Five Themes Of Geography Greece
Greece, a country built in the early ages, is still here today. Their history is phenomenal and some of the Ruins, ancient architectural buildings, from around 350 B.C. are still there! Greece fought for their independence from 1821-1829 and finally gained it in 1829 from the Ottoman Empire, or today known as Turkey. They wanted independence from the empire because they felt they were overpowering their country and would soon take over. The Greeks’ allies were France, Great Britain, Russia and a few other strong European countries. The Ottomans’ allies were the Beylik of Tunis and Egypt.
5 themes of geography -
1) Location- Greece is located at the latitude of 35N to 42N and at the longitude of 19E to 28.3E. Greece is surrounded to the North …show more content…
2) Place- Greece’s physical features are beautiful with the many mountain ranges and rivers scattered across the country. One of the mountains is named Olympus, reaching to a height of 2,917 feet. It is the highest mountain in Greece! It can be found in the Olympus Mountain Range between Macedonia and Thessaly, in the regions of Larissa and Pieria. Another mountain in Greece is the Athos Mountain reaching to a height of 2,033 feet in the Mount Athos mountain range. One of the unique rivers in Greece is the Neda River. It flows from Mount Lykaion to the Gulf of Kyparissia, a Bay of the Ionian Sea. It flows over thirty-seven miles of barren rock and through forest, and at one point flows into a waterfall. Another physical feature would be the Pastra Mountain at the height of 1,016 feet located in West Attica, a regional unit of Greece. The Acheron River is another one of the wonderful features of Greece. It flows thirty-six miles through the mountains of the Epirus region in Northwest Greece to …show more content…
It is also the 51st largest in the world by purchasing power parity at $286 billion per annum. As of 2013, Greece is the thirteenth-largest economy in the 28-member European Union. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Greece.
A timeline about Greece
3000 B.C.- The first big city in Greece was built. The Minoan people lived there in tranquility. They traded wine, olive oil, olives, pottery, jewelry, and fish with many other countries. They also created the first way of writing in Europe.
1550 B.C.- ‘The Mycenaean (My-suh-nee-un) culture develops on the Greek mainland. Its people are the first known Greek speakers.’ – timeforkids.com
1400 B.C.- A volcano erupts on the island of Santorini creating earthquakes and tidal waves that destroyed the Minoans and their city.
776 B.C.- The first Olympic games are played in Olympia. Winners were given, not a medal, but an olive branch crown as a symbol of honor and peace. The Games were dedicated to King Zeus, the king of gods.
750-500 B.C.- Self-reliant cities, or city-states, grew and developed different government systems such as democracy, or government voted on by the people. Practice of culture, science, and art started to flourish at this time
5 themes of geography -
1) Location- Greece is located at the latitude of 35N to 42N and at the longitude of 19E to 28.3E. Greece is surrounded to the North …show more content…
2) Place- Greece’s physical features are beautiful with the many mountain ranges and rivers scattered across the country. One of the mountains is named Olympus, reaching to a height of 2,917 feet. It is the highest mountain in Greece! It can be found in the Olympus Mountain Range between Macedonia and Thessaly, in the regions of Larissa and Pieria. Another mountain in Greece is the Athos Mountain reaching to a height of 2,033 feet in the Mount Athos mountain range. One of the unique rivers in Greece is the Neda River. It flows from Mount Lykaion to the Gulf of Kyparissia, a Bay of the Ionian Sea. It flows over thirty-seven miles of barren rock and through forest, and at one point flows into a waterfall. Another physical feature would be the Pastra Mountain at the height of 1,016 feet located in West Attica, a regional unit of Greece. The Acheron River is another one of the wonderful features of Greece. It flows thirty-six miles through the mountains of the Epirus region in Northwest Greece to …show more content…
It is also the 51st largest in the world by purchasing power parity at $286 billion per annum. As of 2013, Greece is the thirteenth-largest economy in the 28-member European Union. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Greece.
A timeline about Greece
3000 B.C.- The first big city in Greece was built. The Minoan people lived there in tranquility. They traded wine, olive oil, olives, pottery, jewelry, and fish with many other countries. They also created the first way of writing in Europe.
1550 B.C.- ‘The Mycenaean (My-suh-nee-un) culture develops on the Greek mainland. Its people are the first known Greek speakers.’ – timeforkids.com
1400 B.C.- A volcano erupts on the island of Santorini creating earthquakes and tidal waves that destroyed the Minoans and their city.
776 B.C.- The first Olympic games are played in Olympia. Winners were given, not a medal, but an olive branch crown as a symbol of honor and peace. The Games were dedicated to King Zeus, the king of gods.
750-500 B.C.- Self-reliant cities, or city-states, grew and developed different government systems such as democracy, or government voted on by the people. Practice of culture, science, and art started to flourish at this time