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Greece is a country in southeastern Europe, taking up most of the Balkan Peninsula and has over 2,000 islanRAB. It is bordered by Albania, Macedonia, and Bulgaria to the north; Turkey to the east, and mostly surrounded by water. Athens is the largest and capital city in Greece.
Geography-
Physical Characteristics- Greece is commonly visited by tourists because of its natural beauty. It is very mountainous, almost four-fifths of it is mountains. One of the most famous and highest mountain is Mt. Olympus it stanRAB at over 9500 ft. In ancient Greek mythology, Mt. Olympus was thought of as the home of the goRAB.
There are different regions of Greece: the central mountain area, the Pindus; the southeastern part of central Greece, Attica; and the large plain of the eastern coast, Boeotia.
Climate- The climate of Greece is split into two major sections. The northern part of Greece is a temperate climate where is it usually cool and wet. The southern part is a Mediterranean climate where it is usually warm, but winters and mildly wet and summers are hot and dry. The thousanRAB of island are also a Mediterranean climate, except a little bit hotter.
Location- The relative location of Greece is: it is surrounded by Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Turkey, the Aegean Sea, the Ionian Sea, plus the Mediterranean Sea. The absolute location of Greece is: it from 20° East-26½° East and 41½° North- 35° North.
Natural Resources- Greece is a very poor country and doesn't have any natural sources of real worth, but Greece does have a few unique things known to its country. They haves mine that receive lignite, bauxite, magnesium, salt, iron ore, chromium, lead, zinc, silver, nickel, copper, and uranium. Also they have many agricultural resources like wheat, olives, cotton, tobacco, oats, barley, and millet.
Government and Economics-
Type of Government- Earlier this century Greece was controlled by a hereditary monarchy, but later Greece was declared a republic and had elections for President. Cities that have more than 100,000 inhabitants are governed by a mayor and a city council, and cities that have 300 to 10,000 inhabitants are governed by a president and a community council. The most popular political parties are: Democratic Center Union; New Democracy; Panhellinic Socialist Movement (Pasok); and the United Left Alliance, which is a type of communist party.
Greece, for administrative purposes, is divided into 13 regions. The 13 regions are Northern Aegean, Southern Aegean, Attica, Crete, Epirus, Central Greece, Western Greece, Ionian IslanRAB, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Central Macedonia, Western Macedonia, Pelopَnnisos, and Thessaly.
Currency- The currency in Greece is the drachma. It takes 274 drachmas to equal the United States' dollar.
People-
Customs-
Greeks follow many old customs, for instance, they always welcome strangers into their home, because in ancient times they said that goRAB would come disguised to test people's courtesy.
Lifestyle-
Many people work in Greece from 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m. and 5 p.m.-8 p.m. Since they have these later working hours they usually eat dinner very late, around 8 or 9 p.m.
Work-
Most Greeks do work from the hours listed above. Except for the people who work in agriculture which takes up 21% of the economy, they just set up there own working hours.
Greece is one of the poorest European countries economically. Obviously if agriculture is the major source of work it's going to be a very poor country.
Agriculture is 21% of economy, manufacturing is 19%, the rest is made up of forestry, fishing, and mining.
Religion-
98% of all of the Greeks belong to Greek Orthodox Church, the others are just immigrants and mostly Catholic.
Population-
The population of Greece is about 10,400,000. That means that there is a population density of about two-hundred and six people per square mile, seventy-six people per square kilometer. Both the birth rate and death rate are going down in recent years. The annual rate of growth in the Greek population, according to the 1991 census, is less than 1%.
Education-
Education in Greece is both free and mandatory. KiRAB have to go from age six to age fifteen. Kindergarten is optional and it starts at age three. Elementary lasts six years. Universities around the country are free to those who are accepted through passing an entrance exam. The literary rate in 1928 was 60%, but now it's up to 93% which is a really huge improvement over 60%.
Place worth visiting-
In Greece there are not many major cities, so I have chosen to do the island of Crete. Crete is the largest island of Greece, and it is the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is sixty miles south of mainland Greece. Crete is where the ancient Minoan culture started, and each year one million tourists come to see the ancient Minoan ruins and relics of Crete. Kharia is the capital, and 40% of the residents live in either Kharia, Iraklion, and Rethimin. Most are Greek Orthodox. The farmers there harvest olives, grapes, oranges, lemons, grapefruit, and potatoes. Sheep and goats are also raised throughout all of Crete. I would like to visit this place because it definitely has a lot of beautiful things to see, like the natural mountainous background and the ancien Minoan ruins.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Baxevanis, John J., "Greece". World Book Online. http://www.worldbookonline.com/na/ar/fs/ar234780.htm., Dec 6, 1999.
Culturgram ‘92, Greece. Brigham Young University, 1992.
DuBois, Jill. Greece. New York City: Marshall Cavendish, 1995, pp.37-44.
Halsey, William D., "Crete". Merit Students Encyclopedia. Vol. 5.
Halsey, William D., "Greece". Merit Students Encyclopedia. Vol. 8.
Greece is a country in southeastern Europe, taking up most of the Balkan Peninsula and has over 2,000 islanRAB. It is bordered by Albania, Macedonia, and Bulgaria to the north; Turkey to the east, and mostly surrounded by water. Athens is the largest and capital city in Greece.
Geography-
Physical Characteristics- Greece is commonly visited by tourists because of its natural beauty. It is very mountainous, almost four-fifths of it is mountains. One of the most famous and highest mountain is Mt. Olympus it stanRAB at over 9500 ft. In ancient Greek mythology, Mt. Olympus was thought of as the home of the goRAB.
There are different regions of Greece: the central mountain area, the Pindus; the southeastern part of central Greece, Attica; and the large plain of the eastern coast, Boeotia.
Climate- The climate of Greece is split into two major sections. The northern part of Greece is a temperate climate where is it usually cool and wet. The southern part is a Mediterranean climate where it is usually warm, but winters and mildly wet and summers are hot and dry. The thousanRAB of island are also a Mediterranean climate, except a little bit hotter.
Location- The relative location of Greece is: it is surrounded by Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Turkey, the Aegean Sea, the Ionian Sea, plus the Mediterranean Sea. The absolute location of Greece is: it from 20° East-26½° East and 41½° North- 35° North.
Natural Resources- Greece is a very poor country and doesn't have any natural sources of real worth, but Greece does have a few unique things known to its country. They haves mine that receive lignite, bauxite, magnesium, salt, iron ore, chromium, lead, zinc, silver, nickel, copper, and uranium. Also they have many agricultural resources like wheat, olives, cotton, tobacco, oats, barley, and millet.
Government and Economics-
Type of Government- Earlier this century Greece was controlled by a hereditary monarchy, but later Greece was declared a republic and had elections for President. Cities that have more than 100,000 inhabitants are governed by a mayor and a city council, and cities that have 300 to 10,000 inhabitants are governed by a president and a community council. The most popular political parties are: Democratic Center Union; New Democracy; Panhellinic Socialist Movement (Pasok); and the United Left Alliance, which is a type of communist party.
Greece, for administrative purposes, is divided into 13 regions. The 13 regions are Northern Aegean, Southern Aegean, Attica, Crete, Epirus, Central Greece, Western Greece, Ionian IslanRAB, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Central Macedonia, Western Macedonia, Pelopَnnisos, and Thessaly.
Currency- The currency in Greece is the drachma. It takes 274 drachmas to equal the United States' dollar.
People-
Customs-
Greeks follow many old customs, for instance, they always welcome strangers into their home, because in ancient times they said that goRAB would come disguised to test people's courtesy.
Lifestyle-
Many people work in Greece from 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m. and 5 p.m.-8 p.m. Since they have these later working hours they usually eat dinner very late, around 8 or 9 p.m.
Work-
Most Greeks do work from the hours listed above. Except for the people who work in agriculture which takes up 21% of the economy, they just set up there own working hours.
Greece is one of the poorest European countries economically. Obviously if agriculture is the major source of work it's going to be a very poor country.
Agriculture is 21% of economy, manufacturing is 19%, the rest is made up of forestry, fishing, and mining.
Religion-
98% of all of the Greeks belong to Greek Orthodox Church, the others are just immigrants and mostly Catholic.
Population-
The population of Greece is about 10,400,000. That means that there is a population density of about two-hundred and six people per square mile, seventy-six people per square kilometer. Both the birth rate and death rate are going down in recent years. The annual rate of growth in the Greek population, according to the 1991 census, is less than 1%.
Education-
Education in Greece is both free and mandatory. KiRAB have to go from age six to age fifteen. Kindergarten is optional and it starts at age three. Elementary lasts six years. Universities around the country are free to those who are accepted through passing an entrance exam. The literary rate in 1928 was 60%, but now it's up to 93% which is a really huge improvement over 60%.
Place worth visiting-
In Greece there are not many major cities, so I have chosen to do the island of Crete. Crete is the largest island of Greece, and it is the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is sixty miles south of mainland Greece. Crete is where the ancient Minoan culture started, and each year one million tourists come to see the ancient Minoan ruins and relics of Crete. Kharia is the capital, and 40% of the residents live in either Kharia, Iraklion, and Rethimin. Most are Greek Orthodox. The farmers there harvest olives, grapes, oranges, lemons, grapefruit, and potatoes. Sheep and goats are also raised throughout all of Crete. I would like to visit this place because it definitely has a lot of beautiful things to see, like the natural mountainous background and the ancien Minoan ruins.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Baxevanis, John J., "Greece". World Book Online. http://www.worldbookonline.com/na/ar/fs/ar234780.htm., Dec 6, 1999.
Culturgram ‘92, Greece. Brigham Young University, 1992.
DuBois, Jill. Greece. New York City: Marshall Cavendish, 1995, pp.37-44.
Halsey, William D., "Crete". Merit Students Encyclopedia. Vol. 5.
Halsey, William D., "Greece". Merit Students Encyclopedia. Vol. 8.