Step Two: Map Your Ideas
Once you've done some preliminary research, begin to "map out" significant ideas to create a concept map.

A concept map is simply a way to visually display the concepts and relationships among ideas.

This will help you to further organize your ideas and define your topic. Let's look at how a concept map on "sustainable development" is developed.

Step 1: Do Prelimary Research
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