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US Library: Research Questions and Thesis Statements

Developing a Research Question


🎬 Watch this video to learn:

What is a research question?
Why do I need one?
How do I create a good one?
What do I do with it once I have one?

📌 Remember, a good research question should be clear about the scope of the project:

Who?

What?

Where?

When?

Picking a topic and creating a research question in Geography and Environmental Studies

Watch this video to learn how to pick a topic and develop a research question in the context of geography and environmental studies research papers.

Thesis Statement Creator


A thesis statement is the one sentence answer to your research question.

Try out this simple interactive form that "explains the different parts to a thesis statement and helps you create your own."

Each section of the thesis creator includes an example button to see an example of a thesis statement.

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