Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
SNF2062013333GEOGRAPHY AND GEOPOLITICS OF TURKEYCompulsory243
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
Explaining the geographical place and physical location of Turkey. Emphasizing the socio-economic and geopolitics features of Turkey; strengthen the subjects with the help of students’ active participation.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Yrd.Doç.Dr. Talip ÖZTÜRK
Learning Outcomes
1Yaşadığı ülkenin fiziki özellikleri hakkında bilgi sahibi olacaklar.
2Türkiye’nin matematik konumunu söyleyebilecekler.
3Türkiye’nin bulunduğu bölgedeki jeopolitik ve jeostratejik durumu ve özelliklerini örnekler vererek açıklayabilecekler.
4Türkiye’nin bölgedeki jeo-stratejik konumunun diğer ülkeler açısından yerini ve önemini değerlendirebilecekler.
5Türkiye’nin sosyo-ekonomik özelliklerini örnekleriyle açıklayabilelecekler.
6 have knowledge about the physical features of the country you live.
7Be able to tell the position of Turkey in mathematics.
8Turkey’s geo-political and geo-strategic situation and the characteristics of the region to explain by giving examples.
9 Turkey’s geo-strategic position in the region in terms of the importance of other countries evaluate.
10 To explain the country’s socio-economic characteristics of the samples.
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
|he place and location of Turkey, geopolitics and geostrategic place of Turkey and its features; mathematical position characteristics of Turkey, special position characteristics (neighbors), countries group characteristics (political, military, economics, cultural organizations). Physical features of Turkey (climate, hydrographic characteristics, soil structure, plant cover), socio-economic characteristics (population, agriculture, forestry, stock raising, energy, industry, transportation, tourism)
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Turkey’s position and importance, Turkey’s geological features.
2Geomorphological characteristics of Turkey.
3Turkey will continue to geomorphological characteristics.
4 Turkey’s climate.
5Turkey will continue to climate.
6Turkey’s hydrographic features.
7The territory of turkey
8 midterm exam
9Vegetation of Turkey.
10Turkey will continue to vegetation.
11 Natural disasters in Turkey.
12Geography of Turkey’s population.
13Turkey’s population will continue to geography. Quiz.
14 Geopolitics of Turkey.
15 final exam
16
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination13030
Final Examination16060
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)90
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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LO3    555   
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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