COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TURKISH REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SGK 3008 TURKISH REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Social Studies Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ALI EKBER GÜLERSOY

Offered to

Social Studies Teacher Education

Course Objective

To provide for students to learn by analyzing, on regional scale, general characteristics of physical geography (characteristics of land forms, climate, hydrography, soil and vegetation) and of human characteristics (population, rural-urban settlement, culture, agriculture, industry, transportation, trade, tourism), of Turkey.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to apply geographically dividing into regions criteria to any area.
2   To be able to evaluate any region of Turkey according to natural and human characteristics which any region has. To be able to put forth development criteria which are suitable for geographical conditions that regions have.
3   To be able to make regional comparisons by considering geographical differences among regions.
4   To be able to put forth opinions for being removed the inter-regions imbalances of social, cultural, economical by starting out inter-regions differences.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Region division, criteria that are used in dividing regions into, dividing Turkey into regions.
2 Aegean Region: Characteristics that characterize the region from other regions, characteristics of physical geography of the region (land forms, climate, hydrography, soil and vegetation).
3 Aegean Region: Human and economical characteristics of the region (population, rural-urban settlements, agriculture and stockbreeding-forestry, industry, transportation, trade, tourism).
4 Mediterranean Region: Characteristics that characterize the region from other regions, characteristics of physical geography of the region (land forms, climate, hydrography, soil and vegetation).
5 Mediterranean Region: Human and economical characteristics of the region (population, rural-urban settlements, agriculture and stockbreeding-forestry, industry, transportation, trade, tourism).
6 Marmara Region: Characteristics that characterize the region from other regions, characteristics of physical geography of the region (land forms, climate, hydrography, soil and vegetation).
7 Marmara Region: Human and economical characteristics of the region (population, rural-urban settlements, agriculture and stockbreeding-forestry, industry, transportation, trade, tourism).
8 Black sea Region: Characteristics that characterize the region from other regions, characteristics of physical geography of the region (land forms, climate, hydrography, soil and vegetation).
9 Black sea Region: Human and economical characteristics of the region (population, rural-urban settlements, agriculture and stockbreeding-forestry, industry, transportation, trade, tourism).
10 Eastern Anatolia Region: Characteristics that characterize the region from other regions, characteristics of physical geography of the region (land forms, climate, hydrography, soil and vegetation).
11 Eastern Anatolia Region: Human and economical characteristics of the region (population, rural-urban settlements, agriculture and stockbreeding-forestry, industry, transportation, trade, tourism).
12 Southeastern Anatolia Region: Characteristics that characterize the region from other regions, characteristics of physical geography of the region (land forms, climate, hydrography, soil and vegetation).
13 Southeastern Anatolia Region: Human and economical characteristics of the region (population, rural-urban settlements, agriculture and stockbreeding-forestry, industry, transportation, trade, tourism).
14 Central Anatolia Region: Characteristics that characterize the region from other regions, characteristics of physical geography of the region (land forms, climate, hydrography, soil and vegetation). Human and economical characteristics of the region (population, rural-urban settlements, agriculture and stockbreeding-forestry, industry, transportation, trade, tourism).
15 Final Exam.

Recomended or Required Reading

1. ATALAY, I., (2003), Türkiye Bölgesel Coğrafyası, Inkılap Kitabevi, ISBN: 975-10-2079-4, Istanbul.
2. Atalay, I. (2004) Türkiye Coğrafyası ve Jeopolitiği, Meta Matbaacılık, ISBN: 975-94965-7-7, Izmir
3. Şahin, C., Doğanay, H. & Özcan, N.A. (2007) Türkiye Coğrafyası, Gündüz Yayıncılık, ISBN: 975-6859-54-7, Ankara.
4. Karabağ, S. ve Şahin, S. (2003) Türkiye Beşeri ve Ekonomik Coğrafyası, Gündüz eğitim ve yayıncılık, ISBN:975-6859-39-3, Ankara.
5. Şahin, C. & Sipahioğlu, Ş, (2004) Doğal Afetler ve Türkiye, Gündüz Yayıncılık, ISBN: 975-6859-29-6, Ankara.
6. Şahin, C., Doğanay, H. & Özcan, N.A. (2007) Türkiye Coğrafyası, Gündüz Yayıncılık, ISBN: 975-6859-54-7, Ankara.
7. Tunçbilek, N. (1985) Türkiye'de Relief Şekilleri ve Arazi Kullanımı, Istanbul Üni. Yay. Istanbul.
8. Yazıcı, H ve Koca, M.K. (2007), Türkiye Coğrafyası ve Jeopolitiği, PegemA yayıncılık, ISBN:9944-919-79-9, Ankara.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation method (via Power Point), discussion, question-answer, interpretation on the visuals.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Ara Sınav
2 FN Yarıyılsonu Sınavı
3 BNS BNS VZ * 0.40 + FN * 0.60
4 BUT Bütünleme Notu
5 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Multiple choose tests, written examinations (with long and short answers ).

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ali.gulersoy@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday; 11.30-12.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 1 1 1
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 13 13
Reading 1 13 13
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 65

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.1453
LO.2453
LO.3453
LO.4453

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