6.1 Difference in Turkey

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What do you already know about Turkey?

What can you say about the geography of Turkey?

Spicy: How do you think the location of Turkey can affect its: culture/ religion/ quality of life

6.1 Differences in Turkey

• Location
• Landscape & climate 
• Rich & Poor
• Eastern & Western Turkey

Landscape & Climate

Precipitation all year

Short summer

Long cold winter

Less influence of the sea

High mountain range

Plateau in the middle

Hot summer

Cold winters

Rain shadow (dry)

Fertile land

Citrus fruits

Which climate is shown in the image?

1. Mediterranean
2. Sea climate
3. Steppe
4. Continental

Where in Turkey would you most likely see a continental climate?
Bonus - why there?

1. North
2. East
3. Interior
4. West

Study the climate graph. For which part of Turkey is it showing?

1. North - Sea
2. Interior - Steppe
3. East - Continental
4. West - Mediterranean

Rich & Poor

• Turkey is an emerging country
• Different levels of prosperity
• It is modernizing fast
• Business districts & shopping streets

There is a lot of regional inequality 

Urban --> Rural

Interior --> Coastal

East --> West

Eastern & Western Turkey

Most important cities have always been in the west:

west --> core of the country

east --> periphery of the country

Eastern & Western Turkey

The west has large markets, the east does not (yet).

 

The climate and landscape in the west are better for agriculture.

‘Problems’ with the Kurds in the east.

Suggest why there are different levels of development between the East & the West

Independent work

1. Read pages 88 & 89 in your coursebook
2. Make a key term list for the black & blue bold words 
3. Complete the workbook tasks (B) for 6.1
4. Summarise the section
5. Homework check next week! 

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