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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS GEO 3004 THE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF TüRKIYE II 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

Learning the land forms, hydrographic, pedological, vegetational and climatic properties of Turkey. and geological evolution of Turkey.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To learn formation, distribution and features of the karstic, glacial and structural land forms of Turkey. 2   To learn the climatic properties of Turkey. 3   To learn the vegetational properties of Turkey. 4   To learn the properties and distribution of the soils in Turkey. 5   To learn the running waters, lakes, seas and their properties of Turkey.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Karst topography in Turkey. 2 Glacial topography in Turkey 3 The land forms related to structure in Turkey. 4 The hydrographical and geomorphological properties of Aegean Sea and Mediterranean Sea. 5 The hydrographical and geomorphological properties of Marmara Sea and Black Sea. 6 The hydrographical properties of Turkey (running waters and lakes) 7 The main factors that determine the climate of Turkey (planetary factors and geographical factors). Pressure and winds 8 MIDTERM EXAM 9 The climate elements (temperature, precipitation, humidity, rainfall regimes, relative humidity and cloudiness). Evaporation, fogs, and the main climatic zones. 10 Phytogeography regions and subregions in Turkey. Relic and endemic plants. 11 Plant communities of Black Sea and Mediterranean regions. 12 Plant communities of Central Anatolia, Eastern Anatolia and South-eastern Anatolia regions. 13 The zonal, intrazonal and azonal soils in Turkey. Erosion and its consequences. 14 Excursion for practice 15 FINAL EXAM

Recomended or Required Reading

Atalay, I., (2000). Türkiye Coğrafyası ve Jeopolitiği. E.Ü. Basımvevi, Bornova. Erinç, S., (1982). Jeomorfoloji I. I.Ü. Ed. Fak. Yay. No: 2931, Istanbul. Erinç, S., (1971). Jeomorfoloji II. I.Ü. Ed. Fak. Yay. No: 1628, Istanbul. Yalçınlar, I., (1969). Strüktüral Morfoloji II. I.Ü. Yay. No: 878, Istanbul

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Using of visual materials and verbal expression. Excursions for practice.

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

Midterm exam, final exam.

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 3 3 Preparation for final exam 1 3 3 Final 1 2 2 Midterm 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 62

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 LO.1 5 LO.2 4 LO.3 4 LO.4 4 LO.5 5