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Using the same colors as the map, shade in the following regions;
Peloponnese Thrace Thessaly In black ink, label the following regions of Greece: Macedonia Crete
Peloponnese Thrace Thessaly Macedonia Crete
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Read the following and answer the question on the back of your Shade in the following bodies of water using a blue colored pencil map… and label.
The sea is the most consistent influence on the physical environment of Greece. Mediterranean Sea Ionian Sea Greece has one of the longest coastlines in the world. Beginning in ancient Aegean Sea Black Sea times, the sea endowed Greece with a seafaring tradition; the best-known work of classical Greek literature, Homer's Odyssey, describes a long and dangerous voyage assumedly made across the eastern Mediterranean from Asia Minor. Sea travel has promoted contact among populations in Greece and with other peoples, but its exposed peninsula has also made Greece vulnerable to attack from the sea.
The second major physical feature, mountains, cover more than three-quarters of Greece's surface area. Although their general pattern is from northeast to southwest, the mountains and the basins between them form irregular barriers to movement across the peninsula. In Greece's early history, the isolating effect of the mountains encouraged populations to develop lasting traditions of independence because of their lack of communication with the outside world.
The short Greek rivers have irregular seasonal levels that make them unreliable for navigation and irrigation.
How has the geography of Greece impacted its history? Give 2 examples.
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Answer on the back of your map - How does this picture demonstrate Label the following cities with a black dot and the name. the importance of water to Greek society? Mycenae Olympia Corinth Sparta
8 Answer on the back of your map - Does the geography of Greece give any clues why, historically, it was difficult for Greeks to unite? 6 Explain.
Draw in the mountains using a purple colored pencil and label.
Dinaric Alps Pindus Mountains Balkan Mountains
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Label the following cities with a black dot and the name. Answer on the back of your map – Annual Precipitation: Delphi Milos Natural Vegetation: Athens Ephesus Land Use:
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Answer on the back of your map - What do you notice about the physical geography of Greece compared to other civilizations we have studied?
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Answer on the back of your map - If you were heading an army into Label the following physical features on your maps Asia to invade Athens, what might your strategy be?
Peneus River Mt. Olympus Axios River
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Answer on the back of your map - There is not much farmable land in mainland Greece. What impact might this have?
Answer on the back of your map – what do you these Greek frescos demonstrate about Greek culture?
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Circle or outline the Mycenaen world in orange and label Asia Minor on your map