COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF TURKEY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SBE 2003 PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF TURKEY COMPULSORY 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

Course objective is to examine physical geography characteristics of Turkey, such as location and position of Turkey, its geological structure, geomorphological characteristics, climate, vegetation cover, soils/lands, rivers, lakes, seas, animal communities etc; to address and to develop suggestions on environmental problems, disasters, climate changes, encountered in our country, within the scope of habitat human relationships.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knowledge of location and position, and natural environment properties of Turkey (characteristics of geographical position, land forms, climate characteristics, subterranean-surface waters, vegetation and soil characteristics, natural animal communities).
2   To be able to make evaluations about Turkey's geological past and its results.
3   To be able to make inferences bout natural environment conditions which are influential on the distribution of population.
4   To be able to analyse the relationship between distribution of economic activities and geographical conditions.
5   To be able to discuss the problems with regard to Turkey's natural richnesses and the use of these.In this context, knowledge of environmental problems in Turkey and of disasters.
6   To be able to evaluate the reasons of the developedness differences among the regions.
7   To be able to develop the preservice teacher's skill to be able to transfer 'Turkey's natural environment/habitat potential in the context of habitat-human relations, and the significance of its conscious-sustainable use' to his/her students.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 INTRODUCTION: LOCATION and POSITION of TURKEY PART I. : GENERAL GEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES of TURKEY 1. PALEOZOIC, 2. MESOZOIC, 3. TERTIARY, 4. QUATERNARY PART II: GEOMORPHOLOGY of TURKEY 2. 1. TECTONIC MOVEMENTS in TURKEY
2 2. GEOMORPHOLOGIC PROPERTIES of TURKEY
3 3. MAIN LAND-FORMS of TURKEY
4 3. MAIN LAND-FORMS of TURKEY
5 PART III: CLIMATE of TURKEY 1. FACTORS AFFECTING TURKEY'S CLIMATE
6 PART III: CLIMATE of TURKEY 2. ELEMENTS of THE CLIMATE
7 PART III: CLIMATE of TURKEY 3. TYPES of CLIMATE in TURKEY and THE REGIONS IN WHICH THEY ARE EFFECTIVE 4. GLOBAL WARMING and ITS EFFECTS in TURKEY
8 GENERAL REPEAT, COURSE EVALUATION, MIDTERM EXAM
9 PART IV: HYDROGRAPHIC PROPERTIES of TURKEY 1. TURKEY'S SURFACE WATERS
10 PART IV: HYDROGRAPHIC PROPERTIES of TURKEY 2. GROUND WATERS and SPRINGS of TURKEY 3. SEAS of TURKEY
11 PART V: SOILS of TURKEY 1. FACTORS AFFECTING SOIL FORMATION in TURKEY
12 PART V: SOILS of TURKEY 2. CLASSIFICATION of TURKEY'S SOILS 3. SOIL EROSION in TURKEY and WORKS TO PREVENT EROSION
13 PART VI: VEGETATION of TURKEY 1. CONDITIONS of HABITAT of VEGETATION in TURKEY 2. TURKEY'S VEGETATION GEOGRAPHY (PHYTOGEOGRAPHY) REGIONS 3. THE EFFECTS of CLIMATE CHANGES on THE VEGETATION COVER (Relic and Endemic Plants and Groups)
14 PART VII: TURKEY'S NATURAL ANIMAL COMMUNITIES 1. THE INVERTEBRATES, 2. FRESHWATER FAUNA, 3. SEA FAUNA, 4. FROGS and REPTILES, 5. BIRDS, 6. MAMMALS PART VIII: ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND DISASTERS in TURKEY
15 FINAL EXAM

Recomended or Required Reading

1. ATALAY, I., (2011): Türkiye Coğrafyası ve Jeopolitiği, Meta Basımevi, Izmir.
2. ŞAHIN, C., (2006): Türkiye Fizikî Coğrafyası, Gündüz Eğitim ve Yayıncılık, Ankara.
3. AKENGIN, H, DÖLEK, I., (Ed.), (2015): Türkiye Fizikî Coğrafyası, Pegem Akademi Yayınları, Ankara.
4. DEMIRSOY, A., (1999): Genel ve Türkiye Zoocoğrafyası 'Hayvan Coğrafyası', Meteksan A.Ş., Ankara.
5. ATALAY, I., (2001): Genel Fizikî Coğrafya, EÜ Basımevi, Izmir.
6. ATALAY, I., (2002): Türkiye'nin Ekolojik Bölgeleri, Meta Basımevi, Izmir.
7. ATALAY, I., (1994): Türkiye Vejetasyon Coğrafyası, EÜ Basımevi, Izmir.
8. ATALAY, I., (1989): Toprak Coğrafyası, EÜ Basımevi, Izmir.
9. ATALAY, I., (1987): Türkiye Jeomorfolojisine Giriş, EÜ Basımevi, Izmir.
10. ŞAHIN, C., (1991): Türkiye Afetler Coğrafyası, Gazi Üni. Gazi Eğit. Fak. Yay., Ankara.
11. DARKOT, B., (1976): Türkiye Coğrafyası, Kanaat Yayınları, Istanbul.
12. KOÇMAN, A., (1993): Türkiye Iklimi, EÜ Yayınları, Izmir.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture via presentation method (power point), discussion, question&answer, interpretation visuals.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

will be announced later.

Assessment Criteria

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

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

will be announced later.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ali.gulersoy@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

will be announced later.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 9 9
Field study 2 4 8
Reading 1 8 8
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 72

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.1554
LO.2525
LO.355
LO.45555
LO.55555
LO.655555
LO.75555

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