1. Geography of Greece Greece is a small country in Europe. Greece is near the Mediterranean Sea. The main part of Greece in on a peninsula. A peninsula is a body of land surrounded by water on three sides. The rest of Greece is made up of islands.

2. Geography of Greece – Peninsulas Peloponnesus Peninsula Balkan Peninsula

3. Geography of Greece – Bodies of Water Aegean Sea Ionian Sea Mediterranean Sea Gulf of Corinth Black Sea Dardanelles Bosporus

4. Geography of Greece – Areas of Land ASIA MINOR CRETE CORFU MACEDONIA RHODES SAMOS

5. Effect of Geography on Development of Greece FeatureEffect Proximity to Water Cultural diffusion (spread of Greek culture to the rest of Europe and parts of Asia) Seafaring/trading tradition Change from barter to market economy Naval power Mountainous Terrain Developed isolated city-states Lack of unified government Limited Arable Land and Dry Climate Unable to support growing populations Led to colonization as a result searching for arable/fertile land

6. Greek City-States Greece and its governments were hard to unify because it is made up of many islands and has many tall mountains. The Greeks began to build city-states instead of one country. A city-state is a city with its own laws, rulers, and money. City-states were cities that acted like countries. Designed to promote civic and commercial life.

7. Geography of Greece – City-States Sparta Corinth Thebes Marathon Athens Troy Delphi