Rancho Buena Vista High School
Ninth Grade Social Studies Project
BECOMING A STUDENT RESEARCHER

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                         iDENTIFY sEARCH tERMS
You will be able to locate information in books, magazines, and web sites.  You will be most successful in locating information on your topic if you think of as many words as possible which are related to your topic.
------Consider: 1.  Main Concepts; 2.  Synonyms; 3. Related Words

For the topic "How do the Muslims and Christians get along in Africa?"  
you might consider------     

• Main Concepts = Africa, Muslims, Christians

• Synonyms/Related Words = You may try specific country names or regions in Africa such as Eritrea, Ghana, West Africa, etc.
  

• Other words for Muslims and Christians might include: religion, faith, church, theology