Determination of secondary school students' geographic literacy levels

In this research, relationship between secondary school students' geographic literacy levels and different variables is revealed. Population of the research consists of students in the secondary schools in Adıyaman. Research sample consists of 1678 students at the 7th grade in 41 secondary schools selected by the researcher in Adıyaman. Descriptive survey model was used in the research. The research was applied in two steps as pilot application and original application. "Geographic Literacy Test" developed by the researcher was used in order to gather data. At the end of the research, it is found out that geographic literacy levels of the students are not satisfying. It is determined that geographic literacy levels of the students do not vary significantly in terms of genre. However, geographic literacy levels of the students vary significantly in terms of education levels of the students' parents, their grade point averages, their course grade averages in Social Sciences, the settlements where they study, the settlements where they live, their class sizes, the number of cities they visit and the media they follow. Based on the findings of the research, some suggestions are put forward to enhance the present situation and for scientific studies in future. Key words: Literacy, Geographic Literacy, Social Studies, Geography.