PEOPLE, PLACE, AND GEOGRAPHY IN TURKEY

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Learning Outcomes

Will be able to explain the basic concepts related to geography.
Explains the position of geography in other branches of science and its relationship with them.
Explains the relationships between the basic elements of physical geography and human geography and its sub-disciplines such as population geography and economic geography.
Will be able to comment on the geopolitical importance of Turkey.
Can explain the basic differences between place, space and location.
Can make evaluations about international organizations of which Turkey is a member.
Comment on the relations between Turkey and the European Union.
Will be able to comment on Turkey's population structure and demography.
Makes comments about the population structure of Turkey.
Comment on the demographic transformation in Turkey from the Republic to the present.
Define concepts such as aging population, population pyramid, population by educational status, crude mortality and birth rate, schooling rate.
Can distinguish between internal migration and external migration. Interpret the factors underlying the phenomenon of migration from a historical perspective in terms of Turkey.
Will be able to comment on the development and importance of the agricultural sector in Turkey.
Can explain the geographical distribution of the agricultural sector in Turkey.
Comment on the historical development and importance of the agricultural sector in Turkey.
Explains the main differences between rural and urban settlements.
Will be able to comment on Turkey's industrialization and urbanization process.
Can comment on the Industrial Revolution and the issues that led to the Industrial Revolution.
Explain the industrialization efforts in Turkey in terms of periods.
Can comment on the relationship between urbanization and industrialization.
To be able to evaluate the wave of urbanization that started with the 1950s in Turkey and the economic and social factors underlying it.
Will be able to comment on the imbalances between regions in Turkey and their causes.
Can make explanations about the World Bank's income level classification.
Define the concept of income distribution and comment on its importance.
Can make explanations about the historical adventure of interregional development differences in Turkey.