Information Package / Course Catalogue
World Geography and Travel Destinations
Course Code: REH407
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

The aim of the lesson is to have knowledge about important places in World’s tourism geography and the places at World Cultural Heritage list.

Course Content

The content of the lesson includes learning of destination concept and evaluation of tourism movements due to the WTO’s separation of World tourism/touristic regions.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.He/ she knows the world geography.
2.He/ she learns WTO (World Tourism Organization)
3.He/ she gets information about regional travel destinations.
4.He/ she knows what “world cultural heritage” means.
5.Learns popular tourism destinations
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Aktaş, Gürhan Ed., (2008), Turizm Coğrafyası, Detay Yayıncılık, Ankara.
2.Güngördü, Ersin., (2003), Türkiye’nin Turizm Coğrafyası, Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, Ankara.
3.Özdemir, Gökçe., (2008), Destinasyon Pazarlaması, Detay Yayıncılık, Ankara
4.Özey, Ramazan., (2008), Asya Coğrafyası,Aktif Yayınları, İstanbul.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Preliminary information will be given about the objectives, importance, concept, contents, methods of measurement and sources of the lesson.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Relation between tourism and geography
Week 3 - Theoretical
Description, specialities and types of destinations
Week 4 - Theoretical
WTO’s list of travel regions
Week 5 - Theoretical
Central and Eastern Europe travel destinations
Week 6 - Theoretical
Western Europe travel destinations
Week 7 - Theoretical
North American travel destinations
Week 8 - Theoretical
South American travel destinations
Week 9 - Theoretical
Asia-Pacific travel destinations
Week 10 - Theoretical
African travel destinations
Week 11 - Theoretical
Middle East travel destinations
Week 12 - Theoretical
UNESCO and World Cultural Heritage
Week 13 - Theoretical
World Wonders (7 wonders of the ancient world)
Week 14 - Theoretical
General review will be done and deficiencies will be made up for.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143270
Midterm Examination113114
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026