIP Outline Section V:
Keyword suggestions for Section V of the Global Issue Profile (Current Solutions). Combine these with a keyword for your topic, like:
Climate change government responses internationally
Gender based violence international strategies
Girls education programs developing nations
Malaria prevention
Anti-trafficking organizations internationally
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approaches
strategies
programs
responses
international response
government response
international strategies
nonprofit organizations
national strategies
national programs
solutions
Mitigation (doesn't work for all topics)
prevention (doesn't work for all topics)
regulation (doesn't work for all topics)
addressing (ex: addressing gender-based violence; addressing violence against women)
etc…
Remember, no matter what section of the GIP you're finding sources for, you need to use lots of different synonyms for your topic, as well as specific causes, effects, and solutions you've already learned about within your topic. Get some of these ideas from your earlier source checks! For example, for water scarcity and contamination:
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Clean drinking water access
Sanitation and drinking water
Waterborne disease
Water shortage
Drought
Drought and drinking water
Water shortage statistics
Water pollution health effects developing nations
Water pollution economic impacts globally
Drought health effects
Drought impacts on agriculture
Drought impacts on health
Causes of water crisis globally
Causes of water shortage internationally
Desalination programs
Water sanitation strategies globally
Clean drinking water strategies developing nations
etc…
One more set of examples, gender-based discrimination:
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Gender-based violence
Anti-LGBT violence
Anti-LGBT legislation
Violence against women globally
Gender-based violence statistics
International gender-based violence solutions
Violence against women international programs
Girls education
Girls education government responses
Girls education nonprofit organizations
Lack of female political representation
Lack of women in politics
Female political participation globally
Economic inequality for women internationally
Women's economic rights globally
Maternal mortality international statistics
Child marriage
Child marriage prevention
Child marriage policies
Child marriage negative effects
Child marriage and education
Female genital mutilation
Sex-selective abortion
etc…