COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FUNDAMENTALS OF VEGETATION GEOGRAPHY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GEO 1011 FUNDAMENTALS OF VEGETATION GEOGRAPHY COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Geography Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ADNAN SEMENDEROĞLU

Offered to

Geography Teacher Education

Course Objective

Students with basic information about plant areas in the world and the factors that play a role in the emergence and distribution of plants.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Defines and explains the vegetation zones in the world.
2   Explain the factors affecting the emergence and spread of plants.
3   Knows hypotheses about the emergence and spread of species
4   Explains plant areas.
5   To learn about fragmentation of plant areas, relic and endemic species.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Subtropical Arid Climate Vegetation ( Subtropical Desert Vegetation)
2 Vegetation of the Humid-Arid Season (Mediterranean) Climate with Rainfall in Winter
3 Vegetation of Semi-Deserts and Temperate Deserts
4 Vegetation of the Boreonemoral Belt
5 Vegetation of the Temperate Nemoral Climate (Deciduous Forests)
6 Forest-Step (Transition) Vegetation
7 MIDTERM EXAM
8 Temperate Steppe Vegetation and Anatolian Steppes
9 Plant Propagation Factors
10 Hypotheses of emergence and spread of species
11 Plant Areas ( Areals )
12 Fragmentation of Plant Areas
13 Fragmentation due to tectonic reasons
14 Continental Drift
15 FINAL EXAM

Recomended or Required Reading

Atalay, Ibrahim (2001) General Physical Geography, Ege University Press, Izmir
Kılınç , Mahmut/Kutbay, Güray (2007), Plant Geography, Palme Publishing, Ankara
Kılınç , Mahmut/Kutbay, Güray (2005) Plant Sociology (Vegetation Science), Palme Publishing
Inandık, Hamit (1969), Plant Geography, I. University Geography Institute Publications , no 930-32, Istanbul
Erinç, Sırrı (1977), Vegetation Geography, I. University Geography Institute Publications, no 92 , Istanbul

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture presentation, question-answer, field Trips - observation.

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Ara sınav, yarıyıl sonu sınavı.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

a.semenderoglu@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
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for final exam 1 2 2
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 62

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.1545
LO.2445
LO.345
LO.445
LO.545

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