Synthesis

Synthesis brings data or concepts from two or more topics together and creates a new concept or numerical result.

Examples

"I am concerned about the impact of wind-power turbines on migratory birds, so I found a US map (http ...) showing regions on high wind-power potential and another showing major routes for migratory birds (http..). If you compare these you will find that the worst place to put wind turbines is ..."

"I am a fanatical gardener, and when I graduate I am going to take a job somewhere that I can stay put for the next 50 years and develop a fantastic garden, including fruit and nut trees. I also want to pass this on to my children and grandchildren. However, climate change will shift the "hardiness zones" that determine optimum regions for different perennials, bushes, and trees. Therefore, I took the present map of hardiness zones and compared it with present climate winter temperature maps because hardiness is mainly related to winter temperature. Then I found projected winter temperature maps from the NCAR climate model for the decade 2070-2080. I used these to determine where the hardiness zones will be in 70 years. From this I will now look for a job in ..."