Economic geography of Gediz district

Gediz District; 91 km of the Province of Kütahya. south length is on a passage between Central Anatolia and Western Anatolia. As a co cluster, the district was established on a high-wave plateau. The most important landforms of the district are known as "Murat Mountain and Şaphane Mountain". The copy of the district is Hisarcık and Emet, and to the south is Uşak and Banaz. The trail of the district is Çavdarhisar, Aslanapa and Altıntaş, and if used, Şaphane and Simav are located. Gediz district Co shows a more moderate character compared to the climate because it is applied lower than the form of crowding, and the district has a transition climate between Mediterranean and continental climate. Generally, a large part of the district is covered with mountainous, bushy and wide forests. The first settlement in Gediz is about BC. It started in the years 1000-700, and the first inhabitants of the district are known as the Phrygians. This study titled Economic Geography of Gediz District; It was carried out in order to "examine the effects of the natural and human characteristics of Gediz District on the social and economic structure in the district in terms of geography". In this context, how nature-human interaction has developed in the region from past to present, how the population and settlement are distributed and the reasons that cause this distribution are evaluated within the scope of the study. In addition, in the study, it was tried to examine the problems in rural and urban settlements and seek solutions to these problems. The different distribution and population movements and demographic characteristics of the settlements in the district center and its surroundings were tried to be determined. In addition, because the district has defective landforms, mountainous areas and rugged lands, it has been investigated how these lands should be used more rationally and efficiently, and in this context, ideas about which activities will be more suitable for agricultural areas have been tried to be developed. For this research, first of all, the natural environments that affect human activities in the research area were examined, then the population increase and decrease, settlement types and other reasons affecting economic activities in the research area were examined and these findings were included in our research. In this context, in order to achieve the objectives of our research, the source of the problems was tried to be determined by visiting the research area and interviewing people and institutions in the research field. The information obtained as a result of interviews and interviews was tried to be interpreted in relation to the literature. In addition, a research was carried out in the "YÖK National Thesis Center, University and City Library" and the library catalogs related to the subject were scanned and the data related to the research field were evaluated within the scope of the study.