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The aim of this research is to get to know the environment and make 10th grade students aware of the environment as a result of geography and also to measure their levels of perception. In this respect, 250 10th grade students selected from 5 schools in Bağcılar district in İstanbul were surveyed to get the data about their knowledge of environment. The research data were analysed via MsExcel program and the descriptive statistical techniques were used. As a result of the research findings showed that the geography curriculum in terms of recognize the environment where we live in and its contribution to make students aware of the environment was at an average level. According to the findings, the rate of girls and boys, weekly class hours, school variety, the students’ interest in class, the subjects in the curriculum delivery format and frequency, the insufficiency of class material, environmental differences where students live, are factors that make the significant difference on the research results

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