5 Themes of Geography:
Europe
Turkey
Location
The latitude and longitude of Turkey are 39•N and 32•E.
It is north and east of the Middle East.
It is south of the Black Sea.
It is east of Greece.
Place
Physical Characteristics: The European and Asian Turkey are separated by the Bosporus and Dardanelles. The country is a reverse peninsula, with bodies of water on 3 sides of itself. The Asian section of Turkey has plateaus, plains, and mountains. The European side has the East Thrace. The climate zone is a temperate Mediterranean.
Human Characteristics: The population is about 77.5 million people and the capital is Ankara. The culture of Turkey is very modern. It is a cross between western and Islamic.
Human Environment Interaction
Humans Affect Environment: Water and air pollution are a major deal. Chemicals being dumped into rivers/bodies of water pollute water. Air pollution comes from urban areas where the vehicle spew out CO2. Deforestation and oil spills are also concerns.
Environment’s Response: The temperature raised by about .4-.6•C per decade, while precipitation decreased.
Movement
People: There are many modes of transportation. Buses use a ticket to drive around. Minibuses can also be found. Other modes of transportation include metro, tram, and taxi.
Goods: The main exports of Turkey are cars/car parts, petroleum, and raw iron. The main imports are Gold, petroleum, cars, and scrap iron.
Ideas: the Romans once inhabited the land of Turkey, which was the basis for European culture. This helped spread other cultures to Turkey. The Roman’s culture evolved to the Turkish culture, which is mixed in with some Islamic culture.
Region
Turkey is in either the Eastern or Mediterranean Europe.
Because Turkey is in both Asia and Europe, and it is in the southeastern side of Europe, it can be both Eastern and Mediterranean Europe. Eastern Europe has very different cultures as opposed to western cultures. Turkey’s culture is kind of a mix with western culture, but there are different aspects thrown into the culture as well. Mediterranean Europe has a very warm climate, which Turkey does have.