How to Write a Geography Dissertation
Writing a dissertation on Geography, study of Earth, is no doubt a fascinating academic tasks. Geography is an interesting field of study that is why writing your final long essay of the graduate school can be fun. In order to come up with a unique and impressive Geography dissertation, you should have appropriate ideas. You can consider the generally researched areas in the field of Geography for this purpose including “Impact of technology on our environment,” “Global warming,” “Deforestation,” “Migration” etc. Once you get an idea, select a dissertation topic.
Instructions
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Title Page
Write down the title of your Geography dissertation in caps and in the middle (center) of the page. Leave at least four-enter spaces and write your full name, right below the title. Give another four-enter spaces and input the name of the subject and your academic year followed by the name of your course instructor or professor. Put the date of submission of the dissertation at the bottom of your Geography dissertation. In addition to all this, you can paste the logo of your institution on the right top corner of the title page. -
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Acknowledgment
The acknowledgement page is inserted right below the title page of the Geography dissertation. It is basically a single page entry where you are supposed to acknowledge the contributions of all those people who assist you in the project; either directly or indirectly. -
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Abstract
An abstract, also known as an executive summary, of your Geography dissertation is actually the crux of your project. Therefore it should exceed 100 to 150 words, revolving around key terms like the aim and objectives of the task, research methods used and the results of the thesis. -
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Table of Content
The table of content of the Geography dissertation is a list of sections and chapters of the thesis. -
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Introduction
An introduction is an important part of the Geography dissertation that grabs the marked attention of your course instructor or committee members. Therefore, make sure to create an impressive and eye-catching Geography dissertation introduction that will be unique, convincing, and strong. Start with the background of your topic and gradually proceed towards the aims and objectives of your research. You can simply put open ended questions related to Geography to make your dissertation’s introduction more interesting for the readers. -
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Literature Review
A literature review is the outline of all the previously published materials on your Geography dissertation topic including books, journals, articles etc. No doubt it is a dry part of the dissertation, therefore you have to engage your readers from the start. Make sure the literature review reflects your interest in the subject and topic at hand, and try to avoid difficult terms of Geography, which require further research. Do not forget to discuss the previous research that was carried out on the topic you're writing on. For example, if you are writing about the well-known “Gravity Model” then make sure to explain how this model was designed in the past and what its outcome was. -
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Methodology
Before starting research; ask yourself three questions like “What kind of information do you need for the selected subject,” “What is the most effective way of collecting the information,” “How can you use the collected information to achieve your aims.” Once you find the answers of these three questions, carry out your research. You can consider some famous research methodologies like Statistical, Participant, Experimental, Experience, Classification, or Action dissertation methodology. You can collect the required information with help of the published literature, internet, surveys, questionnaires, and interviews. -
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Results
Once you have conducted the research, present the results of the raw data that you have collected through various methodologies that you used in your Geography dissertation. You can interpret the data in the form of pie charts, graphs etc. -
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Recommendations
In the recommendations section of your Geography dissertation, you have to recommend further research and improvement in the field of your chosen topic. -
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Conclusion
Use your intellectual skills and critical ability to review the results of your Geography dissertation and come up with a solid conclusion. The conclusion will contain a summary of the information provided, along with your opinion that is supported by authentic research. -
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Bibliography
In bibliography, you have to list down all those sources that you have used in your Geography dissertation. Make sure to insert them in alphabetical order. You can use either MLA, APA or Harvard style of formatting - depending on what is required of you by the instructor or committee members. -
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Appendix
The appendix section comes at the very end of the Geography dissertation. Make sure to mention it in your table of contents. Write in capital-bold format “APPENDIX” and place it in the center of the page. It contains the questionnaires, interview questions, graphs, tables, tests and experiment details and maps of your Geography dissertation.
