REPORTING AND THESIS WRITING
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES
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Primary Source
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Secondary Source
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -First, explorer maps are primary sources: for example, maps of Hispaniola produced by Christopher Columbus and his cartographers in the 1490s are original documents created at the time of the encounter.
Detailed explanation-2: -A map can be a primary or secondary source. If a map was produced as immediate evidence of an area, then it is a primary source. If the map is just a symbolic depiction of a space then it is a secondary source.
Detailed explanation-3: -Primary sources are: things like: paintings, drawings, letters, diaries, newspapers.
Detailed explanation-4: -Diaries, letters, memoirs, autobiographies. Interviews, speeches, oral histories, personal narratives. Scientific data and reports. Scholarly journal articles (depends on discipline) Statistical and survey data. Works of art, photographs, music, or literature. Archeological artifacts. More items