Ancient Greece Geography

The geography of Greece was dominated by...

• rugged ocean coasts
• rich, fertile valleys
• mountains and seas
• vast desert plateaus

The ancient Greeks did not like to travel on land because they.......

• did not want to offend the earth god.

• were afraid of people from other villages.

• used the land for farming instead of roads.

• found traveling through the mountains difficult.

Why couldn't farmers irrigate their crops?

• not enough coastline
• they did not have the tools
• no major rivers 
• to many fish

Greece is on which continent?

• Europe

• Africa

• North America

• Asia

Why did the Greeks live in isolated communities?

• They didn't like each other.
• They were worried about spreading diseases.
• Mountains and hilly rocky land separated the city-states. 
• Many lakes and rivers made travel difficult

Why was communication difficult between communities in Ancient Greece?

• They did not have telephones
• Mountains and Water
• communication was easy
• most people had horses

Which of the following is NOT a physical feature of Greece?

• Mountians
• lots of coastline
• peninsulas and islands
• vast open plains

Greece is a peninsula which means

• a mountain range with a river running through it. 
• land surrounded by water on 3 sides
• an area with major rivers running through it
• a very mountainous region

A major island of Greece is called....

• Iceland
• Crete
• Java
• Sardinia

True or False:

Greece has many major rivers.

• True

• False