Geography

=//Geography // = = = =//What does the land look like?:// = 80% of Greece consists of mountains and hills. It is one of the most mountainous countries in Europe. The western side of Greece contains lakes and wetlands. The central and western side of Greece contains the Meteora an Vikos Gorge, later being the second largest Gorge on Earth, after the Grand Canyon.  //What was the Weather Like?: // ** Greece divided their weather into 3 sections. The Mediterranean, Alpine, and temperate. The Mediterranean consisted //of// mild, wet winters, and hot dry summers. The temperatures rarely reached extremes, snowfalls do occur occasionally. The Alpine climate is primarily in western Greece. This is next to the Alpine range. The Temperate climate consists of cold, damp winters and hot, dry summers.
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 * //[[image:View_above_Kastelli.jpg width="419" height="244" caption="View of mountains in Ancient Greece over looking the Mediterranean Sea" link="http://www.odysseus-unbound.org/images/View_above_Kastelli.jpg"]]

What was the farmland like?: //** Ancient Greece had very poor farmland. Since the farmland was poor most of them lived along the coast where the soil was better. They were then able to grow crops that were more productive and healthy.



// ** What were some famous landmarks?: ** // The Pindus mountains are one famous landmark. They are in northern Greece and stretch south, to the Gulf of patra. Another famous landmark is the Peloponnese mountains, which are in southern Greece. About 20% of Greece is islands, with the largest being Crete.

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