Information Package / Course Catalogue
General Human and Economic Geography.
Course Code: SBÖ158
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

It is aimed to reveal the role and importance of concepts such as population, settlement and underground and aboveground natural resources in human-space interaction in Human Geography.

Course Content

While giving information to students about human and economic geography, it is essential to bring them to the level of cognition that will enable them to make comments and evaluations about the cause and effect relations of human and economic events.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Sultan BAYSAN
Learning Outcomes
1.Understands the feature that geography has more than one branch
2.Explains the interaction between human and environment
3.Interpret the distribution of population on earth
4.Understands population growth and its characteristics
5.Explains the concept of settlement in human geography
6.Understands the settlement features
7.Interpret the interaction between natural resources and economic activities
Recommended or Required Reading
1.ATALAY İbrahim (1999) Genel Beşeri ve Ekonomik Coğrafya, Ege Üniv Basımevi, İzmir
2.BAŞOL Koray (1995) Demoğrafi, Anadolu Matbaası, İzmir
3.TÜMERTEKİN Erol ÖZGÜÇ Nazmiye (1997) Beşeri Coğrafya: İnsan, Kültür ve Mekan, Çantay Kitabevi, İstanbul 4 TÜMERTEKİN Erol ÖZGÜÇ Nazmiye (1997) Ekonomik Coğrafya: Küreselleşme ve Kalkınma, Çantay Kitabevi, İstanbul
4.ATLAS-GEZİ-NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC vb dergiler
5.Erol Tümertekin ve Nazmiye Özgüç (1997) Ekonomik Coğrafya: Küreselleşme ve Kalkınma, Çantay Kitabevi, İstanbul
6.Nazmiye Özgüç Turizm Coğrafyası: Özellikler, Bölgeler, İstanbul
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Course Content, Definition and Scope of Human-Economic Geography, Organization of Space
Week 2 - Theoretical
Human Geography Population
Week 3 - Theoretical
Settlement
Week 4 - Theoretical
Economic Geography: Agriculture
Week 5 - Theoretical
Livestock-Forestry-Fisheries
Week 6 - Theoretical
Energy Resources
Week 7 - Theoretical
Industry
Week 8 - Theoretical
Distribution of Industry in the World/Globalization and Development (Midterm Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Distribution of Industry in the World/Globalization and Development
Week 10 - Theoretical
Transportation
Week 11 - Theoretical
Trade
Week 12 - Theoretical
Tourism and Recreation
Week 13 - Theoretical
Environmental Problems
Week 14 - Theoretical
International Organizations
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141356
Assignment101230
Final Examination112214
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
4
5
OÇ-2
5
5
OÇ-3
5
4
OÇ-4
5
5
OÇ-5
5
4
OÇ-6
5
OÇ-7
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026