Chapter 23

Question 1

A summary and evaluation of all the important works written on a particular subject

Answer 1

a review of the literature on

Question 2

original document or set of documents giving information about a subject

Answer 2

primary source

Question 3

slightly more formal alternative to refer to

Answer 3

make reference

Question 4

books or articles about a subject, not original documents

Answer 4

secondary sources

Question 5

collection of documents of historical importance

Answer 5

archives

Question 6

searched for all the important works, summarised and evaluated them

Answer 6

surveyed the literature on

Question 7

refer to for illustration or proof

Answer 7

cite

Question 8

also ‘body of knowledge’; note how it combines with extensive and exist

Answer 8

extensive body of literature

Question 9

fires starting naturally, not caused by human action

Answer 9

wildfires

Question 10

written about

Answer 10

documented

Question 11

uses information mainly from

Answer 11

draws primarily on

Question 12

given special mention

Answer 12

as noted

Question 13

people often say that this is the cause

Answer 13

often attributed to

Question 14

recorded, listed

Answer 14

catalogued

Question 15

Important and original work from which other works grow

Answer 15

seminal

Question 16

created the first ideas from which a major set of ideas grew

Answer 16

laid the foundations

Question 17

gave all the details of his ideas, or explained them clearly (especially used about writing)

Answer 17

were set out

Question 18

in another work by him

Answer 18

elsewhere

Question 19

more formal version of deal with

Answer 19

treated

Question 20

The main part

Answer 20

main body