COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF TüRKIYE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SOS 1012 PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF TüRKIYE COMPULSORY 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Social Studies Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ALI EKBER GÜLERSOY

Offered to

Social Studies Teacher Education

Course Objective

Course objective is to examine physical geography characteristics of Türkiye, such as location and position of Türkiye, 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 Türkiye (characteristics of geographical position, land forms, climate characteristics, subterranean-surface waters, vegetation and soil characteristics, natural animal communities).
2   Make evaluations about Türkiye's geological past and its results.
3   Make inferences about natural environment conditions which are influential on the distribution of population.
4   Analyse the relationship between distribution of economic activities and geographical conditions.
5   Discuss the problems with regard to Türkiye's natural richnesses and the use of these.In this context, knowledge of environmental problems in Türkiye and of disasters.
6   Evaluate the reasons of the developedness differences among the regions.
7   Develop the preservice teacher's skill to be able to transfer 'Türkiye'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 LOCATION and POSITION of TURKEY GENERAL GEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES of TURKEY 1. PALEOZOIC, 2. MESOZOIC, 3. TERTIARY, 4. QUATERNARY GEOMORPHOLOGY of TURKEY TECTONIC MOVEMENTS in TURKEY
2 GEOMORPHOLOGIC PROPERTIES of TURKEY
3 MAIN LAND-FORMS of TURKEY
4 MAIN LAND-FORMS of TURKEY
5 CLIMATE of TURKEY FACTORS AFFECTING TURKEY'S CLIMATE
6 CLIMATE of TURKEY ELEMENTS of THE CLIMATE
7 CLIMATE of TURKEY TYPES of CLIMATE in TURKEY and THE REGIONS IN WHICH THEY ARE EFFECTIVE GLOBAL WARMING and ITS EFFECTS in TURKEY
8 GENERAL REPEAT, COURSE EVALUATION, MIDTERM EXAM
9 HYDROGRAPHIC PROPERTIES of TURKEY TURKEY'S SURFACE WATERS
10 HYDROGRAPHIC PROPERTIES of TURKEY GROUND WATERS and SPRINGS of TURKEY SEAS of TURKEY
11 SOILS of TURKEY FACTORS AFFECTING SOIL FORMATION in TURKEY
12 SOILS of TURKEY CLASSIFICATION of TURKEY'S SOILS SOIL EROSION in TURKEY and WORKS TO PREVENT EROSION
13 VEGETATION of TURKEY CONDITIONS of HABITAT of VEGETATION in TURKEY TURKEY'S VEGETATION GEOGRAPHY (PHYTOGEOGRAPHY) REGIONS THE EFFECTS of CLIMATE CHANGES on THE VEGETATION COVER (Relic and Endemic Plants and Groups)
14 TURKEY'S NATURAL ANIMAL COMMUNITIES THE INVERTEBRATES, FRESHWATER FAUNA, SEA FAUNA, FROGS and REPTILES, BIRDS, MAMMALS ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND DISASTERS in TURKEY
15 FINAL EXAM

Recomended or Required Reading

Akengin, H., & Dölek, I. (Eds.). (2015). Türkiye fizikî coğrafyası. Pegem Akademi Yayınları.
Atalay, I. (1987). Türkiye jeomorfolojisine giriş. EÜ Basımevi.
Atalay, I. (1989). Toprak coğrafyası. EÜ Basımevi.
Atalay, I. (1994). Türkiye vejetasyon coğrafyası. EÜ Basımevi.
Atalay, I. (2001). Genel fizikî coğrafya. EÜ Basımevi.
Atalay, I. (2002). Türkiye'nin ekolojik bölgeleri. Meta Basımevi.
Atalay, I. (2011). Türkiye coğrafyası ve jeopolitiği. Meta Basımevi.
Darkot, B. (1976). Türkiye coğrafyası. Kanaat Yayınları.
Demirsoy, A. (1999). Genel ve Türkiye zoocoğrafyası: Hayvan coğrafyası. Meteksan A.Ş.
Koçman, A. (1993). Türkiye iklimi. EÜ Yayınları.
Şahin, C. (1991). Türkiye afetler coğrafyası. Gazi Üniversitesi Gazi Eğitim Fakültesi Yayınları.
Şahin, C. (2006). Türkiye fizikî coğrafyası. Gündüz Eğitim ve Yayıncılık.

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Multiple Choose Tests, Written Examinations (with long and short answers).

Assessment Criteria

Multiple Choose Tests, Written Examinations (with long and short answers).

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It will be announced later.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ali.gulersoy@deu.edu.tr
Hasan Ali Yücel Binası
418 No
02323012299

Office Hours

Tuesday, 12:00-13:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 82

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

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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