1. GREECE
Unit 2

2. Greece

3. The Climate The climate is Mediterranean.
The Mediterranean Sea affects the Greek climate
The Greek summer is hot and dry.
The Greek winter is moderate.

4. The terrain Greece has a very scenic landscape.
There are mountains, valleys and coasts.
No part of Greece is more than about 85 miles from the coast
There are lots of islands surrounding Greece.

6. Volcanic Activity
Another important aspect of the Greek environment is that it is very unstable.
Greece is in the middle of a very volcanic zone, between the European and African tectonic plates.
There are several active volcanoes and earthquakes are common.

7. Government Capital City: Athens
Government Type: Parliamentary Republic
Head of State: President
Head of Government: Prime Minister
Assembly: Hellenic Parliament
represents the people (similar to USA)

8. Economy Main Industries: Currency: Euro Tourism, textiles, chemicals,
tobacco, mining, & petroleum (oil)
Currency: Euro
1 Euro = $1.11 US

9. Demography / Culture Population: 11+ million Language: Greek
Religion: 98% is Christian Orthodox, the rest of the population is Muslim, Catholic and Jewish.
Life Expectancy:78
Males & 83 Females
Literacy Rate: 98%

10. Brief History Over 2,500 years ago democracy was founded in Athens
In 776 BC, were the first
Olympic games
Games held in city of
Olympia to honor Zeus
BC the Peloponnesian Wars
Battle between Athens & Sparta
In 2010, Greece declared bankruptcy
$110 billion bailout by the European Union
Must lower wages& cut government spending

11. Tourism Athens Mykonos Delphi Corinth Sparta The Parthenon
beautiful island
Delphi
Home to the Oracle
Corinth
Ancient temples
Sparta
Ancient ruins of the Spartans

12. Interesting Facts
Voting is required for every citizen who is 18 or older.
Greek men must serve from one year to 18 months in the armed forces.
The leading producer of sea sponges
Greeks do not wave with an open hand, they wave with their palm closed.
If a Greek “Spits” on you it’s usually a good thing
It is believed that spitting chases the devil away

13. Food