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The Geography of GreeceCoach Crews
World History
Video Introduction
The Greeks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6i6JBIbuyc
Greece’s Geographic Challenge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnoNc6HVQnk
Ancient Greece Map Questions
O Using the map on page 117, answer the following questions in a complete sentence:1. What body of water lies east of the Balkan
Peninsula?
2. What transportation was probably most useful to the early Greeks?
O Using the map on page 121, answer the following questions in a complete sentence:
1. Which islands were home to Greek colonies?
2. On which continents could Greek colonies be found?
Greece Geography NotesO Greece is a small country in Europe.
O Greece is near the Mediterranean Sea.
O The main part of Greece is on a peninsula.
O A peninsula is a body of land surrounded by water on three sides.
O The rest of Greece is madeup of islands.
Greece Geography Notes
O Jobs included fishing, sailing, trading, and farming
O Soil was thin and rocky but were able to grow some crops. They also raised sheep and goats.
O Sea provided link to trade and cultural exchange with Mediterranean communities
O Isolationism: protection but lack of effective communication
O Greece was organized into polis (independent city states) separated by seas and mountains
How does geography influence your life?
O What impact did geography have on the Greeks?
O Working with the person next to you, make a list of at least 5 ways in which the geography of this region influences your life?
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