COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY II

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
COE 1002 INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY II COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Geography Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR HASAN ÇUKUR

Offered to

Geography Teacher Education

Course Objective

It is aimed to teach basic concepts, methodology and General principles of geography.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To know the general principles of geography
2   To know the methodology of geography
3   To know the basic concepts of geography
4   To be aware of how to install the balance of natural environment.
5   To know the natural environment of human interaction, to be aware of the processes that cause problems.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 External forces- Rivers and Glaciers
2 External forces- wind and wave erosion
3 Landforms Orographic, Tectonic and Volcanic Mountains
4 Plateaus
5 Tectonics, alluvial, piedmont and delta plains
6 Influence of landforms on the environment
7 The factors determining of climatic conditions
8 The distribution of main climatic types on the world and their effects on the environment.
9 Midterm Exam
10 The process of soil formation and effecting factors
11 The vegetation types and distribution on the world
12 Influence of hydrologic properties on the environment
13 The situation of land-use
14 Natural environment and human activities
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Atalay I., Genel Fiziki Coğrafya,
Atalay I., Toprak Coğrafyası,
Atalay I., Uygulamalı Klimatoloji
Atalay I., Türkiye Vejetasyon Coğrafyası
Şahin C., Coğrafyaya Giriş,
Akkuş A., Genel Fiziki Coğrafya

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Observation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FINS FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.10 + FINS * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hasan.cukur@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Preparing assignments 3 10 30
Field study 1 10 10
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 83

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.15
LO.254
LO.354
LO.454
LO.5543