Geography and Geology Flashcards
What are the main island groups?
Ioian, Cyclades, Dodecanese, and Sporades
What are the two larger islands in Greece?
Crete and Evia
What are the main bodies of water surrounding Greece?
Aegean (East), Ionian (West/Adriatic), and Libyan (South)
What sea is found in the Northeastern part of the Aegean sea?
Thracian Pelagos (Pelagos = Sea)
What sea is found between the Cyclades sea and Crete?
Cretan Pelagos
What are the Northern boundaries of Greece (West to East)
Albania, Republic of Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Turkey.
What are the three significant plains of Greece?
Thessaly (Central), Macedonia (North), and Thrace (North).
What mountain range is the spine of Greece’s mainland?
Pindos Range
What is Greece’s highest peak?
Mount Olympus
What are the three peninsulas are found at the end of Peloponnese?
Cape of Maleas, Tenaro, and Akritas.
What are the primary soils in Greece?
Limestone and sandstone
What is the primary soil in the northern boundaries of Greece?
Igneous rock
What is the main soil found in Santorini?
Volcanic
What are the other tertiary soils of Greece?
Loam, Schist, Chalk, and Sand
What river divides Greece and Turkey?
Evros
