Subject Guides: English: Search Terms

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Research Topic 1: Effects of a Canadian Environmental Issue

Oil Tankers	Food Security	Fish Farming	Urban Development
tankers tanker traffic tanker spills shipping containers cargo ships oil sands oil spills crude oil pipelines environmental law petroleum industry Bill C-48 Oil Tanker Moratorium Act	food insecurity food supply hunger public health agricultural production food self-sufficiency dietary ill health nutrition policy community food services farmer’s markets Lush Valley Food Action Society	fish farm* salmon fish culture fishing marine ecology fish conservation fishery management aquaculture industry fish parasites fish hatcheries finfish farming fish mortality fish populations land-based fish farms fish farm effluents	urbanization urban plan* rural development rural land use agricultural land reserve agricultural conservation urbanization & the environment urban ecology sustainable development infrastructure financing city dwellers farmers housing development urban growth

Research Topic 2: Explore a Health-Related Issue (Causes, Effects, Solutions)

Mental Health & Social Media	Alzheimer's Disease	Long COVID	Skin Cancer
mental health social media adolescents or teenagers depression anxiety body image well-being suicide social isolation	Alzheimers dementia cognition aging physical activity diet or nutrition caregivers quality of life prevention treatment risk factors intervention therapeutics independent living middle age	COVID-19 coronavirus post-acute covid-19 syndrome mental health coronavirus infections symptoms fatigue quality of life medicine rehabilitation disease complications brain fog cognition persistent symptoms	melanoma basal cell carcinoma squamous cell carcinoma cancer treatment ultraviolet radiation dermatology skin care mohs surgery metastasis sunscreen diagnosis sunburn prevention radiotherapy disease risk factors

Research Topic 3: First Nations Focus: An aspect of Truth and Reconciliation (Visit the Indigenous & First Nations Studies guide for more resources)

TRC Policy	Language Revitalization	Transparency & Consultation	Land Stewardship
truth and reconciliation commission Indigenous peoples Indigenous health residential schools intergenerational effects survivors cultural assimilation cultural heritage rites and ceremonies education	language preservation revitalization evolution oral tradition	transparency consultation natural resources policy making	land stewardship land use land tenure land back movement natural resources decision making self-determination land access land use treaties land defenders

Research Topic 4: A topic of Your Choice