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COURSE INFORMATION

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Semester	ECTS
COG 311	GEOGRAPHY OF AMERICA	2 + 0	5th Semester

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Level	Bachelor's Degree
Course Type	Elective
Course Objective	Introducing the general characteristics of the main American countries and physical and human resources of the American continent
Course Content	North and South America, the general physical geography, cultural geography throughout North and South America, North and South American Regions, Some selected countries: U.S., Brazil, Canada and Chile.
Prerequisites	No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite	No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	To understand American continent and the geological structure
2	To explain the physical geography of the Americas
3	Explain the climate and vegetation of the American continent,
4	Recognize the rivers and lakes of the American continent,
5	Explain features of population and settlement of the American continent,
6	Explain the main economic activities of the American continent,
7	Learn the geographical features of Anglo-American countries,
8	Latin America and reviews the general characteristics of the Central American countries.

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)	14	2	28
Mid-terms	1	8	8
Final examination	1	14	14
Presentation / Seminar Preparation	1	5	5
Report / Project	1	5	5
Internet Searching/ Library Study	2	3	6
Material Design/Application	2	3	6
Reading	2	3	6
Total Work Load ECTS Credit of the Course			78

COURSE DETAILS

Select Year

	Course Term	No	Instructors
Details	2017-2018 Fall	1	HASAN KARA
Details	2016-2017 Fall	1	FİSUN BOZKURT OURİLA

Course Details

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Course Code	Language Of Instruction	Course Semester
COG 311	GEOGRAPHY OF AMERICA	2 + 0	1	Turkish	2017-2018 Fall

Course Coordinator	E-Mail	Phone Number	Course Location	Attendance
Prof. Dr. HASAN KARA	hasankara@pau.edu.tr		FEN B0211	%70

Goals		Introducing the general characteristics of the main American countries and physical and human resources of the American continent
Content		North and South America, the general physical geography, cultural geography throughout North and South America, North and South American Regions, Some selected countries: U.S., Brazil, Canada and Chile.

Topics

Weeks	Topics
1	Globalization
2	Emotion and Uncertainty
3	General physical geography of North America
4	The general human geography of North America
5	General physical geography of South America
6	General human geography of South America
7	General cultural geography of North and South America
8	Midterm
9	Regions of North and South America
10	USA
11	Canada
12	Brasil
13	Chile
14	North and South American Countries' Relations with Turkey

Materials

Materials are not specified.

Resources

Resources	Resources Language
İbrahim ATALAY, Kıtalar ve Ülkeler Coğrafyası, EÜ, İzmir 1999	Türkçe

Course Assessment

Assesment Methods	Percentage (%)	Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam	60	Final Exam
Midterm Exam	40	Midterm Exam

L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes

Prospective Student