1	Course Title:	GEOGRAPHY OF TURKEY
2	Course Code:	OKU3105
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	3
6	Semester:	5
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. SEÇİL ŞENYURT
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	eatasoy@uludag.edu.tr, 0 224 29 42 282 Uludağ Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi İlköğretim Bölümü
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	Aim of this course is to teach basic facts, terms, notions and events related to Turkey’s human, physical, economic geography characteristics and make them gain basic information and skill on teaching of Turkey geography.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

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Learning Outcomes:

1 He/She will be able to comprehend definition, subject, chapters, goals and principles of Turkey’s human geography.; 2 He/She will be able to comprehend definition, subject, chapters, goals and principles of Turkey’s physical geography.; 3 He/She will be able to interpret natural, human and economic relations and interactions between different provices and regions in Turkey.; 4 He/She will be able to define basic terms and notions used in human, physical and economic geography.; 5 He/She will be able to analyze basic terms and notions used in human, physical and economic geography.; 6 He/She will be able to examine reasons, development, characteristics and consequences of complex relations between natural and human environment in Turkey.; 7 He/She will be able to comprehend and interpret characteristics, geographical distribution and reflections of Turkey’s major economical activities such as agriculture, industrial, commerce, transportation, mining and tourism.; 8 He/She will be able to comprehend and interpret main subjects of Turkey’s population geography such as population growth, population density, urbanization, types of settlements.; 9 He/She will be able to analyze and interpret natural processes in terms of geomorphology, climatology, hydrography, pedogeography and plant geography.; 10 He/She will be able to evaluate human and economcial potential of Turkey between the world countries.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Turkey's geographical location, neighbors, place, borders and importance among the countries of the world.
2	Physical geography features of Turkey.
3	Physical geography features of Turkey.
4	Qualitative and Quantitave features of population in Turkey.
5	Rural and Urban Settlement in Turkey
6	Farming Activities in Turkey
7	Fishery and Forestry Activities in Turkey
8	Stock Raising Activities in Turkey.
9	Industrial Activities in Turkey
10	Energy Resources and Mining Operations in Turkey
11	Transportation in Turkey
12	Tourizim Activities of Turkey
13	Commercial Activities of Turkey
14	General evaluation

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	• Yazıcı, Hakkı ve Koca, Mehmet, “Türkiye Coğrafyası ve Jeopolitiği”, Pegem Yayınları, Ankara, 2010 • Atalay, İbrahim, “Türkiye Coğrafyası ve Jeopolitiği”, META Basım, İzmir, 2011 • Atalay, İbrahim, “Genel Beşeri ve Ekonomik Coğrafya”, META Basım, İzmir, 2011 • Atalay, İbrahim, “Kıtalar ve Ülkeler Coğrafyası’’, Ege Üniversitesi Basımevi, İzmir, 1999 • Atalay, İbrahim, “Resimli ve Haritalı Dünya Coğrafyası”, İnkılap Kitabevi, İstanbul, 2001
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	3	42
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	14	4	56
Homeworks, Performances	0	15	45
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	1	1
Others	1	4	4
Final Exams	1	2	2
Total WorkLoad			150
Total workload/ 30 hr			5
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

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CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 PQ10 PQ11 PQ12 PQ13 PQ14 PQ15 PQ16 LO1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High